Question

Alice is 7 years old and comes from a low-SES family. Compared to her peers from high-SES families, she has difficulty with language learning in school. According to current research, one factor that may be contributing to Alice's language learning difficulty is her lack of:
a) Early exposure to words
b) personal motivation
c)media exposure
d) education
e) none of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

a) early exposure to words

Explanation:

            SES means Socioeconomic status of a person or a family. It is the combined status of a person's sociological and economical position in the society when compared to others in terms of income of the person or family, wealth, education or occupation. An individuals socioeconomic status is assessed by their own attributes. But more generally, the SES in society is used to show the economic difference among the society.

           SES affects a child cognitive processes, learning, language, physical, social and emotional development. Thus a child with low socioeconomic status will have a large impact on the learning abilities such as language, mental task than a child with high SES.

            Thus in the context, Alice with a low SES family status is likely to have difficulty in language learning due to her lack of exposure to words at an early stage of development.

Hence the correct option is (a).