When comparing language production and language comprehension, ...

[tatyanajohnson]

When comparing language production and language comprehension,
 
  a. there is no general pattern; development depends on the particular item or syntactic structure being factually considered.
  b. production and comprehension generally proceed at about the same rate.
  c. production is generally ahead of comprehension.
  d. comprehension is typically ahead of production.

Question 2

Distinguish an experiment from a natural (quasi-) experiment.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[bigcheese9]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

The basic experimental method requires that the researcher devise and manipulate an independent variable and assign subjects to groups. These procedures are necessary to get to cause-and-effect relationships because they narrow down the possible causes for the independent variable. In contrast, in a natural (quasi-) experiment, researchers do not change the independent variable or assign subjects randomly. Instead, they take advantage of naturally occurring independent variables and groups. Then, they measure some aspect of the subjects' behavior that might have resulted from this naturally occurring independent variable or group. But natural (quasi-) experiments do not allow strong cause-and-effect statements because other, uncontrolled factors may be responsible for measured differences in behavior.

[tatyanajohnson]

Thank you

[bigcheese9]

No problem