CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Susie sustained left temporal lobe damage in an athletic injury and has just returned home from a long stay in the hospital. Her mother asks her to check on the dinner cooking in the oven and Stephanie responds, “the boy didn’t jump as fast and turtle should have known it.” Susie’s misunderstanding of her mother’s request and her subsequent meaningless response is most likely caused by
A
linguistic determinism
B
broca aphasia
C
wenicke’s aphasia
D
critical period for language
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What does current research reveal about the importance of the critical period in language development? There is a “window” of time when language mechanics can be learned, and that window closes gradually in early childhood.

Detailed explanation-2: -An algorithm is a step-wise procedure for solving a specific problem in a finite number of steps. The result (output) of an algorithm is predictable and reproducible given the same parameters (input). A heuristic is an educated guess which serves as a guide for subsequent explorations.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Noam Chomsky’s view regarding how children acquire language? He believes that humans have a predisposition to learn and acquire grammar rules, which he believes explain why preschoolers pick up language and grammar so well.

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