According to Jerome Bruner, the Environment Provides the Language-Learning Child

question 31

Multiple Choice

According to Jerome Bruner, the environment provides the language-learning child with a language acquisition support system. Which of the following would be one example of this system?

• A) Parental discipline techniques
• B) Parent-child discussions of objects and events
• C) Parental provision of blocks and puzzles
• D) Vocabulary drills in school

Differentiate between various types of diseases and their implications on patient care.

Understand the fundamental principles of classical conditioning, including unconditioned and conditioned responses and stimuli.

Explain the processes of extinction, acquisition, and spontaneous recovery in classical conditioning.

Illustrate the concepts of generalization and discrimination within the context of classical conditioning.

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