Author Question: What was the serious flaw in early studies claiming that bilingualism stunts cognitive development? ... (Read 31 times)

jeatrice · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What was the serious flaw in early studies claiming that bilingualism stunts cognitive development?

a. The monolingual children prepared in advance for the tests.
b. The bilinguals were given reduced bonus rewards.
c. The bilinguals were immigrants whose poor command of English gave them a disadvantage during the tests.
d. The bilinguals spoke complex languages such as Finnish, which occupy enormous space in the brain.

Question 2

Chromosomal abnormalities are often the result of an uneven distribution of chromosomes that occurs

a. at conception.
b. during meiosis.
c. during mitosis.
d. at the time of implantation.