What is the first stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome?

Which of the following is one of the explanations offered in your text as to why Englishspeaking children use more nouns than verbs when they begin to speak, as compared to children of Chinese or Korean descent?

Chinese and Korean languages are "noun-friendly" languages because the rules of the languages are structured around nouns. The English language contains more nouns than verbs; Korean and Chinese languages contain more verbs than nouns. Chinese and Korean children tend to have more limited access to toys than do English-speaking children. Interactions between children and objects are more common in Englishspeaking cultures, while social interactions are more common in Asian cultures.

Researchers have usually found that:

a) females score higher on tests of verbal ability than males. b) males score higher on tests of verbal ability than females. c) there is no difference between males and females on tests of verbal ability. d) verbal ability differences between males and females are due to differential watching of talk shows.