The language Acquisition Device was proposed by ______________?

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. B.F. Skinner emphasized the importance of______in language acquisition.

   A. heuristics
   B. algorithms
   C. reinforcement
   D. universal grammar

3. When new acquisition improves retention of the old, we speak of _____________?

   A. Positive transfer
   B. Reproductive facilitation
   C. Negative transfer
   D. Reproductive interference
   E. None of these

4. This is not an important factor in the acquisition of motor skills ________________?

   A. feedback
   B. repetition
   C. distribution of practice
   D. reflex action

5. Skinner maintained that reinforcement determines the acquisition of a response; Bandura maintains that reinforcement determines the_______of a response.

   A. acquisition
   B. development
   C. performance
   D. generalization

6. 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 _______________?

   A. innate capability index
   B. innate surface structure ability
   C. prosody index
   D. language acquisition device

7. A hypothesis concerning the role of language is shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought is called:

   A. legal- rational authority
   B. Sapir- Whorf hypothesis
   C. Routine activities theory
   D. None of these

8. Phonemes are the smallest units of______in a spoken language; morphemes are the smallest units of_______in language.

   A. sound; syntax
   B. meaning; syntax
   C. syntax; meaning
   D. sound; meaning

9. The theory of Selective Attention was proposed by ______________?

   A. Selfridge
   B. Bruner
   C. Broadbent
   D. Lockhart and Craik

10. Psychologists who specialize in the study of language are called ______________?

    A. psycho-grammarists
    B. psycholinguists
    C. psycho-metricians
    D. morphemologists