According to the Social Pragmatics Theory of Language Learning, What

question 155

Multiple Choice

According to the social pragmatics theory of language learning, what do children use to understand the topic of conversation or the name of an item?

• A) reinforcement
• B) context
• C) a language-acquisition device
• D) modelling

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Definitions:

Nonconscious Information

Information that influences thoughts, feelings, or behaviors without entering conscious awareness.

Direct Inner Awareness

Knowledge of one’s own thoughts, feelings, and memories without the use of sensory organs.

Retinal Disparity

A binocular cue for depth based on the difference in the image cast by an object on the retinas of the eyes as the object moves closer or farther away.

Countertransference

A situation where a therapist projects their own unresolved feelings onto a patient, affecting the therapy process.