An Experiment Was Described in the Text in Which English

question 15

Multiple Choice

An experiment was described in the text in which English and Korean babies and adults learned to distinguish between a "loose-fitting" and a "tight-fitting" cylinder and between cylinders that were placed "inside" or "on top of" each other. The results of this study were that:

• A) adults learned both distinctions much faster than babies learned them
• B) babies learned both distinctions much faster than adults learned them
• C) English-speaking adults learned the unfamiliar "loose-fitting" versus "tight-fitting" distinction more easily than babies
• D) babies from both cultures learned the "loose-fitting" versus "tight-fitting" distinction more easily than English-speaking adults who were unfamiliar with this distinction

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