Gordon wears the same blue shirt to class each time he has a major test because he believes that wearing that shirt will assure him an "A" just like he got on the first test when he was wearing this blue shirt. This illustrates

It is Chantel's first day at a new high school. At lunch, a girl from her class asks her, "Where are you from? What's your background?" Chantel replies, "My parents are

originally from Korea, but I really think of myself as just Canadian." Chantel's statement best illustrates a. marginality. b. biculturalism. c. separation. d. assimilation.

Dr. White is a learning theorist who believes that language is learned purely through imitation and reinforcement. Which of the following would she have the most difficulty explaining?

a. children learning the language that is spoken by their family members, rather than a different language b. children producing many more sentences than they have ever heard c. children who watch Sesame Street having larger vocabularies than children who do not watch Sesame Street d. children learning words more rapidly if their parents speak to them frequently