If You Believe That Speech Is Acquired Through Reinforcement and Modelling

question 69

Multiple Choice

If you believe that speech is acquired through reinforcement and modelling, your view is most similar to

• A) the nativist position.
• B) Chomsky's language acquisition device.
• C) linguistic-relativity theory.
• D) learning theory.

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Definitions:

Difference Threshold

The smallest amount by which a stimulus can be changed and the difference be detected half the time, also known as the just noticeable difference.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the smallest noticeable difference in stimulus intensity is proportional to the intensity of the initial stimulus.

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Perfusion

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