Question 1

A new parent asks you when and how her new baby will begin to speak. What can you tell her about the progression through the prelinguistic phase?

Accepted Answer

By one or two months, babies can tell th

Question 2

Which of the following sentences is likely to be the most difficult for a 5- or 6-year-old child to understand?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The car was fixed by the man yesterday." 
B)  "We saw the man at the gas station." 
C)  "Was the man repairing a car?" 
D)  "Please fix the car." 
E)  "Where did you say you put the truck?" 
A)  "The car was fixed by the man yesterday." 
B)  "We saw the man at the gas station." 
C)  "Was the man repairing a car?" 
D)  "Please fix the car." 
E)  "Where did you say you put the truck?"

Question 3

Fenson's research on language indicates that children's first words appear by the age of

Accepted Answer

A)  5 months. 
B)  7 months. 
C)  9 months. 
D)  11 months. 
E)  12-13 months. 
A)  5 months. 
B)  7 months. 
C)  9 months. 
D)  11 months. 
E)  12-13 months.

A new parent asks you when and how her new baby will begin to speak. What can you tell her about the progression through the prelinguistic phase?

Which of the following sentences is likely to be the most difficult for a 5- or 6-year-old child to understand?

Fenson's research on language indicates that children's first words appear by the age of

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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Exam 8: The Development of Language

A new parent asks you when and how her new baby will begin to speak. What can you tell her about the progression through the prelinguistic phase?

Which of the following sentences is likely to be the most difficult for a 5- or 6-year-old child to understand?

Fenson's research on language indicates that children's first words appear by the age of

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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