Nativist Noam Chomsky argued that each child is born with a language acquisition device (LAD), which ...

Nativist Noam Chomsky argued that each child is born with a language acquisition device (LAD), which
 
  a. controls attention so that language can be imitated.
  b. serves as an imaginary playmate, especially for boys.
  c. provides positive reinforcement when words are heard.
  d. biologically prepares the brain to process language.

Question 2

A study is done on the effect of tornado survival on children's self-esteem. Survivors of a tornado are compared to others on a self-esteem test. The independent variable is
 
  a. whether the child experienced a tornado.
  b. the scores on the self-esteem test.
  c. the number of children who participated.
  d. the severity of the trauma.

Question 3

Empiricism is LEAST able to explain which aspect of childrens language acquisition?
 
  a. Successful parental encouragement of more talking
  b. Development of syntax/grammar
  c. Flexibility regarding which language is acquired
  d. Deliberate parental teaching of new words to the child

Question 4

A study is done on the effect of surviving a tornado on children's self-esteem. Survivors are compared to others with a self-esteem test. This study applied the method of
 
  a. a true experiment.
  b. a natural (or quasi-) experiment.
  c. tabula rasa.
  d. structured observation.

Question 5

Children utter novel sentences that they have never heard. This originality in speech ____ the empiricist theory.
 
  a. strongly supports
  b. mildly supports
  c. is theoretically neutral toward
  d. disconfirms

Question 6

Natural (or quasi-) experiments differ from real experiments in the sense that
 
  a. the IV is selected but not manipulated or controlled.
  b. both variables are IVs.
  c. experimental control is strengthened.
  d. causes of behaviors are identified more clearly.

Question 7

According to the empiricist perspective of language development, the mechanisms that most influence language development include all of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. imitation.
  b. reinforcement.
  c. corrections.
  d. habituation.

Question 8

In their field experiment, Leyens et al. (1975) evaluated the impact of media exposure on the aggression of Belgian delinquents. In this study, the authors found that viewing violent films
 
  a. resulted in a significant increase in physical and verbal aggression.
  b. did not affect verbal and physical aggression.
  c. increased verbal aggression but had no impact on physical aggression.
  d. increased physical aggression but reduced verbal aggression.

Question 9

Baby hear, baby say.. This slogan represents the ____ theory of language development.
 
  a. Freudian psychoanalytic
  b. Piagetian
  c. empiricist
  d. nativist