Cog. Psych Ch. 11 Language Quiz
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Syntax is _____
the rules for combing words into sentences
The _____ states that the nature of a culture's language can affect the way people think.
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
B.F. Skinner, the modern champion of behaviorism, proposed that language is learned through ______
reinforcement
A phoneme refers to ______
the shortest segment of speech that, if changed, changes the meaning of the word
Noam Chomsky proposed that __________
humans are genetically programmed to acquire and use language
