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sso Chomsky's nativist theory basically claims that language gradually over time. acquired D) an innate human A) relatively difficult to determined by our environment. 36) which of the following stat that an intenigene test has val another. test scores accurately predict their are not correlated with one B students' scores several intelligence test scores. C) Students' performance in school is related to their intelligence scores. D) Students given the same test two months apart tend to similar Lewis Terman's test popularized the use of the term 37 A) creativity. 38) C) intelligence quotient. el syllables such as babababa" or "mamar 38) Repeated consonant-wow A) is called true babbling. nfant's hearing. B) is not affected by is called cooing. D) occurs most often when infants are hungry. 39) 39) Which of the following provides the most accurate support for the nativist position A) Younger children faster and more complete recoveries of functions after that there periods for language development? language have damage to the brain's left hemisphere than adults do. television develop normal Both children and adults exposed to language only through B detrimental language skills. social deprivation show no C Case reports of individuals experiencing early effects on later language development. who have already mastered their native D) Learning a second language is for adults language than for young children. 40) Gardner proposes that intelligence is a A) broad concept composed of several subcomponents. general characteristic composed of three specific abilities. unitary's factor similar to that proposed by Spearman. 41) ment, sounds become words through 41) According to the leaming theory of language develop A) pairing a UCS with a UCR. B) shaping, or the development of a language acquisition device. D) biological maturation of the brain. 42) when Gardner refers to a biopsychological potential, he means that A) all people will eventually arrive at the same level of performance. on can accomplish. B) the person genetics alone determines the person's intelligence. c) D) genetics provides the boundaries for what may or may not be achieved. not dominating conversation, and using proper manners while 43 Taking tums examples of communicating are all A) morphological knowledge. syntactic knowledge. D) semantic knowledge

Explanation / Answer

35. D

According to Chomsky’s nativist perspective, the ability of a child to say sentences that he/she never heard before is a form of innate language acquisition skill. According to Chomsky, children do not simply copy the language that they hear around them, rather, they deduce rules from it, use it to produce sentences that they never heard before. They do not learn a repertoire of sentences, rather, they learn grammer and this learning is an innate ability. Children are said to be born with universal grammar wired into their brains.

36. A. This conclusion is based on the experimental evidence.

37. C. Intelligent quotient.

Terman’s test was called Stanford-Binet intelligence scale assessment test. Terman’s test was put use during World war I when the U.S. faced problems with sorting huge numbers of applicants to various army positions. Terman devised a mass intelligence test and naed it as group testing method. The tests were later adopted in schooling system and named “intelligence quotient” test.

38. A. Is called true babbling.