mod 9 Flashcards
innate
determined by factors present from birth
innateness hypothesis
Hypothesis that humans are genetically predisposed to learn
imitation theory
children acquire language by listening to the speech around themAnd reproducing what they here
reinforcement theory
Children learn to speak like adults because they’re appraised rewarded or reinforced
universal grammar
Sets of grammatical characteristics shared by all natural languages
critical period
Last from brick to onset of puberty during which children have exposure to languageAnd must build a critical brain structuresFor language
neglected children
Child who is neglected by caretakersresulting in significantly lower exposure to language
feral children
Child who grew up in the wild without care of by human adultsOften with the animals
homesign
Visual gestural communication system use by deaf children and their families
connectionist theories
Children learn language through neural connections in the brain
socail interaction theory
Children acquire language to social interaction went other children and adults
child-directed speech
Speech use by parents or caregivers when communicating with young children or infants
high amplitude sucking
Technique used to study sound discrimination independence from birth to six months
conditioned head turn procedure
Technique used with infants from 5 to 18 monthsConditioning in testing
onset time
Consonance that occur before the ryme
articulatory gestures
Movement of a speech working in production of speech