Question 1

According to Vygotsky, children use "private speech"

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A)  because they enjoy hearing themselves talk. 
B)  because they are egocentric. 
C)  to keep others from talking to them. 
D)  to guide their own behavior. 
E)  to talk to imaginary friends. 
A)  because they enjoy hearing themselves talk. 
B)  because they are egocentric. 
C)  to keep others from talking to them. 
D)  to guide their own behavior. 
E)  to talk to imaginary friends.

Question 2

Children's first use of questions and negatives

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A)  is purely random. 
B)  is an exact copy of the speech they hear. 
C)  reveals a knowledge of rules. 
D)  is characterized by overuse of auxiliary verbs. 
E)  involves overextension. 
A)  is purely random. 
B)  is an exact copy of the speech they hear. 
C)  reveals a knowledge of rules. 
D)  is characterized by overuse of auxiliary verbs. 
E)  involves overextension.

Question 3

A child's awareness of the rules governing the sound patterns that are specific to his or her language is called

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A)  linguistic awareness. 
B)  phonological awareness. 
C)  cognitive awareness. 
D)  constructive awareness. 
E)  pragmatic awareness. 
A)  linguistic awareness. 
B)  phonological awareness. 
C)  cognitive awareness. 
D)  constructive awareness. 
E)  pragmatic awareness.

Question 4

Which of the following language forms are difficult for a 5- or 6-year-old child to understand and use?

Accepted Answer

A)  negations 
B)  passive voice 
C)  past tense 
D)  questions 
E)  inflections 
A)  negations 
B)  passive voice 
C)  past tense 
D)  questions 
E)  inflections

Question 5

The fact that children say things such as "I wented" supports what conclusion about the role of imitation in language development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imitation is the central process in language development. 
B)  Imitation alone can't explain all language acquisition. 
C)  Imitation in infancy improves language development in early childhood. 
D)  Imitation is irrelevant in language development. 
E)  Imitation slows language development. 
A)  Imitation is the central process in language development. 
B)  Imitation alone can't explain all language acquisition. 
C)  Imitation in infancy improves language development in early childhood. 
D)  Imitation is irrelevant in language development. 
E)  Imitation slows language development.

Question 6

When Amy wants to play with the toy that Ellie has, she says, "Give me that toy." However, when she wants something her father has, she asks, "May I please have that?" Amy is using

Accepted Answer

A)  syntax. 
B)  semantics. 
C)  pragmatics. 
D)  grammar. 
E)  overgeneralization. 
A)  syntax. 
B)  semantics. 
C)  pragmatics. 
D)  grammar. 
E)  overgeneralization.

Question 7

Explain how and why private speech is used throughout childhood, according to Vygotsky's view on this topic. Give specific examples.

Accepted Answer

At a simple level, private speech is tal

Question 8

A child says, "Doll" while holding out her hand. This is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  holophrase. 
B)  constraint. 
C)  overextension. 
D)  inflection. 
E)  sentence. 
A)  holophrase. 
B)  constraint. 
C)  overextension. 
D)  inflection. 
E)  sentence.

Question 9

What are the advantages and disadvantages of growing up bilingual?

Accepted Answer

It should be pointed out that there is n

Question 10

Overregularization occurs because the child in the later stages of grammatical development

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A)  is being raised in a restrictive environment. 
B)  cannot generalize rules he develops about the past tense. 
C)  cannot use auxiliary verbs. 
D)  is operating with a set of rules. 
E)  is copying what adults say. 
A)  is being raised in a restrictive environment. 
B)  cannot generalize rules he develops about the past tense. 
C)  cannot use auxiliary verbs. 
D)  is operating with a set of rules. 
E)  is copying what adults say.

Question 11

Noam Chomsky advocates the __________ theory of language learning.

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The answer of Noam Chomsky advocates the __________ theory of...

Question 12

When Anita simplifies her language for her younger brother, she is demonstrating that she

Accepted Answer

A)  is egocentric. 
B)  dislikes her sibling. 
C)  knows complex language rules. 
D)  has poor language skills. 
E)  understands pragmatics. 
A)  is egocentric. 
B)  dislikes her sibling. 
C)  knows complex language rules. 
D)  has poor language skills. 
E)  understands pragmatics.

Question 13

Summarize the value of baby talk.

Accepted Answer

Researchers believe that it helps with b

Question 14

The most common gesture infants use is

Accepted Answer

A)  hitting. 
B)  arms up. 
C)  waving. 
D)  clapping. 
E)  pointing. 
A)  hitting. 
B)  arms up. 
C)  waving. 
D)  clapping. 
E)  pointing.

Question 15

As she works on a puzzle, Ashley tells herself, "This is a corner piece." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  holophrastic speech. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  delayed speech. 
D)  private speech. 
E)  underextension. 
A)  holophrastic speech. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  delayed speech. 
D)  private speech. 
E)  underextension.

