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According to the interactionist approach to language, what plays a key role in language development?
According to the interactionist approach to language, what plays a key role in language development?
- Social factors only
- Exclusively genetically determined predispositions
- Exclusively environmental circumstances
- Genetically determined predispositions and environmental circumstances (correct)
How does the interactionist perspective differ from nativist perspectives on language development?
How does the interactionist perspective differ from nativist perspectives on language development?
- It disregards the role of environment in language acquisition
- It proposes that language is entirely learned through reinforcement
- It focuses solely on genetically determined factors
- It emphasizes the influence of social factors in addition to innate factors (correct)
From the interactionist viewpoint, what determines the specific course of language development in children?
From the interactionist viewpoint, what determines the specific course of language development in children?
- Genetic predispositions only
- The language children are exposed to and reinforcement for language use (correct)
- Social interactions with peers
- Innate language abilities
How do interactionists view the role of social factors in language development?
How do interactionists view the role of social factors in language development?
In the context of cognitive development, how might the interactionist approach view motor development?
In the context of cognitive development, how might the interactionist approach view motor development?
What aspect of development is emphasized by the interactionist approach in relation to environmental influences?
What aspect of development is emphasized by the interactionist approach in relation to environmental influences?
What aspect of cognitive development do information processing approaches focus on?
What aspect of cognitive development do information processing approaches focus on?
How is cognitive growth viewed in terms of encoding, storage, and retrieval?
How is cognitive growth viewed in terms of encoding, storage, and retrieval?
What are unresolved questions about infants' memory capabilities?
What are unresolved questions about infants' memory capabilities?
How is infant intelligence measured in information processing approaches?
How is infant intelligence measured in information processing approaches?
What does the text suggest regarding the impact of teratogenic drugs on development?
What does the text suggest regarding the impact of teratogenic drugs on development?
What is a key feature of infants' memory capabilities during their first two years of life?
What is a key feature of infants' memory capabilities during their first two years of life?
What is a limitation of using developmental scales like Gesell's or Bayley's according to the text?
What is a limitation of using developmental scales like Gesell's or Bayley's according to the text?
How do Gesell's and Bayley's scales provide value to health care providers?
How do Gesell's and Bayley's scales provide value to health care providers?
What is a child who scores 100 on the Bayley Scales considered to be?
What is a child who scores 100 on the Bayley Scales considered to be?
Why might tests be administered using these scales?
Why might tests be administered using these scales?
What does the text suggest about the association between measures of behavior during infancy and adult intelligence?
What does the text suggest about the association between measures of behavior during infancy and adult intelligence?
What can developmental scales such as Gesell's or Bayley's help with?
What can developmental scales such as Gesell's or Bayley's help with?
What is one of the main criticisms of programs claiming to 'multiply' a baby's intelligence?
What is one of the main criticisms of programs claiming to 'multiply' a baby's intelligence?
According to Piaget, how do children primarily learn?
According to Piaget, how do children primarily learn?
What is one way parents can promote infants' cognitive development, as suggested in the text?
What is one way parents can promote infants' cognitive development, as suggested in the text?
What is the stance of reputable organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics towards programs claiming to enhance a baby's intelligence?
What is the stance of reputable organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics towards programs claiming to enhance a baby's intelligence?
How should parents communicate with their infants to promote cognitive development?
How should parents communicate with their infants to promote cognitive development?
What action should parents avoid based on the text's discussion on promoting infants' cognitive development?
What action should parents avoid based on the text's discussion on promoting infants' cognitive development?
Which areas do the Bayley Scales focus on?
Which areas do the Bayley Scales focus on?
What does the Bayley approach yield as a developmental quotient?
What does the Bayley approach yield as a developmental quotient?
Which developmental domains are included in the Developmental Quotient formulated by Arnold Gesell?
Which developmental domains are included in the Developmental Quotient formulated by Arnold Gesell?
What age range does the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development evaluate?
What age range does the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development evaluate?
Which aspect of infants' development is evaluated by the motor scale of the Bayley Scales?
Which aspect of infants' development is evaluated by the motor scale of the Bayley Scales?
In what ways do the Bayley Scales mirror Gesell's approach?
In what ways do the Bayley Scales mirror Gesell's approach?
