Quiz on Innate and Instinct Theories

What does LAD stand for?

• Learning Accomodation Device

• Language Acquisition Device

• Literacy Acquisition Device

• Language Accommodation Device

What does the Language Acquisition Device (LAD) allow individuals to do?

• Learn mathematics quickly

• Acquire language and understand its rules

• Develop social skills

• Improve memory retention

What is a key argument in support of Chomsky's Innate Theory?

• Children learn languages at different rates

• Children learn languages rapidly and uniformly

• Adults are better at learning languages than children

• Language learning requires formal instruction

What type of motivation does the LAD theory align with?

• Extrinsic motivation

• Intrinsic motivation

• Financial motivation

• Social motivation

What is a criticism of the Instinct Theory?

• It is too complex and accounts for all human behaviors.

• It is too simplistic and does not account for the complexity of human behavior.

• It emphasizes external rewards over internal motivation.

• It focuses solely on social contexts.

Which side of the debate does Instinct Theory support?

• Nurture

• Nature

• Social learning

• Environmental influences

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the highest level of need?

• Safety

• Love and Belonging

• Esteem

• Self-Actualization

Which of the following is an example of a physiological need according to Maslow's theory?

• Access to food

• Safety

• Money

• Self-expression

What does Maslow's theory suggest about the progression of needs?

• Higher-level needs must be satisfied before lower-level needs

• Lower-level needs must be satisfied before higher-level needs

• All needs must be satisfied simultaneously

• Needs can be satisfied in any order

Who developed the theory of Operant Conditioning?

• Pavlov

• Skinner

• Chomsky

• Maslow