Proponents of _______ essentially argue that children are born with a broad theory of language that they modify in accordance with the speech they hear growing up.
a. the social-interactionist perspective c. neo-Piagetian theories
b. behavioralist theories d. nativist theories.
Question 2
Most researchers today
a. do not take the empiricist position.
b. believe that grammar is acquired simply by conditioning.
c. believe that imitation plays a role in language development that behaviorists proposed.
d. do not acknowledge that a child's language environment is important for language acquisition.
Children can fast map the meanings of words in a single exposure.
Tia, an African-American mother of two school-aged children
Common Illnesses in Malnourished Children
Cognitive Development of Children (4 of 4)
Trends in employed mothers with a child/children younger than 3 years of age
Parents who have higher levels of education encourage their children to be educated