According to Noam Chomsky, the human brain contains an innate mental module called ________ that allows young children to develop language if they are exposed to an adequate sampling of conversation

a. telegraphic speech
b. universal grammar
c. object permanence
d. theory of mind

Answer: b

Psychology

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Genetic factors in the cause of alcohol abuse could be somewhat indirect. It has been suggested, for example, that genes that influence __________________ may cause a person to be more likely to risk alcohol dependence

a. intelligence b. depression c. ADHD d. sensation seeking

Psychology

Chapter 13 discussed whether children's poor memory performance can be traced to faulty metamemory and ineffective use of memory strategies. According to this discussion,

a. the correlation between metamemory and memory performance is extremely high. b. the correlation between metamemory and strategy use is high, but neither of these two factors is correlated with memory performance. c. the correlation between metamemory and memory performance is moderate, and it would probably be higher if we could accurately measure children's metamemory. d. none of the appropriate correlations is statistically significant, so some other factorâ€"other than metamemory accuracy and strategy useâ€"must account for children's memory deficits.

Psychology