Mitchell and Russell (1989, 1991) Demonstrated a Difference Between Children

question 25

Multiple Choice

Mitchell and Russell (1989, 1991) demonstrated a difference between children below about 6 years of age and those aged about 10 years. While both age groups seemed to recognize that a speaker might misdescribe something, only the older participants seemed to understand the relation between misdescription and:

• A)Communication failure
• B)Failure to interpret the utterance
• C)Non-comprehension
• D)Figurative speech
• E)The speaker's poor memory

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