Language Acquisition Theories That Emphasize the Importance of Biology and Genetic

question 107

Multiple Choice

Language acquisition theories that emphasize the importance of biology and genetic inheritance all claim that

• A) children must be intentionally taught to speak to become fluent.
• B) humans have an inborn ability to learn and use language.
• C) no other animals can use a real language in any way.
• D) the language we speak does not depend on our experience.

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Definitions:

Standard Normal Random Variable

A random variable with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, following a normal distribution.

Probability

A numeric scale between 0 and 1 that quantifies how likely an event is to take place.

z

In statistics, 'z' typically refers to a z-score, a measure of how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Standard Normal Random Variable

A random variable that has a normal distribution with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.