Research on language development shows that
a. infants are born prewired to learn their native language.
b. children are born able to speak any language and this ability never goes away.
c. children are born ready to learn any language, but quickly adapt to their native language.
d. children cannot discriminate the sounds of any language until about 2 years of age.
c
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Which of the following aspects of the experiential subtheory is associated with a high level of intelligence?
a. selection c. adaptation b. shaping d. automatization
Kia and her friend are discussing why so many child actors become troubled adults. Kia says, "Obviously they were spoiled as children, which made them unprepared to become adults." From a scientific point of view, what is wrong with Kia's statement?
A) It is based on anecdotal evidence. B) It is an appeal to authority. C) It is an appeal to common sense. D) Nothing; it is a well-supported conclusion.
When one knows or remembers something but does not consciously know that one remembers it, then one is said to be tapping into:
A. semantic memory. B. explicit memory. C. implicit memory. D. episodic memory.
Caucasian infants show a much more pronounced response to situations that produce the Moro reflex compared with Navajo infants.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)