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Kaila Chrizel dela Cruz
on Dec 06, 2024
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Noam Chomsky believed all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A) Children learn grammar through the reinforcement and punishment of their utterances by parents and other adults.
B) An implicit system of rules underlies our language abilities.
C) Generative rules allow speakers to construct all "legal" grammatical sentences in their language.
D) People routinely process enormously complex information.
Reinforcement
In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied that strengthens the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.
Noam Chomsky
An influential linguist and cognitive scientist known for his theories on generative grammar and criticism of behaviorism.
Grammar
A system of rules that produces well-formed, or “legal,” entities such as sentences of a language.
- Apprehend how genetics and the surrounding milieu shape cognitive skills and inclinations.
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AA
Learning Objectives
- Apprehend how genetics and the surrounding milieu shape cognitive skills and inclinations.