The Early Research and Theory on Bilingualism

question 57

Multiple Choice

The early research and theory on bilingualism

• A) were remarkably sophisticated in terms of manipulating the appropriate variables.
• B) were not valid, because the bilinguals had actually received a greater amount of formal language training.
• C) actually measured short-term memory in monolinguals and working memory in bilinguals.
• D) argued that bilingualism produced a cognitive deficit.

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