Question 16

Private speech is used to

Accepted Answer

A)  practice before talking to someone. 
B)  entertain oneself. 
C)  block out the surrounding environment. 
D)  monitor one's own behavior. 
E)  talk to imaginary friends. 
A)  practice before talking to someone. 
B)  entertain oneself. 
C)  block out the surrounding environment. 
D)  monitor one's own behavior. 
E)  talk to imaginary friends.

Question 17

Researchers have found that deaf children

Accepted Answer

A)  are very slow to use any type of communication. 
B)  cannot learn to "sign" until about three years of age. 
C)  use simple gestures at about the same time as hearing children. 
D)  do not learn to use referential signs. 
E)  fail to learn any gestural language. 
A)  are very slow to use any type of communication. 
B)  cannot learn to "sign" until about three years of age. 
C)  use simple gestures at about the same time as hearing children. 
D)  do not learn to use referential signs. 
E)  fail to learn any gestural language.

Question 18

All of the following contribute to phonological awareness EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  learning and reciting nursery rhymes. 
B)  shiritori. 
C)  word play. 
D)  dialogic reading. 
E)  expressive jargon. 
A)  learning and reciting nursery rhymes. 
B)  shiritori. 
C)  word play. 
D)  dialogic reading. 
E)  expressive jargon.

Question 19

Skinner's theory of language states that children's language is shaped through systematic ________ of better and better approximations of adult speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  generation 
B)  reinforcement 
C)  imitation 
D)  monitoring 
E)  development 
A)  generation 
B)  reinforcement 
C)  imitation 
D)  monitoring 
E)  development

Question 20

When a child assumes that objects will have only one name, the child is influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  the whole object constraint. 
B)  the principle of contrast. 
C)  the mutual exclusivity constraint. 
D)  underextension. 
E)  overextention. 
A)  the whole object constraint. 
B)  the principle of contrast. 
C)  the mutual exclusivity constraint. 
D)  underextension. 
E)  overextention.

According to Vygotsky, children use "private speech"

Children's first use of questions and negatives

A child's awareness of the rules governing the sound patterns that are specific to his or her language is called

Which of the following language forms are difficult for a 5- or 6-year-old child to understand and use?

The fact that children say things such as "I wented" supports what conclusion about the role of imitation in language development?

When Amy wants to play with the toy that Ellie has, she says, "Give me that toy." However, when she wants something her father has, she asks, "May I please have that?" Amy is using

Explain how and why private speech is used throughout childhood, according to Vygotsky's view on this topic. Give specific examples.

A child says, "Doll" while holding out her hand. This is an example of a(n)

What are the advantages and disadvantages of growing up bilingual?

Overregularization occurs because the child in the later stages of grammatical development

Noam Chomsky advocates the __________ theory of language learning.

When Anita simplifies her language for her younger brother, she is demonstrating that she

Summarize the value of baby talk.

The most common gesture infants use is

As she works on a puzzle, Ashley tells herself, "This is a corner piece." This is an example of

Private speech is used to

Researchers have found that deaf children

All of the following contribute to phonological awareness EXCEPT

Skinner's theory of language states that children's language is shaped through systematic ________ of better and better approximations of adult speech.

When a child assumes that objects will have only one name, the child is influenced by

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Exam 8: The Development of Language

According to Vygotsky, children use "private speech"

Children's first use of questions and negatives

A child's awareness of the rules governing the sound patterns that are specific to his or her language is called

Which of the following language forms are difficult for a 5- or 6-year-old child to understand and use?

The fact that children say things such as "I wented" supports what conclusion about the role of imitation in language development?

When Amy wants to play with the toy that Ellie has, she says, "Give me that toy." However, when she wants something her father has, she asks, "May I please have that?" Amy is using

Explain how and why private speech is used throughout childhood, according to Vygotsky's view on this topic. Give specific examples.

A child says, "Doll" while holding out her hand. This is an example of a(n)

What are the advantages and disadvantages of growing up bilingual?

Overregularization occurs because the child in the later stages of grammatical development

Noam Chomsky advocates the __________ theory of language learning.

When Anita simplifies her language for her younger brother, she is demonstrating that she

Summarize the value of baby talk.

The most common gesture infants use is

As she works on a puzzle, Ashley tells herself, "This is a corner piece." This is an example of

Private speech is used to

Researchers have found that deaf children

All of the following contribute to phonological awareness EXCEPT

Skinner's theory of language states that children's language is shaped through systematic ________ of better and better approximations of adult speech.

When a child assumes that objects will have only one name, the child is influenced by

Basic Issues in the Study of Development

Prenatal Development

Birth and Early Infancy

Physical Development

Perceptual Development

Cognitive Development I: Structure and Process

Cognitive Development Ii: Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities

Personality Development: Alternative Views

Concepts of Self, Gender, and Sex Roles

The Development of Social Relationships

Thinking About Relationships: Social-Cognitive and Moral Development

The Ecology of Development: the Child Within the Family System

Beyond the Family: the Impact of the Broader Culture

Atypical Development

Putting It All Together: The Developing Child

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