• Q : Basics of multicultural competence....
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    There is disagreement in the field about how "multicultural competence" should be defined. Some of its components have been argued to include: culture-specific skills and knowledge; awareness of own

  • Q : Bilingual present challenges to parents....
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    Children who are bilingual present challenges to parents, teachers, and others that may be working with the child.

  • Q : Chomsky perspective of language....
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    Do you agree more with Chomsky's perspective that language is acquired through innate ability (language acquisition device), or Skinner's perspective that language is a learned behavior that gets co

  • Q : Cognitive functions without language....
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    How does language (gestures, symbols, vocalizations, written and drawn symbols) impact our ability to think and to develop a concept of self hood? Would we be able to complete cognitive functions wi

  • Q : Relationship between attention and cognition....
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    Can attention be consciously allocated to tasks? Why or why not? What is the relationship between attention and cognition?

  • Q : Combining cognition and neuroscience....
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    Cognition and neuroscience are two vastly different schools. Why do you think it is beneficial to explain behavior and conditioning by combining the two?

  • Q : Generative property of language....
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    Differentiate the generative property of language. Processes involved in speech analysis: acoustic and articulatory components of words are described in relation to generative property of language.

  • Q : Learning and cognition problem....
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    Provides at least one example of the relationship between learning and cognition.

  • Q : Brain development and cognitive abilities....
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    Some areas for research and discussion will be expressive/receptive language, brain development and cognitive abilities, cultural influence and gender sterotyping.

  • Q : Repetition by communication....
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    If repetition by communication is the key to language, would children that are isolated or be deterred in being able to communicate later? How so?

  • Q : Genetics and the environment....
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    Are we to assume that the acquisition of language can not be complete without both the genetics and the environment? If so, if one part is missing, can we acquire language in some form? How so?

  • Q : Quantity of language from caregivers....
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    Why does it matter that children hear a large quantity of language from their caregivers? Wouldn't watching TV be good enough?

  • Q : Critical periods of language acquisition....
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    One of the concepts this week is the critical periods of language acquisition. If there is a critical period for language, what might this fact imply about learning multiple languages in school?

  • Q : Learning and cognition with examples....
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    What is the relationship between learning and cognition? Provide a specific example.

  • Q : Factors affectting language acquisition....
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    What factors affect language acquisition? Which factor do you believe has the largest influence on language acquisition? Explain why.

  • Q : Examples of language aphasias....
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    What are some examples of language aphasias? How do language aphasias help physiological psychologists understand the production and comprehension of language?

  • Q : Largest influence on language acquisition....
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    Cognitive development in the brain has the largest influence on language acquisition, because variations in the initial brain structure can make qualitative differences in language acquisition.

  • Q : Language acquisition device....
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    The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a theorized concept of the organic brain to (in part or whole) function as a congenital device for learning and processing symbolic language

  • Q : Language acquisition to learning a second language....
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    Is there any research comparing first language acquisition to learning a second language (or third, or fourth...)? Are the cognitive and neurological processes the same regardless the number of lang

  • Q : Linguistic determination and linguistic relativity....
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    About linguistic determination and linguistic relativity?How many words for snow do Eskimos have?( Please tell what are they).

  • Q : Incorrect grammatical construction....
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    After returning from a shopping trip with his mother, little Bobby reported, I goed to the store and eated candy. Why might a behaviorist such as B. F. Skinner have had some difficulty explaining Bo

  • Q : Expression in the form of language....
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    Do our thoughts require expression in the form of language? Is it possible to think in the absence of language? Why or why not? How are our thoughts represented?

  • Q : Immersion or learning a second language....
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    By studying abroad, or surrounding oneself by people who speak another language, many people do learn a second language, for example, by immersion. Do you think this is an effective way to learn? Wh

  • Q : Pros and the cons of communication....
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    Language is the way we communicate. We may communicate verbally or non-verbally. In thinking, we don't get to see any non-verbal communication. What do you think are the pros and the cons of this wa

  • Q : Social perception-social cognition....
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    Explain the relationship between social perception and social cognition, and how these concepts apply to your selected ethnic groups.

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