DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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Jade and her parents moved to Australia from Vietnam when Jade was an infant. Now that she is an adult, Jade speaks English fluently whereas her parents still struggle to speak English. Why might this be?
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Jade’s parents were too old for their brains to form any new neurological pathways when they moved to Australia.
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Adult brains display less plasticity for language acquisition than a young child’s brain.
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Adult brains display more plasticity for language acquisition than a young child’s brain.
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The development of brain plasticity means that it is impossible to learn a new language after childhood.
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Explanation:
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