Child Language Acquisition

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Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In his review of Skinner’s (1957) book on behaviourism and language learning, Chomsky (1959) argued that
operant conditioning is inefficient because it relies on imitation
children acquire a good deal of their verbal behavior by imitating adults
children do not rely on imitation in the acquisition of verbal behavior
the acquisition of verbal behavior depends on operant conditioning
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Studies of imitation have shown that ______.
both parents and children imitate one another, but parental imitations are more accurate
children frequently imitate grammatical rules incorrectly and therefore require correction
children use imitation to improve the accuracy in reproducing grammatical rules
both parents and children imitate each other frequently
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The most useful term for describing the linguistic input to the language learning child is ______.
motherese
infant-directed speech
child-directed speech
caregiver speech
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements is true about language acquisition?
At birth, children know the elementary aspects of the language of their parents.
By age one, children typically use about three words consisting of single morphemes.
Babies learn a language best when they are forced to repeat phrases given to them by their parents.
none of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which theorist hypothesized that children are born with a language acquisition device?
Piaget
Skinner
Vygotsky
Chomsky
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
It is best to learn a second language:
in a classroom where you can focus on the grammar and receive help from a teacher
through constant contact with native speakers in their own society
both of the above approaches to learning are equally effective
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Someone who subscribes to the Interactionist theory would probably disagree with which of the following statements?
A child who socializes more will learn language faster
Parents directing “babytalk” at their child can speed development
A child who does not want to communicate will learn more slowly than one who does
Identical twins who are separated at birth will still have identical language acquisition
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