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EPPP Psychology

Category - Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

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Language development theories focus on either nature or nurture mechanisms of learning language. What concept is described by the idea that children are born with an innate ability and need only exposure to adult language to develop speech?
  1. Language acquisition device
  2. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
  3. Interactionist view
  4. Phonological view
Explanation
Answer: A - Chomsky’s idea that children are born with a language acquisition device that allows them to develop speech is a nativist view. His argument states that children’s brains need only to analyze and figure out the syntax and grammar of the language they hear.
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