Language Development Theories

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Which position believes that children come into the world with innate knowledge and predispositions?

  • Behavioral position
  • Nativist position (correct)
  • Functional position
  • All of the above

According to the extreme behaviorist position, how do children acquire knowledge and language?

  • Children are born with innate knowledge
  • Children learn through interaction and discourse
  • Children have a clean slate with no preconceived notions
  • Children are shaped by their environment and conditioned through rewards (correct)

Which position emphasizes the importance of interaction and discourse in language acquisition?

  • Behavioral position
  • Nativist position
  • Functional position (correct)
  • None of the above

What do the extreme behaviorist position and the nativist position represent?

<p>Opposites on a continuum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many hypotheses does the position relying on innate knowledge and interaction have?

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