Anna and Her Family Moved to Germany When Anna Was

question 8

Multiple Choice

Anna and her family moved to Germany when Anna was thirteen years old and her brother Andrew was four. Even after many years of speaking and reading the German language, Anna still struggled with the language compared to Andrew who easily switches between English and German when necessary. The fact that Andrew was able to master this second language faster and better than Anna is evidence for:

• A) gender differences in language acquisition
• B) a language acquisition device
• C) a sensitive period for language acquisition
• D) social learning processes in children

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Definitions:

Tone

In communication and literature, the attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work's central theme or subject.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was originally conditioned.

Higher-order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that's associated with a primary conditioned stimulus also becomes a conditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between one stimulus and similar stimuli, ensuring that only the original stimulus triggers the conditioned response in classical conditioning.