CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was one of the big debates among scientists when it came to Genie?
A
how to best teach her language
B
how to help without interfering with her well being
C
how to pace her learning so as to not overwhelm her
D
how to punish her correctly for poor language results
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The discovery of Genie coincided with a debate about language acquisition in the scholarly community. Linguist Noam Chomsky, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claimed humans are born with an innate ability to develop language.

Detailed explanation-2: -She eventually learned to say a few words but never came close to acquiring a full language; therefore, some linguists argue that the example of Genie supports the critical period hypothesis: because she was too old when she started learning language, she was never able to do so successfully.

Detailed explanation-3: -Genie’s mother filed a lawsuit against the researchers because she said that their true intentions were to make psychological discoveries instead of taking care of Genie.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the most significant theories used to educate Genie was Bandura’s social-cognitive learning theory. This theory maintains that humans can learn by observing other humans and deciding which behavior to mimic (Bandura, 2019). It also indicates that rewarded behaviors are more likely to be repeated and vice-versa.

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