Author Question: The major contribution of Chomsky's theory of Transformational Grammar is that it introduced the ... (Read 83 times)

aabwk4 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

The major contribution of Chomsky's theory of Transformational Grammar is that it
introduced the idea that

a. short term memory is limited to 7 pieces of information
b. humans possess metamemory for language concepts
c. humans possess innate language structures/rule systems
d. many of our social and cognitive behaviors are scripted

Question 2

In the staff room at lunch, Mr. Jones discussed the poor performance of Sally Bates, a grade six student, with her previous year's teacher with the view to finding a solution to Sally's learning problems. Is this professionally appropriate?

a. Yes, because a teacher has a responsibility to try to help students experiencing difficulty.
b. Yes, because both Mr. Jones and the other teacher were in a private setting.
c. No, because the behavior violated the student's right to privacy.