Tomasello and colleagues have studied speech patterns heard by preschool children. They found there is a finite number of patterns that fall into specific categories. They also argued there are few universals across languages. This view of language acquisition is called
a. nativist
b. empiricist
c. universal grammar
d. maturation
Ans: b
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From an evolutionary perspective, what is one possible adaptive advantage of longevity?
a. Greater competition for limited resources within a group b. Greater support for the care and protection of the young c. Greater attractiveness for females in the mating process d. Greater competition among males for finding a suitable female partner
_____ occurs when participants are assigned to the experimental or control group by a coin flip.
A) Self-selection B) Random assignment C) Double-blind experimentation D) Random sampling
Dolphins are MOST likely trained to do amazing tricks through a process called:
A) shaping. B) habituation. C) classical conditioning. D) trial and error.