Andrew's mother brings him to a university laboratory to participate in a study of language acquisition but is surprised that the researchers play recordings of nonsense sentences, comprised of invented words such as boga, giku, kuga, and gapi
Andrew is most likely participating in a study designed to
a. minimize interference from parents during the procedure
b. test his ability to learn to recognize different kinds of recurring patterns
c. determine how much language input he has received so far
d. see whether he will imitate these speech sounds
B
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A. primary circular reactions B. circular reactions C. secondary circular reactions D. tertiary circular reactions
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a. the type of behavior involved. b. the type of bodily pattern involved. c. our interpretation of the situation. d. the emotional expression of others.
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a. ?Piaget overestimated the capabilities of young children. b. ?Piaget viewed the developing child in relative isolation from his or her family, community, and culture. c. ?Piaget specified the wrong mechanisms responsible for moving from one stage to the next. d. ?Piaget focused too much on the variability of individual cognitive development.
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a. data that don't fit your theory b. values that are impossible c. outliers d. missing data