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What does Katherine Kinzler's research suggest about language bias in children?

• Children show a preference for familiar languages as early as 10 months old.

• Children do not show any language preference until they start school.

• Language bias only develops in teenagers.

• Children prefer unfamiliar languages to familiar ones.

How does language influence social perception according to the passage?

• Language and accent can create social divisions and impact perceptions of capability and social status.

• Language has no impact on social perception.

• Language only affects social perception in adults.

• Language influences social perception only in educational settings.

What evolutionary reason is given for why appearance influences social perception?

• Quick judgments based on appearance helped early humans assess threats and opportunities.

• Appearance has no evolutionary significance.

• Early humans used appearance to determine weather patterns.

• Appearance was used by early humans to identify food sources.

According to the passage, how do media perpetuate appearance-based biases?

• By promoting unrealistic beauty standards that influence self-perception and the perception of others.

• By encouraging diversity and inclusion in all forms of media.

• By focusing solely on personality traits rather than appearance.

• By ignoring appearance altogether.

What is one suggested method to combat linguistic prejudice mentioned in the passage?

• Promoting multilingual education and effective listening.

• Ignoring language differences altogether.

• Focusing only on monolingual education.

• Avoiding interactions with people from different linguistic backgrounds.