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question 57

Multiple Choice

In one study described in your text, U.S.-born infants and Chinese adoptees aged 2-6 were compared with respect to their acquisition of English. What did the researchers find?

• A) The order in which the adoptees acquired the various elements of English was similar to that seen among the U.S.-born infants, but the pace of the adoptees' acquisition was more rapid.
• B) The order in which the adoptees acquired the various elements of English was similar to that seen among the U.S.-born infants, but the pace of the adoptees' acquisition was slower.
• C) The order in which the adoptees acquired the various elements of English was different from that seen among the U.S.-born infants, but the pace of the adoptees' acquisition was about the same.
• D) The order in which the adoptees acquired the various elements of English was different from that seen among the U.S.-born infants, and the pace of the adoptees' acquisition was slower.

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