PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Isolation, Neurology, Lip Reading
3 Dec 2016
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Acquisition: the effortless way with which children pickup languages: we need auditory input, can be happening on two or more languages at once, ex: growing up in english culture = better english skills. Learning: the effortful and imperfect way with which adults learn an additional language. Words used to express thought processes that are unique to ourselves. The effortlessness and perfection of acquisition of language by children indicates that there is always a window during which language can be acquired. This is called a sensitive or critical period. Hearing: social isolation (the forbidden experiment) Leaving a child in isolation to study influence of communication. Syntax: the rules of grammar that govern the arrangement of words into phrases and sentences, word order. Esl (1st language does not use inflection) Deprivation during critical period prevents the learning of syntax: genie. Learned to produce immature sentences (lacking syntax): Neal come happy; neal not come sad. Genie have momma have baby grow up.
