Which One of the Following Statements Is Consistent with a Nativist

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is consistent with a nativist view of language development?

• A) "Children initially use language primarily in their interactions with other people, but increasingly they also use it to help them think more effectively."
• B) "From a very early age, children are motivated to learn how to speak, because speech enables them to interact with other people and, ultimately, to get what they want."
• C) "Although children can learn the specific vocabulary and syntax of their native language only by hearing the people around them speak it, they seem to have some built-in knowledge of the form that any language should take."
• D) "To foster children's language development, parents and other adults praise them first for making speechlike sounds ('Da-da'), later for saying recognizable words ('More!'), and still later for forming understandable sentences ('Can I have candy?')."

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Definitions:

Indirect Method

A technique used in the statement of cash flows to adjust net income for the effects of non-cash transactions and changes in working capital to determine cash flow from operating activities.

Operating Activities

Activities directly related to the day-to-day operations of a business, such as sales, purchasing, payroll, and other routine business transactions.

Indirect Method

A way of reporting cash flows from operating activities on the statement of cash flows, adjusting net income for changes in non-cash accounts.

Net Decrease

This represents the overall reduction in a specific financial position or quantity over a period, after accounting for all increases and decreases.