The Critical Period of Language Acquisition
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Which study discovered Genie at the age of 13?

  • Stanford Studies of Gifted Children
  • Berkeley Growth and Guidance Studies
  • Oakland Growth Study
  • None of the above (correct)

Which theory raises questions about critical periods of language development?

  • Lennenberg’s theory (correct)
  • Berkeley Growth and Guidance Studies
  • Genie’s theory
  • Stanford Studies of Gifted Children

What is the formal study of human development called?

  • Gifted Children Studies
  • Human Development Studies
  • Lifespan Development
  • Developmental Psychology (correct)

What are the four goals of developmental psychology?

<p>Describe, Explain, Predict, Control (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the lifespan developmental approach?

<p>The study of how humans develop (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Lennenberg's theory, Genie's case raises questions about which aspect of language development?

<p>The critical period for language acquisition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the Stanford Studies of Gifted Children and the Berkeley Growth and Guidance Studies?

<p>The development of intelligence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the lifespan developmental approach?

<p>A perspective that emphasizes the systematic and adaptive nature of human development throughout the entire lifespan (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the goals of developmental psychology?

<p>To describe and explain how humans develop (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the study of Genie's case raise questions about?

<p>Critical periods of language development (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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