PSYCH 250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Operant Conditioning
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Holophrase: a single word that is used to express a complete, meaningful thought. Child-directed speech: talking slowly, use small chunks, high pitched voice, good enunciation. Helps children learn how words are pronounced and the spaces that are between words. Parents reinforce their baby"s sounds that most sound like words. Conditioning and imitation support early language rather than fully explain it. Language acquisition device (lad): chomsky"s term for a hypothesized brain structure that enables humans to learn language, including the basic aspects of grammar, vocabulary, and intonation. Children are born with a biologically based system for mastering language. Children speak in rule oriented ways from the beginning. Children learn to talk for the sake of social interaction. In addition to learning vocabulary from imput, infants learn through social. Infants are motivated to understand and interact with the world around them. Development one area depents on development across many other systems.
