One approach to language suggests that it results from some innate capacity shaped by natural selection, which implies that we might be able to find precursors of human language in the behavior of other animals. This is called the ____ approach
a. ?cognitive
b. ?developmental
c. ?biological
d. ?evolutionary
ANSWER:
d
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A. germinal period ? embryonic period ? fetal period B. fetal period ? germinal period ? embryonic period C. fetal period ? embryonic period ? germinal period D. germinal period ? fetal period ? embryonic period
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a. less effort was expended by the oldest group. b. the younger children were more intelligent. c. gender mattered, with older girls delaying performance. d. older children were better able to ignore irrelevant details.
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a. case-history interview. b. structured interview. c. mental status examination interview. d. unstructured interview.
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a) genotype. b) phenotype. c) mRNA. d) genome.