When a child shows a preference for the nonsense word blek over bkel, the child is showing evidence ...

When a child shows a preference for the nonsense word blek over bkel, the child is showing evidence of having acquired
 
  a. knowledge about the phonology of language.
  b. semantic knowledge.
  c. syntactic knowledge.
  d. knowledge about pragmatics.

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a psychophysiological method?
 
  a. Ethnography
  b. Event-related potentials
  c. Heart rate (pulse)
  d. EEG brain waves

Question 3

Which of these is NOT one of all languages' five universal components?
 
  a. Reinforcement
  b. Pragmatics
  c. Syntax
  d. Phonology

Question 4

A main limitation of the ethnographic research method is that it
 
  a. is inapplicable to nonwhite or impoverished children.
  b. is very subjective and prone to observer bias.
  c. yields results that apply universally to all cultures.
  d. focuses too much on explanation rather than description.