Exam 9: Language Development

After suffering brain damage in a car accident, John can understand language but is no longer able to form words. In which area of the brain did he most likely suffer damage?

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Mrs. Nakayama's students have above-average writing skills. Which of the following statements most likely describes this teacher's classroom environment?

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Describe two problems involved with the behavioral view of language learning.

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1. It does not explain how people create novel sentences.
2. Evidence indicates that children learn the syntax of their native language even if they are not reinforced for doing so.

Baron provided suggestions to parents to facilitate language development in toddlers. Which of the following is NOT one of her suggestions?

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about an infant's use of gestures?

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Two-year-old Mason hands a ball to his mother and says, "Ball." His mother says, "Yes. We can play ball." This is an example of

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A pragmatic characteristic of a 4-year-old is that they

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Question 7

When 6-year-old Sebastian asks the waitress in a restaurant for a fork, he says "Give me a fork." This illustrates a violation of rules in

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Question 8

According to Berninger, children who enter elementary school with a small vocabulary are at risk for developing

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Question 9

In order to promote child language development, parents should avoid which of the following?

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Question 10

Preschool children learn and apply syntax rules. The grammatical error we observe in the question "When we are going outside?" is an example of difficulty with mastering

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Jenny is at the zoo with her family. She points to each animal and says "doggie." This illustrates

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Question 12

What is a language acquisition device?

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Question 13

Which language approach stresses that reading instruction should parallel a child's natural language learning?

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Question 14

Cases like the Wild Boy of Aveyron cause us to wonder whether language is

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Question 15

Which of the following statements about morphemes is TRUE?

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All of the following are among the six key principles in young children's vocabulary development (as detailed by Harris, Golinkoff, & Hirsh-Pasek) EXCEPT

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The sentence "The pencil sang a lovely tune" is , but ____.

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Behaviorists believe that language is

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Metalinguistic awareness improves considerably in the elementary school years and allows children to

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After suffering brain damage in a car accident, John can understand language but is no longer able to form words. In which area of the brain did he most likely suffer damage?

Mrs. Nakayama's students have above-average writing skills. Which of the following statements most likely describes this teacher's classroom environment?

Describe two problems involved with the behavioral view of language learning.

Baron provided suggestions to parents to facilitate language development in toddlers. Which of the following is NOT one of her suggestions?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about an infant's use of gestures?

Two-year-old Mason hands a ball to his mother and says, "Ball." His mother says, "Yes. We can play ball." This is an example of

A pragmatic characteristic of a 4-year-old is that they

When 6-year-old Sebastian asks the waitress in a restaurant for a fork, he says "Give me a fork." This illustrates a violation of rules in

According to Berninger, children who enter elementary school with a small vocabulary are at risk for developing

In order to promote child language development, parents should avoid which of the following?

Preschool children learn and apply syntax rules. The grammatical error we observe in the question "When we are going outside?" is an example of difficulty with mastering

Jenny is at the zoo with her family. She points to each animal and says "doggie." This illustrates

What is a language acquisition device?

Which language approach stresses that reading instruction should parallel a child's natural language learning?

Cases like the Wild Boy of Aveyron cause us to wonder whether language is

Which of the following statements about morphemes is TRUE?

All of the following are among the six key principles in young children's vocabulary development (as detailed by Harris, Golinkoff, & Hirsh-Pasek) EXCEPT

The sentence "The pencil sang a lovely tune" is , but ____.

Behaviorists believe that language is

Metalinguistic awareness improves considerably in the elementary school years and allows children to

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Exam 9: Language Development

After suffering brain damage in a car accident, John can understand language but is no longer able to form words. In which area of the brain did he most likely suffer damage?

Mrs. Nakayama's students have above-average writing skills. Which of the following statements most likely describes this teacher's classroom environment?

Describe two problems involved with the behavioral view of language learning.

Baron provided suggestions to parents to facilitate language development in toddlers. Which of the following is NOT one of her suggestions?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about an infant's use of gestures?

Two-year-old Mason hands a ball to his mother and says, "Ball." His mother says, "Yes. We can play ball." This is an example of

A pragmatic characteristic of a 4-year-old is that they

When 6-year-old Sebastian asks the waitress in a restaurant for a fork, he says "Give me a fork." This illustrates a violation of rules in

According to Berninger, children who enter elementary school with a small vocabulary are at risk for developing

In order to promote child language development, parents should avoid which of the following?

Preschool children learn and apply syntax rules. The grammatical error we observe in the question "When we are going outside?" is an example of difficulty with mastering

Jenny is at the zoo with her family. She points to each animal and says "doggie." This illustrates

What is a language acquisition device?

Which language approach stresses that reading instruction should parallel a child's natural language learning?

Cases like the Wild Boy of Aveyron cause us to wonder whether language is

Which of the following statements about morphemes is TRUE?

All of the following are among the six key principles in young children's vocabulary development (as detailed by Harris, Golinkoff, & Hirsh-Pasek) EXCEPT

The sentence "The pencil sang a lovely tune" is ______, but __________.

Behaviorists believe that language is

Metalinguistic awareness improves considerably in the elementary school years and allows children to

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical Development and Biological Aging

Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Emotional Development and Attachment

The Self, Identity, and Personality

Gender and Sexuality

Moral Development, Values, and Religion

Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

Schools, Achievement, and Work

Death, Dying, and Grieving

Filters

The sentence "The pencil sang a lovely tune" is , but ____.