Name that Theorist
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What Theory...
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An American Psychologist and Behaviorist that believed language could be learned like all other human behaviors.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
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A concept 1st proposed by Noam Chompsky--the innate capacity which enables an infant to acquire and produce language.
What is the LAD?
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B.F. Skinner (1957), This theory was initially based on animal research and believes that all learning, including language, is the result of operant conditioning.
What is Behavior Theory?
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A Swiss Developmental Psychologist who believed that all children progress through specific stages of development, language closely follows their cognitive growth.
Who is Jean Piaget?
200
The ability to coordinate attention between a social partner and an object.
What is Joint Attention?
200
Noam Chomsky (1965), this theory believes that language acquisition depends on an innate module dedicated to language, LAD, a system of grammatical rules and constraints.
What is Universal Grammar?
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A Soviet Psychologist who believed children learn language through social interaction with more capable partners.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
300
Speech that describes the worldview from the speaker's perspective only--self-centered speech.
What is Egocentric Speech?
300
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934), Language is learned via social interaction with more capable partners.
What is the Social-Interaction Theory?
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An American Developmental Psychologist who believes language learning is based on infant intentionality during the 1st year of life.
Who is Michael Tomasello?
400
Vygotsky's concept of learning that describes the difference between a child's actual developmental level and his/her potential level of learning.
What is the ZPD?
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Jean Piaget (1896-1980), this theory believes that children progress through specific cognitive stages of learning and development--language closely follows cognitive growth
What is Cognitive Theory?
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An American Linguist and Philosopher who believes language acquisition depends on an innate module dedicated to language--language cannot be learned by experience and exposure alone
Who is Noam Chomsky?
500
A concept of B.F. Skinner's behavior theory--environmental stimuli elicit responses which are then shaped via punishment and reinforcement
What is Operant Conditioning?
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Michael Tomasello, 2003, this theory is based on current research on infant intentionality during the 1st year of life, including joint attention. Social interaction is viewed as the driving force for attending to and using language.
What is Usage-Based Theory?
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