What Can We Conclude About the Relationship Between a Person's

question 66

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude about the relationship between a person's age of acquisition of a second language and his or her mastery of grammar?

• A) So far, no research has demonstrated a relationship between these two variables.
• B) Linguistically skilled individuals tend to master grammar better if they learn a second language during childhood; individuals with below-average skills tend to master grammar better if they learn a second language during adulthood.
• C) The results clearly support the critical period hypothesis, because people have greater mastery of grammar if they learn a second language during childhood.
• D) The results are complicated, because the answer depends on the match between the two languages, as well as the amount of education in the second language.

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Definitions:

Fragment-Completion Task

A cognitive task where individuals are asked to complete words from fragments, used to study memory and recognition.

Suggestive Questioning

A method of questioning that implies or encourages the desired answer, often leading to biased or manipulated responses.

DRM Paradigm

A cognitive procedure in memory research where participants are presented with lists of semantically related words, leading to false memories of words not actually presented.

Schemas

Cognitive frameworks or concepts that help individuals organize and interpret information.