Linguistics Theories and Models - Quiz
  • 1. Who is associated with Behaviorism?
A) Jean Piaget
B) Burrhus Frederic Skinner
C) Noam Chomsky
D) Lev Vygotsky
  • 2. According to Behaviorism, how is language learned?
A) Through reading only
B) Through imitation, practice, drills, and repetition
C) Through dreams
D) Through natural ability only
  • 3. What do learners develop according to Behaviorism?
A) Musical skills
B) Language habits
C) Mathematical formulas
  • 4. What is Operant Conditioning?
A) Learning behavior through consequences
B) Learning without experience
C) Learning through an inborn system
  • 5. In Classical Conditioning, what does a learner learn to do?
A) Associate two unrelated stimuli
B) Create a new language system
C) Memorize every word immediately
  • 6. Who is associated with Nativism/Innatism?
A) Ivan Pavlov
B) Lev Vygotsky
C) Noam Chomsky
D) Burrhus Frederic Skinner
  • 7. What does Nativism/Innatism say about language ability?
A) People can learn language only through drills
B) People are born with a natural ability to learn language
C) People cannot learn language naturally
D) People learn language only through punishment
  • 8. What does LAD stand for?
A) Language Ability Development
B) Language Acquisition Device
C) Language Activity Drill
  • 9. What does the LAD help children do?
A) Control their behavior
B) Learn Language
C) Oops Ooops Ooops
  • 10. Who is associated with Interactionism or Social Interaction Theory?
A) Robin Padilla
B) Dingdong Dantes
C) Lev Vygotsky
D) Jean Piaget
  • 11. According to Interactionism, language develops through the interaction of what?
A) Memory and sleep
B) Pwidi Peru Dipindi
C) Biological ability and the environment
D) Punishment and rewards only
  • 12. What helps a person's natural ability to learn language develop according to Interactionism?
A) Avoiding Communication
B) Interaction with other people and surroundings
C) Memorizing without interaction
D) Being completely alone
  • 13. Behaviorism says that learners develop language habits by copying what they hear and practicing it.
A) Pwidi Peru Dipindi
B) True
C) False
  • 14. Nativism/Innatism says that people have no natural ability to learn language.
A) False
B) True
  • 15. Which are connected with Behaviorism?
A) LAD
B) Imitation, Practice, Repetition
C) Interactionism
  • 16. Which theory focuses on language learning through interaction with other people and the environment?
A) Interactionism
B) Nativism
C) Innatism
D) Behaviorism
  • 17. Which theory focuses on an inborn ability to learn language?
A) Nativism/Innatism
B) Behaviorism
C) Classical Conditioning
D) Interactionism
  • 18. Which theory focuses on learned language habits?
A) Behaviorism
B) Nativism/Innatism
C) Interactionism
  • 19. Which pair is correctly matched?
A) Skinner — Behaviorism
B) Vygotsky — Behaviorism
C) Chomsky — Interactionism
D) BBM — Sara
  • 20. Which statement best summarizes Interactionism?
A) Language develops only because of the LAD.
B) Language develops through social interaction and the environment.
C) Language develops without other people or surroundings.
D) Language develops only through repetition.
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