The Best Evidence That There Is a Critical Period for Language

question 101

Multiple Choice

The best evidence that there is a critical period for language acquisition is the fact that

• A) infants babble sounds that occur in their parents' native language.
• B) toddlers maintain a capacity to discriminate language sounds they have never heard.
• C) people most easily master the grammar of a second language during childhood.
• D) preschoolers typically fail to use proper syntax.

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Direct Labor

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Conversion Cost

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overheads associated with converting raw materials into finished products.