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A. underextending B. hyperextending C. overregularizing D. paraphrasing Answer:D Page: 178 Guidepost: 8 Type: F 126. According to which of the following theories is language acquired by imitation and reinforcement of specific sounds? A. Piagetian theory B. psychometric theory C. nativism theory D. learning theory Answer:C Page: 179 Guidepost: 8 Type: C 127.
Language acquisition is one of the central topics in cognitive science. Every theory of cognition has tried to explain it; probably no other topic has aroused such controversy. Possessing a language is the quintessentially human trait: all normal humans speak, no nonhuman animal does.