CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

In light of their views on language acquisition, which theorist would expect apes to progress the furthest in language development?

A	Gardner
B	Terrance
C	Piaget
D	Chomsky
E	Skinner

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a claim from language acquisition research proposed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s. The LAD concept is a purported instinctive mental capacity which enables an infant to acquire and produce language. It is a component of the nativist theory of language.

Detailed explanation-2: -confirmation bias, people’s tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with their existing beliefs. This biased approach to decision making is largely unintentional, and it results in a person ignoring information that is inconsistent with their beliefs.

Detailed explanation-3: -In which case would working backward to solve a problem be an effective strategy? the conjunction fallacy.

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