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APUS57 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What is the main criticism of longitudinal research designed to determine when cognitive decline begins to occur?

a. Longitudinal research does not retain enough participants in the sample to answer questions on cognitive decline.
b. Longitudinal research does not take into account the different experiences of each generation.
c. Retesting makes it difficult for participants to continue getting high scores on measures of cognitive functioning.
d. Repeated testing masks the true point at which cognitive decline begins because participants improve with each round of testing.

Question 2

Rather than saying the kitten fell in the bathtub, young Morris says, Kitty wet, which leaves Morris's mother to wonder about the nature of the liquid on or coming out of the cat. This linguistic limitation is known as

a. overextension.
b. fast-mapping.
c. telegraphic speech.
d. referential style.