PSYC 354 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Intuitionism, Steven Pinker, Noam Chomsky

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What constraints have been proposed, and how could these constraints help young children in the process of learning a language? (use examples) Present and evaluate evidence and arguments on both sides of the debate over whether or not negative evidence plays an essential role in language acquisition. Although there is general agreement that humans are biologically prepared to acquire language, there is considerable controversy between theorists, such as chomsky and. Pinker, who argue that children have some innate knowledge of language, and other theorists, such as bates and tomasello, who argue that children use general cognitive abilities to learn language. Consider and evaluate evidence and arguments on each side of this debate. Discuss the relations between the social interaction children experience and language in particular, and the development of their social understanding. Review and evaluate the theories attempting to explain this. (i. e. , discuss explanations for how children learn to use psychological words) (mental state terms!

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