The Best Evidence That There Is a Critical Period for Learning

question 176

Multiple Choice

The best evidence that there is a critical period for learning language is the fact that

• A)infants babble sounds that occur in their parents' native language.
• B)toddlers maintain a capacity to discriminate language sounds they have never heard.
• C)people most easily master the grammar of a second language during childhood.
• D)preschoolers typically fail to use proper syntax.

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Definitions:

Intuitionist Theory

A philosophical theory suggesting that moral judgments are made based on intuition or innate feelings rather than conscious reasoning.

Self-interest

The motivation to pursue one's own welfare or benefit.

Preconventional Morality

The first level in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, where moral reasoning is based primarily on external consequences and rewards.

Conventional Morality

A stage in moral development where individuals make moral decisions based on societal rules and laws.