Genie, a thirteen-year-old child, was abused all her life and never exposed to language. What is the primary reason for her inability to develop proper language?A.Genie was severely abused.B.Genie did not receive formal language instruction, such as that offered in schools.C.Genie was born with a lower-than-normal IQ.D.Genie's parents could neither speak nor hear.E.Genie was past puberty when first exposed to language.

Why did Genie face stunted mental and physical growth? A. she had a mental disease B. she suffered from a physical disease C. she was isolated from society D. she had a low IQ

Three of the following children have a learning disability. Which one probably does not?Question 43Select one:A.Ten-year-old Katrina has a good oral vocabulary, but when she writes she tends to omit many letters, even when spelling common words.B.Fifteen-year-old Enoch has trouble following oral directions. Unless he has them in writing, he gets them mixed up or forgets important steps.C.Five-year-old Jodi spends hours trying to copy her older sister's drawings. No matter how she tries, Jodi's art lacks proportion and perspective.D.Twelve-year-old Josh teases Sam about his new glasses. Sam grows silent and looks away but doesn't say anything. Later, Josh is quite surprised to find out that he has hurt Sam's feelings.

Humans learn languages best in their childhood. In fact, some research indicates that if a child doesn’t learn to speak a formal language before the age of 6, they may never learn to speak well at all. This would best illustrate which of the following?Group of answer choicesB) Normative age graded changesA) Critical periodC) Individual differencesD) Cultural specificity

Name a common characteristic of people with developmental disabilities who have been abused, neglected or exploited.Inadequate or inappropriate healthcareUse of the disability to explain or minimize the person’s conditionCheerfulnessAll of the above

Disadvantages faced by children who lack English language skills include __________.poor cognitive skills and lack of creativityslow academic progress and isolation from other childreninability to pay attention and linguistic inflexibilityfear of teachers and lack of social skills