Review quiz for chapter 2

Competence is the ability to understand and interpret language.

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Answer explanation

Not competence, but comprehension!

Whorfian hypothesis is about how thought affects language, how language affects thoughts.

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Principles are variable characteristics of human language.

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Answer explanation

Principles are in!variable characteristics of human language. (Variable one is parameter.)

Children not tend to correct grammatical error of sentences because they imitate the ' [ ] Structure.'

According to behaviorists, learning happens acquiredly, not naturally by contexts.

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To give appropriate input for acquisition, nature and environment are tremendously important.

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Answer explanation

Not nature, but nurture.^^

Series Method and Direct Method are common in spontaneous use of the language.

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Answer explanation

Only direct method is aimed at spontatneous use.