Noam Chomsky posited that humans have a unique, inborn ability to understand the structure of language and to apply this to language learning. Chomsky called this the _______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Noam Chomsky has emphasized that the acquisition of language by children is facilitated by:

   A. the number of times they hear a given word
   B. their ability to imitate the words and grammar modeled by parents
   C. the positive reinforced that adults give children for speaking correctly
   D. an inborn readiness to learn grammatical rules

2. Chomsky suggested that a person’s unique experiences with a language are most likely to influence the________of that person’s spoken sentences.

   A. surface structure
   B. linguistic determinism
   C. functional fixedness
   D. belief perseverance

3. According to Chomsky, humans have a________to develop language.

   A. perceptual set
   B. telegraphic readiness
   C. learning set
   D. biological predisposition

4. According to Noam Chomsky’s theory of transformational grammar, a ‘Kernel’ is ______________________?

   A. the surface structure of a sentence
   B. the smallest unit of meaning in a language
   C. the deep structure of a sentence
   D. the basic declarative thought of the sentence

5. For Noam Chomsky, the semantic interpretation of a sentence comes from ________________?

   A. surface structure
   B. deep structure
   C. divergent thinking
   D. transformational rules

6. The rationalist approach of Chomsky in explaining language development is also referred to as _______________?

   A. nativist
   B. empiricist
   C. cognitive
   D. culture-bound

7. The type of learning that is unique for human is _________________?

   A. verbal learning
   B. operant conditioning
   C. classical conditioning
   D. motor task learning

8. One of the Darwin’s key ideas is that, because of natural selection, animals have an inborn tendency to behave in ways that ____________?

   A. require the lowest energy expenditure
   B. they individually select from various natural alternative
   C. they learn from their parents
   D. help them to survive and reproduce

9. Those who believe emotions are inherited or inborn say that the infant begins with the emotion of:

   A. movement
   B. delight
   C. affection
   D. excitement

10. Research suggests that humans can most easily master the grammar of a second language during __________________?

    A. childhood
    B. adolescence
    C. early adulthood
    D. late adulthood