Which of the Following Statements About Environmental Influences Is NOT

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about environmental influences is NOT true?

• A) Children growing up in the same family have the same environment.
• B) Some individual experiences, like illness and injury, become environmental influences.
• C) Siblings are usually more different than alike.
• D) The home is the primary environment in the early years of life.

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Definitions:

Overextension

A language development error in which a child applies a word too broadly, beyond its appropriate context.

Overregularization

A language acquisition error where children apply general grammatical rules too widely, leading to incorrect language uses, such as "goed" for "went."

Intelligence

A general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience.

Semanticity

The quality of language that allows it to convey meaning through the use of symbols with agreed-upon interpretations.