Refer to the figure, in which the blue bars represent "same" trials and the red bars represent "switch" trials.
What is the best interpretation of Stager and Werker's 1997 data, represented by the four bars in the graph?
A) Children have a difficult time realizing that two different auditory stimuli mean different things if the phonetic distinction between them is minimal.
B) Children have a difficult time realizing that two different auditory stimuli mean different things if the phonetic distinction between them is large.
C) Children reliably map different auditory stimuli onto different meanings regardless of whether the stimuli sound very similar or very different.
D) Mean looking times cannot be used to describe how children map meaning onto sound information.

Question

Refer to the figure, in which the blue bars represent "same" trials and the red bars represent "switch" trials.
 What is the best interpretation of Stager and Werker's 1997 data, represented by the four bars in the graph?
A) Children have a difficult time realizing that two different auditory stimuli mean different things if the phonetic distinction between them is minimal. 
B) Children have a difficult time realizing that two different auditory stimuli mean different things if the phonetic distinction between them is large. 
C) Children reliably map different auditory stimuli onto different meanings regardless of whether the stimuli sound very similar or very different. 
D) Mean looking times cannot be used to describe how children map meaning onto sound information.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The data in the graph shows that children took longer to shift attention in the "same" trials compared to the "switch" trials, indicating that they had difficulty realizing that two different auditory stimuli meant different things if the phonetic distinction between them was minimal. This is consistent with Stager and Werker's 1997 findings.

Refer to the Figure, in Which the Blue Bars Represent