nativism evaluation

Question 1

What research is linked to Jean Berko-Gleeson?

Answer 1

The Wug studies

Question 2

What did Jean Berko-Gleeson ask children in her research?

Answer 2

To tell her the plural of made-up words for small pictures

Question 3

What did the Wug studies demonstrate about children’s language abilities?

Answer 3

Children recognized and could apply the rules of grammatical morphemes

Question 4

What theory is suggested by the Wug studies regarding language acquisition?

Answer 4

Nativism

Question 5

Who argued that the Language Acquisition device must be activated within a certain time period?

Answer 5

Lenneberg

Question 6

What is the name of the hypothesis proposed by Lenneberg regarding language acquisition?

Answer 6

Critical period hypothesis

Question 7

What does the critical period hypothesis suggest about language acquisition?

Answer 7

Children need sufficient input within a specific timeframe to acquire complex language or grammar

Question 8

What evidence supports Lenneberg’s theory regarding language acquisition?

Answer 8

Cases of feral children such as Genie

Question 9

Fill in the blank: The Wug studies involved made-up _______ for small pictures.

Answer 9

[words]

Question 10

True or False: The Wug studies provide evidence against the concept of nativism.

Answer 10

False