What Can We Conclude About the Relationship Between Attitudes and Proficiency

question 7

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude about the relationship between attitudes and proficiency in a second language?

• A) After becoming proficient in French, English Canadians are no more positive about French Canadians.
• B) A student's attitude toward a group that speaks another language is not related to his or her ability to learn that language.
• C) People who are positive toward speakers of another language are likely to learn that language more quickly than those who are neutral or negative about that group.
• D) Because attitudes are a topic from social psychology, and second-language proficiency is a topic from cognitive psychology, this kind of interdisciplinary research has not yet been conducted.

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