'Wug test' - BERKO Flashcards
1
Q
In what year was this test conducted?
A
1958
2
Q
Investigating the acquisition of which grammatical rule?
A
Plurals
3
Q
Step 1.
A
Child is presented with the drawing of a creature: a ‘wug’
4
Q
Step 2.
A
Presented with another drawing of the same creature and asked what they are to see if the child changed ‘wug’ to ‘wugs’
5
Q
Result
A
3/4 children aged 3-4 yrs responded with an added ‘s’ proving that they can not only learn words themselves but the grammatical rules too - enables them to apply it to new words
6
Q
Which main theorist does this support?
A
Chomsky (Nativist/Innateness)
