Author Question: Mary's grandmother, Pearl, is from the Old Country. Although she knows some English, she continues ... (Read 52 times)

charchew · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Mary's grandmother, Pearl, is from the Old Country. Although she knows some English, she continues to speak her native tongue. Pearl can't go anywhere without a member of the family because she can't communicate with people about prices, directions, bus routes, etc. Pearl's resistance to learning English is most likely the result of ______.

a. a lack of intelligence
b. age. Studies show that after the age of 60 learning a second language is nearly impossible.
c. the length of time she has spent speaking her native language
d. the benefits she receives for not speaking English

Question 2

Operant learning may also be referred to as _______.

a. trial-and-error learning
b. effects learning
c. non-Pavlovian conditioning
d. instrumental learning