LING 1010 UCONN EXAM 1 ACTUAL 2025/2026 UPDATE

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LING 1010 UCONN EXAM 1 ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Innateness Hypothesis for language - Answer -follows with Plato's belief that humans have innate knowledge at birth and gain further knowledge not from environment, but from awakened intuition Plato's Problem - Answer -"How do people come to know so much on the basis of so little experience" • All ideas are 'innate' (they come from our nature) Chomsky's idea about how children acquire language - Answer -• Claimed that there is a considerable innate aspect to our linguistic knowledge • Children are born with a 'workbook' with sections that spell out what occurs in all languages and sections where the text specifies possibilities • Theory of Universal Grammar oChildren instinctively know how to combine a noun (e.g. a boy) and a verb (to eat) into a meaningful, correct phrase (A boy eats). • Language Acquisition Device is the innate biological ability of humans to acquire and develop language Why Chomsky's Innateness Hypothesis is controversial - Answer -• The idea that humans are born with 'instincts' • Clashes with the idea that the human mind is fundamentally different from the minds of other animals • Clashes with the notion of 'free will' • Clashes with the idea of the 'American Dream' • Can potential lead to idea that people are not all equal, which can lead to discrimination and racism Empiricism - Answer -the mind at birth does not come with pre-wired knowledge Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com and is thus a 'blank slate' (tabula rasa), on which experience will 'write' learned knowledge Famous Empiricists - Answer -Aristotle, Hume, Locke, Berkeley, Sampson AHLBS (Way to remember Empiricsits) Aristotle Hume Locke Berkley Sampson - Answer -All Homies Love Big Swizzle Rationalism - Answer -theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response, idea that major aspects of our knowledge system are present without the need for sensory input from the (prenatal and postnatal) environment. • Agree on the fact that the experiences that people have after their birth (or even after conception) are not rich enough to explain that people come to know so many things Famous Rationalists - Answer -Plato, Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Kant, James, Chomsky, Pinker Empirical Science - Answer -• View point that knowledge derives from the senses • 'Real science' should be based on observable data • Scientific method must be used Mind-Body Dualism - Answer -o World contains two essentially different kinds of 'substances': the material world (matter, stuff that we can touch, measure, and weigh) and conscious experience (the mind, which we cannot access with our sensory organs). • Body and mind are two different things Body - Answer -res extensa Need assistance on Online classes, Exams & Assignments? Reach out for instant help!! Full Course Assistance, Plagiarism-free Essay Writing, Research Paper, Dissertation, Discussion Posts, etc…. Confidential & Secure services. Tutors are available for all subjects! Email now at: tutorjean01@gmail.com