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Toddlers' Language Development: Sex Differences within Social Risk.

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Morisset, Colleen E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1995

Used observations and home visits to examine sex differences in language ability of 54 disadvantaged children at risk for poor language outcomes. Found that language difficulties increased over time, boys were at a constant disadvantage to girls in language development, and sex difference in language ability appeared even when families had similar…

Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes