Joaquin Is Abducted by Aliens and Beamed Up into Their

question 52

Multiple Choice

Joaquin is abducted by aliens and beamed up into their spaceship. The aliens hold up two fingers in a peace sign to let Joaquin know they do not intend to hurt him. Joaquin soon learns that the aliens can communicate with him in English, but they also communicate with one another in a different "language" using bird-like chirps. As a psychology student, Joaquin is curious to know how the aliens came to learn English. After their interaction, Joaquin is returned to Earth safely and decides to not tell anyone about his visit.
-The aliens learned the English language by listening in on human conversations,but did not have anyone explicitly teaching them.This indicates that the aliens relied more on the ___________ theory of language acquisition than they relied on the ____________theory of language acquisition.

• A) behaviourist; nativist
• B) environmental; behaviourist
• C) behaviourist; environmental
• D) environmental; cognitive

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Definitions:

Cohen's D

A statistic used to quantify the difference between two group means relative to the standard deviation of the sample.

Cohen's D

A measure of effect size that quantifies the difference between two group means in standard deviation units.

Cohen's D

A measure of effect size indicating the standardized difference between two means, often used in psychological and educational research.

Standard Deviation Units

Units of measurement used to express the variability or dispersion of a set of data points around their mean in terms of the standard deviation.