Why Don't Younger Children Perform as Well as Older Children

question 129

Multiple Choice

Why don't younger children perform as well as older children in communication tasks?

• A)They are incapable of detecting ambiguities or the absence of important information.
• B)They tend to guess what they think the message means.
• C)They do not adjust their speech to the listener's level of understanding.
• D)They lack the syntactical skills to effectively communicate their meaning.

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Definitions:

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The quality or state of being pleasantly hot or comfortable in temperature.

Touch

The sensation or act of coming into contact with something, typically referring to human sensory experience.

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The quality of being boldly assertive or forward, sometimes resulting in hostile or violent behavior.

Closed Posture

A position that conveys the feeling of not being totally receptive to what is being said; arms are often rigid or folded across the chest.