Anika Has Just Started to Understand the Idea That Events

question 59

Multiple Choice

Anika has just started to understand the idea that events can happen in the future.Now,when she talks about things she is going to do tomorrow or next week,she uses the future tense,rather than the present tense.Which theory would be supported by this development in Anika's language skills

• A) linguistic relativity 
• B) nativist 
• C) cognitive 
• D) behavioural

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Definitions:

Compulsive Behaviors

Behaviors that an individual feels compelled to perform repeatedly, often as a way of reducing anxiety or distress, which may interfere with daily functioning.

Anxiety

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Unpredictable Electric Shocks

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Stimulus Generalization

The tendency to respond to stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus in conditioned response scenarios.