What is the best summary of implications of neurobiological research on language?
A. Language acquisition is impacted solely by heredity factors.
B. Language acquisition is impacted by both heredity and environmental factors.
C. Language acquisition is impacted solely by environmental factors.
D. The genetic factors which underlie language acquisition cannot be identified.
Answer: B
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Males and females use language differently. Males use language to ____ and females use it to ____.
A. direct others' behavior; criticize B. share concerns; maintain their position in a group C. solve problems; share concerns D. criticize; maintain their independence
When processing language, we begin making judgments about what the sentence means before we have heard (or read) the entire sentence. This is referred to as
A. incremental interpretation. B. passive voicing. C. lexical ambiguity. D. transformation.
After work you drive home to find that your toddler is pushing the garage door opener so that the garage door opens and then shuts
At first you were a little unhappy that she was doing this, but you remembered your training in development and realized that your daughter was engaged in what Piaget referred to as ____. a. tertiary circular reactions b. secondary circular reactions c. primary circular reactions d. reflexes
In Carroll's three-stratum model the second stratum is composed of
a. entirely of one general intellectual ability (g). b. four abilities and processes. c. six abilities and processes. d. eight abilities and processes.