Experimental Studies of the Effect of Adult Speech Input on Language

question 5

Multiple Choice

Experimental studies of the effect of adult speech input on language acquisition suggest that children benefit from:

• A) practice in imitation of adult speech
• B) adult sentences that recast the child's sentences into more complete grammatical form
• C) adult sentences that are short and grammatical
• D) adult sentences that are similar to their own

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Definitions:

Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory, involving attention and understanding.

Police Lineup

A method used by law enforcement to identify a perpetrator by having a witness or victim identify the suspect among other individuals.

Eyewitness

A person who has directly seen an event, especially a crime or accident, and can provide a first-hand account of it.

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying and acknowledging something as previously seen, heard, or known.