Language Acquisition

operant conditioning is inefficient because it relies on imitation

children acquire a good deal of their verbal behavior by imitating adults

children do not rely on imitation in the acquisition of verbal behavior

the acquisition of verbal behavior depends on operant conditioning

both parents and children imitate one another, but parental imitations are more accurate

children frequently imitate grammatical rules incorrectly and therefore require correction

children use imitation to improve the accuracy in reproducing grammatical rules

both parents and children imitate each other frequently

motherese

infant-directed speech

child-directed speech

caregiver speech

At birth, children know the elementary aspects of the language of their parents.

By age one, children typically use about three words consisting of single morphemes.

Babies learn a language best when they are forced to repeat phrases given to them by their parents.

none of the above

Piaget

Skinner

Vygotsky

Chomsky

in a classroom where you can focus on the grammar and receive help from a teacher

through constant contact with native speakers in their own society

both of the above approaches to learning are equally effective

A child who socializes more will learn language faster

Parents directing “babytalk” at their child can speed development

A child who does not want to communicate will learn more slowly than one who does

Identical twins who are separated at birth will still have identical language acquisition

In reality, we probably use some of each theory in order to learn our native language

Language acquisition has a critical period in early life, and it is difficult to conduct experiments with such young children

We don’t know which parts of the brain are active during language acquisition

The theories are not distinct enough from each other to be able to completely rule one out

Bilingual people usually perform math and other complicated mental tasks with their first language.

Second languages learned as adults are rarely forgotten even if they are not used regularly.

neither of the above is true

people try to speak if they are very nervous and feel intimidated

people learn a second language or dialect

young children learn their first language