Author Question: Which of the following is evidence for a critical period for language acquisition? a. Children ... (Read 119 times)

future617RT · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following is evidence for a critical period for language acquisition?

a. Children denied access to language often have difficulty mastering language skills in later life.
b. Deaf children who never hear language can learn to speak.
c. Adults are more likely to acquire multiple languages than are children.
d. Children do not acquire large vocabularies until they learn to read.

Question 2

According to the executive dysfunction hypothesis, autistic behavior is the result of a brain that is

a. too small.
b. unable to plan and change one's course of actions.
c. lacking Broca's area.
d. overrun with mirror neurons.