Children Who Become Fluent in Two Languages

question 82

Multiple Choice

Children who become fluent in two languages

• A) develop denser white matter in areas of the right hemisphere.
• B) gradually lose their first language.
• C) outperform others on tests of cognitive flexibility.
• D) often experience difficulties in reading achievement.

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Definitions:

Conscious Part

The aspect of the mind that is aware of one's self, environment, and thoughts, enabling deliberate actions and responses.

Navigates

The process of determining the path or direction to a particular destination; also refers to how one moves through or deals with a complex system or environment.

Super-Ego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience and the standards by which the ego judges behavior.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique involving saying whatever comes into your head.