Language & Literacy (Chapter 5)

Question 1

Empiricist Theories

Answer 1

(skinner and bandura) language is acquired through learning

Question 2

Nativist Theories

Answer 2

(chomsky & pinker) language develops through a natural capacity

Question 3

Social Interactionist Theories

Answer 3

(bruner) natural capacity + need for human interaction = language development

Question 4

Categorical Speech Perception

Answer 4

recognizing different sounds in speech (b from p)

Question 5

Motherese

Answer 5

talking using a sing song, higher pitched, simplified language to children

Question 6

Visual Word Form Area (VWFA)

Answer 6

occipitotemporal cortex, in adults only active on left side, both sides in kids (important for decoding)