Janice's Parents Are Not Avid Readers

question 111

Multiple Choice

Janice's parents are not avid readers. However, because Janice loves books, her parents read to her every night. This demonstrates _____ effects on intelligence.

• A) passive
• B) evocative
• C) interactive
• D) active

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Definitions:

Ecological Validity

The extent to which the findings of research studies can be generalized to real-life settings.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied that strengthens the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Noam Chomsky

An influential linguist and cognitive scientist known for his theories on generative grammar and criticism of behaviorism.

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A system of rules that produces well-formed, or “legal,” entities such as sentences of a language.