What Is the Relationship,if Any,between Language Comprehension and Language Production

question 136

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship,if any,between language comprehension and language production among young children in the "first words" stage?

• A) There is no systematic relationship between language comprehension and language production at this point: It varies from child to child.
• B) Language comprehension generally exceeds language production at this stage.
• C) Language comprehension generally lags language production at this stage.
• D) Language comprehension ability is generally equivalent to language production ability at this point.

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Definitions:

Motor Program

A coordinated sequence of muscle actions responsible for many behaviors we think of as automatic.

Diurnal

Active during the day and resting at night, opposite to nocturnal.

Nocturnal

Nocturnal refers to animals or activities that occur during the night or in darkness, contrasting with diurnal organisms that are active during the day.

Crepuscular

Crepuscular animals are those that are active primarily during twilight, that is, at dawn and dusk, taking advantage of lower light conditions.