Children Use Semantic Information About Which Sorts of Verbs Can

question 13

Multiple Choice

Children use semantic information about which sorts of verbs can and cannot participate in certain verb-argument structures. For example, verbs that convey information about motion in a specified direction can only occur in intransitive constructions. This idea is called the:

• A)Social interaction theory
• B)Semantic verb class hypothesis
• C)Contrastive hypothesis
• D)Formal learning theory
• E)Lexical verb class hypothesis

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Definitions:

Production Possibility Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two or more goods given a set of inputs (resources), embodying the principle of opportunity costs.

Opportunity Cost

Bypassing potential gains from a range of alternatives by finalizing one choice.

Production Possibility Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two or more goods given a set of inputs (resources), representing the trade-offs of producing one good over another.

Trade-Offs

Situations where having more of one thing invariably leads to having less of another due to limited resources or constraints.