One day, Jason's mother explained to him that the family would take a vacation to Miami. The next morning, Jason emerged from his room with belongings spilling out of a suitcase and remarked, "I gotted my bag packed."
What does Jason's error reveal about his language
development?
A) He is engaging in overregularization.
B) He is applying regular grammatical rules to words that are exceptions to the rule.
C) Both A and B are correct.
D) Neither A nor B is correct.
C
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A. absolute threshold; difference threshold B. base value; just noticeable difference C. response criterion; sensory constant D. difference threshold; absolute threshold
As Ed is falling asleep, his legs begin to tingle and then to ache. In order to relieve this painful prickly sensation, he begins to move his legs. This happens several times during the night, dramatically disturbing his sleep. Ed's sleep problem is most likely
a. hypnic jerk syndrome. b. somnambulism. c. restless legs syndrome. d. REM behavior disorder.
A baby cries when it hears a stranger's voice, but not when it hears its mother's voice. This illustrates
a. stimulus discrimination. b. stimulus generalization. c. spontaneous recovery. d. response chaining.
When parents belittle, scream at, or physically abuse their children, the parents, themselves, become which of the following for fear and withdrawal?
a. conditioned stimuli b. conditioned responses c. unconditioned stimuli d. unconditioned responses