Universal grammar is best described as
a. a list of the manner in which all words should be pronounced.
b. the biological factor that limits the specific language (e.g., English, French) a newborn will acquire.
c. the belief that there are an unlimited number of possibilities for forming language.
d. a system of common rules and properties for learning any of the world's languages.
d
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Edward Wilson argued that genes hold culture on a leash. What does that mean in terms of evolutionary scientists and their critics?
a. According to the critics of sociobiology, genes hold culture on a short and tight leash, allowing very little change in humans. b. According to evolutionary psychologists, culture can modify some of the evolved biological tendencies in humans. c. According to sociobiologists, cultural variations mean that no single, genetically determined sexual strategy exists for human beings. d. According to the critics of evolutionary psychologists, biology overrides cultural differences.
Which Gestalt principle states that we perceive flowing lines more easily than choppy, broken lines?
a) closure b) proximity c) inclusiveness d) good continuation