Based on the Power Toddlers Program Example in the Text

question 56

Multiple Choice

Based on the Power Toddlers program example in the text and your understanding of perceptual-motor development, you know that programs that promise large changes in physical ability and prowess in 1-3-year-olds:

• A) may actually increase a child's physical abilities
• B) may actually decrease a child's physical abilities
• C) likely offer large, transient gains at best
• D) likely offer modest, transient gains at best

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Definitions:

Reinforcement and Conditioning

A process in behavioral psychology where behavior is strengthened or conditioned through reinforcement, which can be positive or negative.

Nativist Approach

A theory in psychology that suggests certain skills or abilities are "native" or hard-wired into the brain at birth.

Universal Grammar

A theory in linguistics that suggests the ability to acquire language is innate to humans and that all human languages share a common underlying structure.

Noam Chomsky

An influential linguist, philosopher, and cognitive scientist known for his theory of generative grammar and critique of behaviorism.