CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Professor Chan believes that language is a unique human accomplishment that children acquire naturally due to the structure of the brain. Professor Chan supports the ____ perspective of language development.
A
nativist
B
behaviorist
C
interactionist
D
sociocultural
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nativist theories hypothesize that language is an innate fundamental part of the human genetic make-up and that language acquisition occurs as a natural part of the human experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -The nativist perspective is a biologically based theory, which argues that humans are pre-programmed with the innate ability to develop language. In other words, Will was born with the ability to develop language.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the nativist theory, language is an innate capacity, and human beings are born with a set of language rules. This set of language rules is known as the universal grammar.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most well-known theory about language acquisition is the nativist theory, which suggests that we are born with something in our genes that allows us to learn language.

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