The View That Language Defines Our Thinking Reflects What Approach

question 45

Multiple Choice

The view that language defines our thinking reflects what approach to language?

• A)Linguistic determinism
• B)Sapir-Wharf hypothesis
• C)Linguistic relativity
• D)General cognitive processing account

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Definitions:

A-not-B Error

A cognitive error observed in infants, where they search for an object at a location (A) where it was previously found, despite seeing it moved to a new location (B).

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, focusing on how children learn and adapt to their environment through stages.

Infants

Very young children, typically under the age of one year, who are in the earliest stages of physical and cognitive development.

Psycholinguistic Theory

The view that language learning involves an interaction between environmental influences and an inborn tendency to acquire language.