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8199045833What are the functions of language?Symbolic, generative, and structured0
8199086813Phonemessmallest unit of speech that can be distinguished (how you say it); 40 in the english language1
8199098779morphemessmallest unit of meaning in a language (how the word is structured); 50,000 in the english language2
81991120806 month milestonebabbling and cooing3
819911605210-13 months milestone1st words4
819911938119-24 months milestonevocabulary spurt of 20 words per week5
81991228252-3 years milestone2 word sentences6
81991260653-4 years milestonesentences to tell stories and use plurals7
81991336555 year milestoneuses imaginary speech and well-developed8
8199141236receptive vocabularycomprehension9
8199144905productive vocabularyconveying the message verbally10
8204214531overextensionsusing a word to describe a wider set of objects (using "ball" for anything round)11
8204261220underextensionsusing a word to describe a narrow set of objects (using "puppy" for ONLY their stuffed animal)12
8204292621telegraphic speechleaving words out of a sentence but still able to convey the message ("want applesauce" or "need potty"13
8204300353over-regulationsincorrectly using rules of grammar14
8204306361theory of acquisitionbehaviorist, nativist/biologic, interactionist15
8204317279behaviorist theory of acquisitionstates that we learn language simply through imitation16
8204326958nativist/biologic theory of acquisitionstates that there are too many sentences for a child to learn language through imitation17
8204338300interactionist theory of acquisitionbiology AND imitation play a role in language acquistion18
8204348372is classical conditioning voluntary or involuntaryinvoluntary19
8204350207UCSunconditioned stimulus20
8204352366UCRunconditioned response21
8204354666CSconditioned stimulus22
8204356870CRconditioned response23
8204358572extinctionif you don't use it, you lose it24
8204361563spontaneous recoveryif you lose something, then after a while it comes back after a while25
8204364766generalizationassociation grows to other things26
8204371474is operant conditioning voluntary or involuntaryvoluntary27
8204374361Skinner and his thought on behaviorbehavior is shaped by positive or negative consequences28
8204378826positive punishmentadd something bad (spanking, extra chores)29
8204380635negative punishmenttake away something good (take away phone/car)30
8204386587positive reinforcementadd something good (candy, allowance)31
8204392199negative reinforcementremove something not wanted (exempt from a quiz, lessen chores)32
8204399388fixed ratioset number of times; bonus every fourth paycheck33
8204404181fixed intervalset length of time; payday every friday34
8204412005variable ratiorandom number of times; slots35
8204414619variable intervalrandom length of time; pop quiz, never know when it will happen36
8204422298albert bandurathinks that observational carries operant and classical conditioning, that observational conditioning is greater that operant and classical37
8204477893acquisitonpeople only reproduced responses that are likely to be reinforced38
8204686039problems with intelligence testingfavor people from urban environments; minority groups with different languages are at a disadvantage because they don't speak english well39

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