In Looking for the Origin of a Language Family, Geographers

question 4

Multiple Choice

In looking for the origin of a language family, geographers commonly find:

• A) that the original language is still used in some remote areas.
• B) they must guess at the hearth area since language development happened so long ago.
• C) ancient documents explain the development of language families.
• D) most language families show limited diffusion because few people migrated in the past.
• E) most language families are very spatially compact.

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Definitions:

Target Behavior

A specific behavior that is chosen for change or intervention within a behavioral modification plan.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology for teaching complex behaviors by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.

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In learning theory, the reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of lessened response.

Extinct Response

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