All of the Following Are Claims of the Connectionist Approach

question 28

Multiple Choice

All of the following are claims of the connectionist approach to language learning EXCEPT:

• A) like a computer, the human brain processes vast amounts of information and is made up of separate processing units
• B) computer simulations will only be able to mimic what looks like the use of a rule if the rule is explicitly stated in the simulation
• C) language acquisition depends on the brain's massive capacity for parallel processing or handling many kinds of information simultaneously
• D) there are hidden layers of processing that go beyond overt associations learned through reinforcement

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