How Would Chomsky Most Likely Explain a Young Child Saying,"I

question 34

Multiple Choice

How would Chomsky most likely explain a young child saying,"I runned around the house?"

• A) the child had previously been reinforced for saying "I run around the house"
• B) the child learned the rule for making the past tense of verbs as a result of hearing the speech of others
• C) the child imitated an ungrammatical sentence spoken by another child
• D) the child imitated the ungrammatical speech of an adult

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Definitions:

Episodic Memory

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Cerebellum

Part of the brain that plays important roles in motor control, and it may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language.

Phonological Loops

A component of the working memory model that deals with auditory information processing and verbal information storage.

Neural Activity

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