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Answer questions 1-10 (see below) about the paper you have just read. Please make sure to indicate which question you are answering by including the question numbers — from 1 to 10 — and ideally the questions themselves with your responses. This is not an essay; rather, I simply want you to answer each question individually.
1. In the paper, the authors use the term “intervention” a lot. What does this term mean in the context of this paper?
2. In the introduction to the paper, the authors wrote the following: “In their seminal work, Hart and Risley found that low-income children grow up in a considerably impoverished linguistic environment.” What do the authors mean by “a considerably impoverished linguistic environment”? Please explain in your own words, using plain English. Imagine you have to explain this phrase to a smart teenager.
3. In the paper, the authors also used the term “conversational turns” a lot. Please explain what this term means in plain English/define it in your own words — in the context of this paper. Please note that I want you to explain what these conversational turns are. (So please do not write that they “help build social, cognitive, and emotional capacity” because this does not explain what the term means.)
4. Explain, in your own words, how the researchers conducted the study. In other words, what did they do in the study? Please do not go over 10 sentences in your response to this question. Focus on what’s most important.
5. How old were the children in the study?
6. In the “Design” section of the paper, the authors mention the term “randomized clinical trial.” What does this term mean, and was this particular study a randomized clinical trial or not?
7. What does the term “Developmental Snapshot score” mean? Explain in your own words.
8. In the paper, the authors also use the term “limitations.” What does this term mean in the context of scientific research? Please try to figure it out based on the paper, and, if necessary, research it online but specifically in the context of scientific research. Please explain the term “limitations” in your own words once you have figured out what it means.
9. Please provide at least one example of the limitations of this particular study.
10. If you were to summarize the main finding/result of the study in two sentences to a friend over dinner, what would you tell them? Imagine your friend does not have a clue about science.
Bonus tip: As explained in my lecture, Google is your new best friend for this assignment.
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