Basic Building Blocks of Language
Language
At what age should babies emit two-word phrases or sentences?
1 1/2 - 2 years
Name the theory that proposes that humans muse acquire a firs language before puberty.
Critical Period Hypothesis (Lenneberg)
Morphemes
What is the name of the stage where phonemes begin to appear?
Babbling (6-12 months)
What theory proposes that the language we use determines how we think and perceive the world?
Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis or Whorfian Hypothesis
What term is associated with these sounds?
'a', 'o', 'th', or 'ck'
Phonemes
At what age should babies start to imitate sound and can understand some words?
1 year
What theory relates to parents cheering for their child when saying new words or phrases?
Operant Conditioning
The rules of grammar that determine how words are ordered within sentences to form meaningful expressions.
Syntax
At what age should babies start crying?
Birth
What theory of language can be disproven regarding the case of Genie?
Number of phonemes and morphemes in the word: Cats
4 phonemes - C, A, T, S
2 morphemes - CAT, S
At what age should children's sentences become longer and more complex?
2-2 1/2 years
Explain the difference between Operant Conditioning and Social Learning Theory.
Both require a subject to watch a behavior and imitate it. Operant Conditioning requires either positive or negative reinforcement for then subject to continue the behavior.