The language acquisition device is best described as a/an
A) cognitive structure or scheme acquired during Piaget's sensorimotor period of cognitive
development.
B) learned cognitive structure or scheme for distinguishing phonemes from
morphemes.
C) mental representation of speech sounds found in one's native language.
D) hypothetical mechanism in the brain that helps children detect and learn the rules of
language.
D
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Marty tends to be shy and prefers solitary hobbies, such as reading, constructing models, and fishing alone. Carl Jung would have classified Marty as
a. neurotic. b. an extrovert. c. an introvert. d. androgynous.
Failure to match one's behavior to widely accepted norms or to the usual minimum rules for social conduct describes the definition of normality referred to as __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Children at the __________ level of moral reasoning base their judgments on the consequences of behavior
a. preconventional c. postconventional b. conventional d. metaconventional
Beliefs that being gifted or a genius lead to being weird, socially awkward, or more likely to suffer from mental illnesses were put to rest by __________
a) Binet's development of the concept of IQ. b) the development of the WAIS tests by Wechsler. c) the Army Alpha tests study. d) Terman's longitudinal study of 1,528 gifted children.