Discuss the biological and environmental influences of language.
What will be an ideal response?
Noam Chomsky (1957) argued that humans are prewired to learn language at a certain time and in a certain way. The strongest evidence to support this is that children from all over the world acquire language milestones at about the same age and in the same approximate order. However, children do not learn language in a vacuum, thus there is enough variation in the development of language to justify the claim that caregivers and the environment play important roles in the acquisition of language.
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a. Product-moment correlation b. Partial correlation c. Factor analysis d. Canonical correlation e. Multiple regression
Why might the current diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) for children with autism present barriers to early diagnosis?
A. Many children with mild symptoms of autism do not fit the characteristics included in the DSM-5 guidelines. B. Since autism spectrum disorder is an umbrella term, the diagnostic criteria do not provide enough detail to diagnose very young children C. The criteria require assessment of skills that generally appear only around age 3. D. Some individuals previously included under the PDD diagnosis (diagnosed in early childhood) will be excluded from the current ASD diagnosis.
The least helpful label to use for integrating ethnic cultures in America is:
a. a mosaic of cultures. b. a melting pot of cultures. c. cultural pluralism. d. a multicultural outlook.
Postmodernism represents a philosophy of liberation from Euro-centrism
Indicate whether the statement is true or false