Theories
What does the Innateness Hypothesis states?
What is the first vocalization of a child?
Crying.
Is talking like walking or like playing the piano?
Like walking because is innate
Age in which infants start to babble
Four to six months old
Complete the lyric
And if im fliying solo, at least...
IM FLIYING FREE
Theory that states that Children learn language by listening to the speech around them and reproducing what they hear
Imitation Theory
After a few weeks of being born, what does the infant start to do?
Cooing
What does the Social Interaction Theory assumes?
Children acquire language through social interaction, with older children and adults in particular
What is the type of babbling where there is repetition of syllables?
Repeated or Canonically babbling
Why are you working late?
Hint: Expresso
Cuz im a singeeeer
Language is ot a matter of memorizing but rather...
Of understanding the grammar components and rules
DeCasper and Spencer used the High Amplitude Sucking(HAS) technique to prove what?
To prove that babies can hear in the womb.
What does the Active construction of a grammar theory states?
Holds that children actually invent the rules of grammar themselve. The theory assumes that the ability to develop rules is innate
Type of babbling where the infant strings together different syllables
Variegated babbling
Name of the emperor (main character) in "Las Locuras del emperador" movie
Kuzco
How do Children learn language according to the Connectionist Theories?
Assume that children lern language creating neural connections in the brain
What was the High Amplitude Sucking technique (HAS) about?
A pacifier that is connected to a sound- generating system is given to an infant to check if they are able to identify the differences in sounds.
Why is it called a "Dynamic System" in the Social Interaction Theory
Children need their language environment to improve their social and linguistic communication skills, and the appropiate language environment exist because it is cued by the child.
Children at this age learn that combination of words are associated with what?
Particular meanings
What can a child of 2-3 months old do?
Cry differently depending on their need and begin cooing.
Name of the Biologist that studied animal behavior
Eric Lennerberg
What does "HT" stands for and give a short description of this technique
Conditioned Head- Turning Procedure.
The infant learns to associate change in sounds with the help of visual reinforcers.
What is the critical period?
Period of time in an individual's lfie during which a behavior must be acquired
When is the adult phonological system only learn by the child?
When the child is given models to imitate as well as encouragement.
Children need to do this in order to learn more words.
Break words into a smaller numer of simpler units