Language Acquisition Theories

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Gabriela T
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which theory proposes that children are born with a device for language learning called the language acquisition device (LAD)?
Interactionist Theory
Cognitive Theory
Behavioral Theory
Nativist Theory
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, do children primarily use babbles and few spoken words?
Pre-Operational Stage
Formal Operational Stage
Sensory Motor Stage
Concrete Operational Stage
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed the idea of Child-Directed Speech (CDS) as a way to help children understand simplified language?
Noam Chomsky
Jerome Bruner
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which theory suggests that children learn language through imitation and modification of language use, with the help of operant conditioning?
Nativist Theory
Behavioral Theory
Interactionist Theory
Cognitive Theory
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the text, which stage of cognitive development allows children to speak in greater detail about their own thoughts and the world around them?
Formal Operational Stage
Sensory Motor Stage
Pre-Operational Stage
Concrete Operational Stage
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who believed that children must have cognitive development before language development can occur?
Noam Chomsky
Jerome Bruner
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which theory suggests that language acquisition is biological and children are born with a baseline understanding of grammatical structure?
Behavioral Theory
Interactionist Theory
Cognitive Theory
Nativist Theory
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