AQA A2 English Language- CLA Theorists | Latest Update | 100% Correct

AQA A2 English Language- CLA Theorists | Latest Update | 100% Correct **What is the name of the theory that suggests environmental influence accounts for language development and uses behaviorist reinforcement principles?** - A. Nativist Theory - B. Cognitive Theory - C. Behaviorist Theory Behaviorist 1. Environmental influence accounts for language development 2. Child learns language based on behaviorist reinforcement principles by associating words with meanings. 'Correct' utterances are positively reinforced when the child realizes the communicative value of words and phrases. 3. 'Operant conditioning': Changing behavior by the use of reinforcement which is given after the desired response **Who proposed the Language Acquisition Device (LAD) and criticized Skinner's theory?** - A. Piaget - B. Bruner - C. Chomsky Nativist 1. Heavily criticized Skinner's theory and proposed Language Acquisition Device (LAD) 2. Argued that children have an inbuilt device that activates their linguistic development when they are exposed to language in their environment-- LAD proposes that linguistic development in children is a natural process, evidence for which comes from 'linguistic universals'/ 'Universal Grammar' Theory (Similarities between completely different languages such as the basic structure of sentences, (subject-verb-object) and the ways in which we naturally acquire the ability to use grammatical constructions to make coherent sentences) **Which theorist believes that children's language use is controlled by their development of thinking in four stages?** - A. Vygotsky - B. Piaget - C. Nelson Cognitive 1. Children develop cognitive abilities such as language in 4 stages - language use is controlled by the development of thinking **Who introduced the concept of the Language Acquisition Support System (LASS) and emphasized the role of caregivers in linguistic development?** - A. Skinner - B. Chomsky - C. Bruner Social interactionist 1. Came up with the idea of Language Acquisition Support System (LASS)-- Gaining attention, Query, Label, Feedback 2. The idea that caregivers support their child's linguistic development in social situations by interacting and encouraging the child to respond (by pointing/asking questions). 3. By experiencing interaction with caregivers, children learn to take a more active role in social situations - Scaffolding (relates to the way that adults' support of a child is withdrawn as they learn skills and can manage on their own) **Which theorist emphasizes the importance of adult caregivers providing a 'model' for language use in everyday situations?** - A. Vygotsky - B. Piaget - C. Bard & Sachs Social interactionist/Cognitive 1. Emphasizes the importance of adult caregivers providing children with a 'model' for language use in everyday situations (Example: Children take in the language used by adults and will go on to apply it to their own everyday situations)-- Model for language use provided intentionally by adults is referred to as 'Scaffolding' **Which study supports Bruner's theory and involves a boy named 'Jim' with deaf parents?** - A. Nelson - B. Vygotsky - C. Bard & Sachs Evidence in support of Bruner's theory 1. Studied a boy called 'Jim', who was the son of two deaf parents 2. He had been exposed to TV and radio, but his speech development was severely retarded until he attended sessions with a speech therapist, suggesting that human interaction is necessary to develop speech, without the associated interaction language meant little to him 3. This suggests in order to learn language efficiently, children need to interact with their environment, including other people **Who categorized a child's first words into