Twenty-Year-Old Tracey Describes Herself as Having Not Been Very Happy

question 124

Multiple Choice

Twenty-year-old Tracey describes herself as having not been very happy in elementary school, but as having the "best time of her life" in high school. Tracey MOST likely was in which high school social group?

• A) popular kids
• B) intellectual kids
• C) deviant kids
• D) nerds

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Definitions:

Overextension

In language development, the application of a word in a broader context than is appropriate, common among young children learning to speak.

Reflexive Communication

The exchange of nonverbal cues that convey feelings and reactions without the need for words.

Child-Directed Speech

A simplified and higher-pitched style of language that adults use when talking to young children, believed to facilitate language acquisition.

High Pitch

Sounds that are high in frequency, often described as sharp or squeaky, opposite to low pitch or bass sounds.