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Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2022, 02:30
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Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered from various languages. It was observed that to learn the native words, toddlers over three years took less time than those below three years of age. However, while memorizing the foreign words, toddlers below the age of three years performed better.

Which of the following, if true, best explains the differences in performance of toddlers above three years and toddlers below three years?


A. The foreign words were shorter than the native words.

B. Toddlers above three years have more developed memories than toddlers below the age of three.

C. By the age of three, most toddlers develop a sense of native sound and can identify foreign sounds.

D. Toddlers below the age of three generally have sharper grasping abilities than the toddlers above the age of three.

E. The meanings of native words were easier to comprehend than the meanings of foreign words.




 


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Re: Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 04:01
I don't understand why C is correct? It only provide one fact for one part of the premiese... it doesn't provide an answer to why toddlers less than 3 years did better at foreign languages.

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Edit: just noticed the question requires only an explanation for the "differences". Dang it
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Re: Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2022, 06:22
I don't understand why C is correct.
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Re: Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2022, 08:35
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A. The foreign words were shorter than the native words.
In that case toddlers(>3Y) should also learn quickly.
B. Toddlers above three years have more developed memories than toddlers below the age of three.
Developed memory should help them retain more info but kids(<3Y) learned foreign words quicker than kids(>3Y) did
C. By the age of three, most toddlers develop a sense of native sound and can identify foreign sounds.
Difference in grasping native words and foreign words could be attributed to this sense of native sound. As toddlers(<3 Y old) haven't developed this sense, they couldn't differentiate native and foreign words.
D. Toddlers below the age of three generally have sharper grasping abilities than the toddlers above the age of three.
But still toddlers under 3 could grasp foreign words quicker.
E. The meanings of native words were easier to comprehend than the meanings of foreign words.
Meaning is irrelevant
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Re: Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered [#permalink] New post   15 Nov 2022, 08:24
I disagree with the answer.

Option C - Simply being able to distinguish the sounds would not make the toddlers above 3 years of age memorize them better and this provides no information as to why toddlers below 3 years of age can do better with foreign words

IMHO Option E makes much better sense as one could argue that you are much more likely to remember words that you have attached a meaning to. But, even this option does not take about foreign words.
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Re: Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered [#permalink] New post   03 Dec 2022, 15:00
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Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered from various languages. It was observed that to learn the native words, toddlers over three years took less time than those below three years of age. However, while memorizing the foreign words, toddlers below the age of three years performed better.

Which of the following, if true, best explains the differences in performance of toddlers above three years and toddlers below three years?


A. The foreign words were shorter than the native words.

B. Toddlers above three years have more developed memories than toddlers below the age of three.

C. By the age of three, most toddlers develop a sense of native sound and can identify foreign sounds.

D. Toddlers below the age of three generally have sharper grasping abilities than the toddlers above the age of three.

E. The meanings of native words were easier to comprehend than the meanings of foreign words.


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Re: Each child in a group of toddlers was taught a bunch of words gathered [#permalink] New post   24 May 2023, 04:32
I got it, the answer is C because toddlers above 3 years can now distinguish between native and foreign sounds, they have the sense of native sounds. Toddlers below 3 years (here assumed) just memorise only foreign sounds. In that sense, the toddlers above 3 years learn native sounds and below 3 just foreign sounds.

PS: it is all foreign for toddlers below 3 years age
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