Chomsky Viewed Language Acquisition in Children as Being the Result

question 164

Multiple Choice

Chomsky viewed language acquisition in children as being the result of:

• A) an innate language acquisition device.
• B) reinforcement by adults of correct language production.
• C) utilitarian learning, in which children learn that correct language produces desirable results.
• D) classical conditioning of innate utterances produced by infants and young children.

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Definitions:

Glial Cells

Cells within the central and peripheral nervous system, not of neuronal origin, that offer both support and protection to neurons.

Tropic Molecules

Substances that guide the growth or movement of developing cells or parts of an organism in response to certain stimuli.

Growth Cones

Dynamic, actin-supported extensions of a developing or regenerating neurite seeking synaptic partners by sensing their environment.