During the Time When Lars Was Learning to Talk, His

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Multiple Choice

During the time when Lars was learning to talk, his parents spoke to him a great deal, and Lars and his parents often took turns in their interactions. One of the parents was often in the same room with Lars. When Nick was learning to talk, his parents were mostly silent, waiting for him to say things. Usually they were in a different room and shouted commands such as "Play with your stacker." What would you predict the relationship between Lars and Nick's IQ would be at 3 years of age?

• A) There would be no difference in IQ.
• B) Nick would have a higher IQ.
• C) Lars would have a higher verbal IQ.
• D) Lars would have a higher verbal IQ, and Nick would have a higher nonverbal IQ.

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