Linguist Noam Chomsky argued that children are born with a(n) __________ which provides an innate ability to learn the rules of grammar in any language
a. system of reinforcement
b. language acquisition device
c. imitation and reinforcement
d. universal learning device
Answer: B
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According to the current information about ethnic groups,
a. Blacks are currently the second largest ethnic group in the United States; European Americans constitute the largest ethnic group. b. Blacks are likely to have arrived in the United States more recently than people in all other ethnic groups. c. there is a larger number of well-documented examples of racism for Blacks than for other ethnic groups. d. there is much greater salary discrimination for Blacks than for other ethnic groups.
Basic socialization training consists of
a. repetition learning. b. social skills learning. c. imitation and observational learning. d. classical conditioning.
Which statement is TRUE of various types of somatosensation? a. They are produced by varied responses by a single type of receptor
b. They involve different receptors, but the spinal cord integrates the information c. They remain separate through the spinal cord, but are interpreted by a single set of cortical neurons. d. They are at least partly distinct all the way from the receptors to the cerebral cortex.
Your dog jumps up on you when you get home. You eliminate this behavior by withholding you attention and ignoring the dog when it jumps on you. This is called
a. classical conditioning. b. negative reinforcement. c. punishment. d. operant extinction.