Parents and Caregivers Across Cultures

question 6

Multiple Choice

Parents and caregivers across cultures:

• A) implicitly teach language to their children.
• B) vary in how often and how much they explicitly teach language to their children
• C) teach mainly through nursery rhymes a singing.
• D) routinely correct their children's language errors.

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Definitions:

Two-Factor Theory

A psychological theory proposing that emotions are based on physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal.

Negative Reinforcer

An unpleasant stimulus that, when removed after a response, increases the likelihood of that response occurring in the future.

Classically Conditioned

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

A mental health disorder characterized by persistent and excessive worry about different aspects of life.