All of the following points support nativist views about language acquisition except
a. children learn the language that is spoken around them
b. rate of acquisition varies across children, but there is a similar order for the acquisition of grammar
c. children are able to apply rules of grammar to words they have never heard before
d. deaf children reared without exposure to formal sign language invent their own rule-governed gestural systems of communication
A
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Many researchers suggest that since many of the larger minority groups in the United States (such as African American, Native American, Hispanic) are over-represented in the lower class, ethnic differences in IQ should be considered to be the result of
a. social class differences in experience. b. genetic differences between ethnic groups. c. both social class and genetic differences. d. governmental policies and regulations.
Electroconvulsive therapy has the side effect of causing memory loss because it disrupts
a. chunking or recoding. b. consolidation. c. flashbulb memories. d. priming.
Ralph would really like to date Leesa, but is afraid of her dad and three big brothers. Rather than actually "taking her out on a date," Ralph spends time with her at school and at afterschool functions, but does not go near her home. Ralph has solved his approach-avoidance of Leesa by using
a. displacement. b. partial approach. c. stress bargaining. d. psychological escape.
If the heritability of a particular trait is found to be 60 percent, then by definition the other 40 percent is due to
A) random chance that impacts every organism. B) prenatal environmental influences, such as toxins or viruses. C) the effects of gene mutation. D) differences in the individual's environment.