Which of the following statements provides the most accurate support for the nativist position that there are sensitive periods for language development?
A) Learning a second language is easier for adults who have already mastered their native
language than for young children.
B) Case reports of individuals experiencing early social deprivation show no detrimental
effects on later language development.
C) Both children and adults exposed to language only through television develop normal
language skills.
D) Younger children have faster and more complete recoveries of language functions after
damage to the brain's left hemisphere than adults do.
D
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a. a sign of hunger. b. readily ignored. c. a negative reinforcer. d. a sign of discomfort. e. a sign of sleepiness.
A __________ suggestion is an instruction that is made during hypnosis that is executed by the participant when he or she is no longer hypnotized
a. hypnotic analgesic b. posthypnotic c. post-hoc d. phasic