Four-Year-Old Brandon's Father Is an Aeronautical Engineer Who Often Talks

Multiple Choice

Four-year-old Brandon's father is an aeronautical engineer who often talks about his work at home. At preschool, Brandon uses the word trajectory as he plays with a toy racecar track. Although he uses the word correctly, you are fairly certain that he does not fully understand what it means. Brandon's behavior is evidence that:

A) Language comprehension always precedes language production.
B) Language comprehension sometimes precedes language production.
C) Language production always precedes language comprehension.
D) Language production sometimes precedes language comprehension.