What case study from the 1970's proved that learning language requires nurture; there is a critical period in which your brain must be exposed to human language to master it successfully.
AP Psychology Language

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Genie Wiley
Clive Wearing
Phineas Gage
Eleanor Rigby
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which theory suggests that children are born with an innate ability to learn language?
Behaviorist Theory
Nativist Theory
Social Interactionist Theory
Cognitive Theory
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who proposed the theory of Universal Grammar?
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Noam Chomsky
Lev Vygotsky
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a language?
Morpheme
Phoneme
Syntax
Semantics
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which psychologist is known for the concept of the 'Language Acquisition Device'?
Jean Piaget
B.F. Skinner
Noam Chomsky
Albert Bandura
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the critical period hypothesis in language development?
A period when language learning is easiest
A period when language learning is impossible
A period when language learning is unnecessary
A period when language learning is most difficult
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a morpheme?
'ed' in 'walked'
'walk' in 'walked'
'w' in 'walked'
'alk' in 'walked'
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