Researchers with a Connectionist View of Language Development Would Be

question 62

Multiple Choice

Researchers with a connectionist view of language development would be most interested in:

• A)young children's sensitivity to pragmatic cues.
• B)specific links between particular brain structures and specific language abilities.
• C)critical periods for language acquisition.
• D)children's overregularization errors.

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Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.

Projection

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