Donald,who has language disorder,tries to follow his mom's directions.When she slowly speaks to him,he almost always does what she says,but when they are in a rush and she quickly tells him what to do,sometimes he can't quite understand.This indicates that Donald might have which of the following?
A) problems with auditory perception, for instance in discriminating between phonemes
B) deficits in rapid temporal processing
C) delays in short-term memory
D) impoverished parent-child communication

Question

Donald,who has language disorder,tries to follow his mom's directions.When she slowly speaks to him,he almost always does what she says,but when they are in a rush and she quickly tells him what to do,sometimes he can't quite understand.This indicates that Donald might have which of the following?
A) problems with auditory perception, for instance in discriminating between phonemes
B) deficits in rapid temporal processing
C) delays in short-term memory
D) impoverished parent-child communication

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Donald's difficulty in understanding directions when his mother speaks quickly suggests that he might have deficits in rapid temporal processing, which is the ability to efficiently process and comprehend quickly presented information. This is especially common in individuals with language disorders. The other choices, problems with auditory perception, delays in short-term memory, and impoverished parent-child communication, may or may not be factors affecting Donald, but the given scenario does not provide enough information to support those options.

Donald,who Has Language Disorder,tries to Follow His Mom's Directions