According to Noam Chomsky, what is a language acquisition device?
a. an environmental entity that allows people to learn foreign languages
b. a biological element of the brain that allows us to learn language
c. a learning method that many can use to understand the language of infants and small children
d. a part of the brain that develops during puberty that allows teens and adults to formulate questions and engage others
b
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a. cognitive-behavioral b. biological c. humanistic d. psychodynamic
What is the selfless concern for the welfare of others known as?
a. deindividuation c. prejudice b. altruism d. social facilitation
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
An advertisement in the newspaper is seeking participants for a research project on the television watching habits of children. The researchers are looking for two groups of children: those between 3 and 6 and those between 6 and 12
What terms are used to designate children falling within these age ranges? a) toddler and middle childhood b) preschool and middle childhood c) middle childhood and adolescence d) adolescence and middle childhood