Chomsky's language acquisition device
A) allows parents to directly teach nonnative languages to children.
B) enables children to understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion as soon as they pick up enough words.
C) generates the linguistic rules that are needed for children's language acquisition.
D) assists children in learning the grammatical rules of their native language.
B
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A. You disagree-primates like Kinko have learned to imitate or respond to cues from their human teachers. B. You disagree-no primates have ever been taught to use that many signs. C. You agree-it is a well-established scientific fact. D. You agree-but would add that no one really knows how humans understand language.
Which of the following psychologists proposed what is known as the Big Five?
a) Gordon Allport b) Carl Jung c) Raymond Cattell d) Lewis Goldberg
Although research evidence supports overlearning as an effective practice strategy for learning certain skills, it is important to remember that the amount of practice is
A. the most critical variable for influencing skill learning. B. not the most critical variable for influencing skill learning. C. next in importance to variability for influencing skill learning. D. not a critical variable for influencing skill learning.
Noam Chomsky revolutionized the field of ______ and showed how behaviorism could not adequately explain language.
a. neuroscience b. computer science c. human factors d. linguistics