Language development

Question 1

Stern 1990

Answer 1

• observational data
• interactions between child and adult different from adult and adult
• adult and baby have close proximity, facial expressions, more eye contact and repetition of phrases

Question 2

Nelson 1973

Answer 2

• adult feedback helps children develop further
• gave adults different ways to respond to incomplete sentences
• those whose adults completed sentences performed better on the task and used more complex grammar rules

Question 3

Chronsky 1965

Answer 3

• language acquisition device

- humans have innate properties to learn language

Question 4

Shank 1982

Answer 4

• pre-sleep monologues are used for children to process interpersonal experiences