The Quantity of Language a Child Is Exposed to Is

question 17

True/False

The quantity of language a child is exposed to is a sufficient cause for SLI in some children.

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Definitions:

Signal Detection Theory

A means to quantify the ability to discern between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Stimulus

Any object or event that elicits a sensory or behavioral response in an organism.

Just Noticeable Difference (jnd)

The minimum amount by which stimulus intensity must be changed in order to produce a noticeable variation in sensory experience.

Psychophysiological Judgment

A process of evaluating psychological phenomena through physiological responses.