Researchers Exploring a Possible Critical Period for Learning a Second

question 97

Multiple Choice

Researchers exploring a possible critical period for learning a second language examine "early" versus "late" second-language learners:

• A) because language learning is sensitive to time of day.
• B) to control for cohort effects.
• C) to control for gender differences.
• D) because "age of acquisition" can easily be confounded with "years of exposure and practice."

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