The acquisition of language seems to be such a natural process, progressing quite smoothly and effortlessly. What have researchers learned about language acquisition processes?
How are children like scientists in the way they learn the grammar of their language?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Start from the smallest unit of speech, the phoneme. Discuss child-directed speech, the development of hypotheses about word meanings, the principle of contrast, the operating principles of language-making capacity, and some of the different ways use of words develops at the two-word stage and beyond.
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What medical technique is used to measure the fetus' heartbeat during the birthing process by attaching a device on the mother's abdomen or by placing a sensor on the fetus' scalp?
a. Forceps delivery b. Crowning monitoring c. Episiotomy deliveries d. Electronic fetal monitoring
An example of "researcher bias" would be a situation in which the experimenter
a. acts out the proper behavior for the subjects. b. deceives the subjects as to the real purpose of the experiment. c. unknowingly hints to subjects what is expected of them. d. does all of these.