Which aspect of language is analogous to an assignment in which children are given a bag containing glue, popsicle sticks, and rubber bands, and then allowed to create as many things as they can?
A) Imitation
Incorrect. The correct answer to this question, generativity, is actually a problem for the imitation theory of language acquisition.
B) Production
C) Generativity
D) Holophrase
Answer: C
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a. ?physiological similarities between people of different races b. ?causes of social problems such as drug abuse, child abuse, and teen pregnancy c. ?ways in which culture affects individual behavior d. ?advantages and disadvantages of being raised in specific cultures
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a. lowball technique. b. highball technique. c. sucker-punch effect. d. door-in-the-face effect.
You recently read a book about a celebrity who battled alcoholism throughout her adult life. This book best illustrates the:
a. experimental method c. survey method b. naturalistic observation d. case study
The prevalence of bullying ____through middle childhood and ____ in early adolescence, then ____ substantially by late adolescence
a. declines; rises; declines b. rises; declines; rises c. declines; plateaus; rises d. rises; peaks; declines