mocks basics

Question 1

ages of holophrastic stage

Answer 1

1-1.5 years

Question 2

ages of two word stage

Answer 2

1.5-2 years

Question 3

ages of telegraphic stage

Answer 3

2-3 years

Question 4

ages of post telegraphic stage

Answer 4

3+ years

Question 5

weisleder 2013

Answer 5

(nurture) the more language children are exposed to, the faster they develop their own

Question 6

what is behaviourism?

Answer 6

language is learnt through conditioning

Question 7

bf skinner 1957

Answer 7

(nurture) children learn language through imitation

Question 8

what is operant conditioning?

Answer 8

behaviour is positively or negatively reinforced resulting in conditioning

Question 9

what stage does naming insight occur?

Answer 9

telegraphic stage

Question 9

what are some criticisms of behaviourism?

Answer 9

-sound development is more influenced by phsyical ability rather than linguistic capability
-children make virtuous errors despite being in proximity to grammatically correct adults

Question 10

what is nativism?

Answer 10

language acquisition is innate

Question 11

chomsky 1950s

Answer 11

(nature)
-there is a language acquisition device which every baby is born with
-different languages heard in the environment of the baby is the input which allows them to innately acquire language

Question 11

lenneburg 1967

Answer 11

(nature) critical age theory: before the age of 5 is when children are most receptive to language

Question 12

jakobson 1941

Answer 12

(nature) structuralism theory: all children universally share stages of phonological development

Question 13

piaget

Answer 13

(both) language is developed in accordance to cognitive development

Question 14

vgotsky 1934

Answer 14

(nurture) social interaction theory

Question 15

bruner 1981

Answer 15

(both) language is learnt through ‘language acquisition support system’ LASS

Question 15

critiques of social interactionism theories:

Answer 15

over represent middle class western children opposed to children developing in other societies

Question 15

tomasello 2003

Answer 15

(nurture) children acquire and understand language based on its relevance and usage

Question 16

berko 1958

Answer 16

(nature) wug test: all children can universally recognise grammar structures without knowing the language

Question 17

name nativist theorists:

Answer 17

chomsky, lennenburg, berko, jakobson

Question 18

name behaviourist theorists:

Answer 18

skinner, tomasello, weisleder, vgotsky