When Compared with Socioeconomically Similar Monolinguals, Bilingual Children

question 119

Multiple Choice

When compared with socioeconomically similar monolinguals, bilingual children

• A)fail to achieve normal fluency in either language.
• B)achieve normal levels of fluency and also gain some cognitive advantages.
• C)begin a slow but inevitable decline into retardation.
• D)suffer no cognitive deficits, but language learning is slower.

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Definitions:

Production Possibilities Curve

A graph that shows the maximum number of possible units a company can produce if it only produces two types of goods given a fixed amount of resources.

Marginal Costs

The extra financial burden of manufacturing another unit of a product or service.

Marginal Benefits

The improvement in benefit or utility realized by consuming or producing one more unit of a good or service.

Least-Cost Production

An economic principle where firms seek to produce their output at the minimum possible cost to maximize efficiency and profitability.