During the time when Lars was learning to talk, his parents spoke to him a great deal, and Lars and his parents often took turns in their interactions. One of the parents was often in the same room with Lars. When Nick was learning to talk, his parents were mostly silent, waiting for him to say things. Usually they were in a different room and shouted commands such as "Play with your stacker." What would you predict the relationship between Lars and Nick's IQ would be at 3 years of age?

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Lars had a more interactive and stimulating environment for learning language, which has been linked to higher verbal IQs in children. Nick's environment was less stimulating for language development, as his parents were mostly silent and gave commands rather than engaging in conversational turn-taking. Thus, Lars would likely have a higher verbal IQ at 3 years of age compared to Nick. There is no evidence to suggest that Nick would have a higher IQ overall or a higher nonverbal IQ.

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