Shatz (1978) Examined How Young Children Responded to Complex Questions

Shatz (1978) examined how young children responded to complex questions (e.g., Do you want to put the dog in the car?) and simple imperatives (e.g., Put the dog in the car) . Shatz found that children:

A) made more correct responses to simple imperatives than to complex questions
B) did not comprehend either questions or imperatives
C) comprehended questions and imperatives equally well
D) tended to make action responses to both questions and imperatives