Bartlett Found That the Parts of the Stories Created by People

question 83

Multiple Choice

Bartlett found that the parts of the stories created by people in his experiment were

• A) of littleterest to him.
• B) often the very parts that they most adamantly claimed to have remembered
• C) the portion of the story that was most difficult to recall.
• D) actually judged by Bartlett to be the easiest portion of the stories to recall.

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Definitions:

Underextension

A linguistic phenomenon in child language acquisition where a word is used more narrowly than it is in adult language, applying it to fewer examples.

Canonical Babbling

A stage in infant language development characterized by repetitive syllables that resemble the rhythm and pitch of speech.

Telegraphic Speech

Two-word utterances produced by toddlers that communicate only the essential words.

Broca's Area

A region in the frontal lobe of the brain associated with language production, speech, and comprehension.