Noam Chomsky's term for an innate set of mental structures that aid children in language learning is:
a. plasticity
b. receptive language
c. overextension
d. language acquisition device
d
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A) higher the birth weight of the child B) greater the likelihood of ARND instead of FAS or p-FAS C) poorer the child’s achievement scores in the school years D) greater the child’s speed of information processing
Current theories indicate that early human language may have been similar to
A. African click languages. B. ancient Egyptian. C. ancient Chinese. D. Latin.
Which two major strategies do individuals use to regulate their emotions?
A. Cognitive reappraisal and intensification B. Suppression and cognitive appraisal C. Cognitive appraisal and cognitive reappraisal D. Suppression and cognitive reappraisal
Differences between individuals who were born and grew up at different times are known as __________.
A. cross-sectional effects B. reference groups C. cohort effects D. cognitive differences