Rumelhart and McClelland's 1986 Connectionist Model Would Suggest That the Best

question 12

Multiple Choice

Rumelhart and McClelland's 1986 connectionist model would suggest that the best way to teach a young child the proper forms of regular and irregular verbs would be

• A) rote memorization, where the child is presented with both regular and irregular verbs and is encouraged to memorize each set.
• B) through mere exposure to language containing vast amounts of both types of verbs and their various forms.
• C) to practice speaking with a parent, where the parent corrects the child every time the child uses an incorrect verb form.
• D) to wait for the child to enter kindergarten where specialized teaching techniques are employed to teach children the correct forms of verbs.

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