In Her Study of How Children Make Use of Language

question 62

Multiple Choice

In her study of how children make use of language, Marilyn Shatz found that children as young as 2 were able to:

• A) imitate parental speech patterns.
• B) understand only direct commands.
• C) correct the grammatical errors of peers.
• D) respond correctly to indirect commands.

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