In Assessing These Different Perspectives on Language Acquisition,the General Consensus

question 176

Multiple Choice

In assessing these different perspectives on language acquisition,the general consensus is that behaviorists place too much emphasis on ____,while nativists don't give enough credit to ____.

• A) conditioning principles;environmental influences
• B) conditioning principles;biological influences
• C) biological influences;environmental influences
• D) social interaction;conditioning principles

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Definitions:

Negative Skew

A distribution where the tail on the left side of the probability density function is longer or fatter than the right side, indicating that the bulk of the values lie to the right of the mean.

Tri-modal Profile

A statistical distribution in which three modes or peaks are present, indicating three dominant values or traits in the data set.

Z Distribution

A normalization of the standard normal distribution, which is symmetric about the mean, showing the relationship between data points and their standard deviations.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of values, with most occurring around a central region.