Catherine Snow and associates' study of Dutch-speaking children who watched a great deal of German television demonstrated that

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The study demonstrated that simply watching television in a second language does not lead to language acquisition. Children must be actively involved with the language in order to learn it. Therefore, choice B is the correct answer. Choice A is incorrect because the study did not demonstrate that it is easy to acquire a second language via television. Choice C is incorrect because the study did not compare the relative difficulty of learning German and Dutch. Choice D is incorrect because the study did not investigate the role of genetics in bilingualism.

Catherine Snow and Associates' Study of Dutch-Speaking Children Who Watched