The Nativist Theory of Language Development Suggests That

question 88

Multiple Choice

The nativist theory of language development suggests that:

• A) children learn language through hearing others speak it.
• B) language influences thought.
• C) the ability to use language is inborn.
• D) a child's use of language develops from a desire to interact socially.

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Definitions:

Generalization

Responding in the same manner to similar stimuli.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Parietal Lobe

A region of the brain associated with processing sensory information and spatial orientation.

Central Hippocampus

Often simply referred to as the hippocampus, a major component of the brain that plays critical roles in the consolidation of information from short-term to long-term memory and in spatial memory that enables navigation.