AP PSYCHOLOGY

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COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which language theorist would have been most likely to emphasize that children master the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs like “push” before they learn common past tense constructions of irregular verbs like “go” because of an innate language acquisition device?
A
B. F. Skinner
B
Benjamin Lee Whorf
C
Noam Chomsky
D
Hermann Ebbinghaus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The linguistic learning theory of language development comes from the work of Noam Chomsky, and it is based on the idea that people are born with an innate ability to learn a language.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a claim from language acquisition research proposed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earlier this year, a study at MIT based on an online quiz of nearly 670, 000 people found that to achieve native-like knowledge of English grammar, it is best to start by about 10 years old, after which that ability declines.

Detailed explanation-4: -The concept of confirmation bias specifically assumes that we are most likely to believe what we think is already true. People see what they want to, usually. They tend to accept evidence that supports what they already think is true, and reject evidence that goes against it. As analysts, we are after the truth.

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