Stefan's Parents Are Very Articulate and Provide an Environment That

question 147

Multiple Choice

Stefan's parents are very articulate and provide an environment that is rich in verbal stimuli.Stefan's mother states that because of this environment, he began to use telegraphic speech when he was only 6 months old.Would a developmentalist accept the mother's statement as plausible?

• A)No, but only if he or she supports the nativist view of language development.
• B)Yes, but only if he or she supports the learning view of language development.
• C)No, regardless of his or her view of language development.
• D)Yes, but only if he or she supports the interactionist view of language development.

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Definitions:

Guilty-knowledge Test

A psychological assessment where the subject's recognition of certain information is tested to infer their familiarity due to involvement in a specific event or crime.

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Guilty-knowledge Test

A type of psychological test used to determine if a person has knowledge only someone involved in a crime would have, based on their physiological responses.

Polygraph Test

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