What four skills must children master in the process of acquiring language?
What will be an ideal response?
Children must master phonology, semantics, grammar (including syntax and morphology), and pragmatics.
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Why do many biologists and psychologists consider altruistic behavior a theoretical problem? a. Altruism benefits someone else more than the person doing the act
b. So far, researchers have not located the gene responsible for altruistic behavior. c. Most people engaging in an altruistic act do not feel good about it. d. Altruistic acts are more common toward nonrelatives than toward relatives.
Rose claims that cocaine is the most dangerous drug in terms of the number of deaths caused each year. Her belief is:
A. correct B. incorrect; nicotine causes far more deaths C. incorrect; alcohol causes far more deaths D. incorrect; heroin causes far more deaths
Which statement is most accurate??
a. ?The human brain is constructed much like a computer. b. ?We solve problems in the same way computers do. c. ?The brain and computer are both information-processing systems. d. ?Computers must always use heuristics to solve problems.
A child who does not form a loving bond during the first two years of life tends to suffer impairment in their social development. This statement emphasizes the importance of the
a. sensitive period. b. temperament state. c. zone of proximal development. d. genetic principles of development.