Question 1

Describe the concept of an interactionist view of language.

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An interactionist view emphasizes that b

Question 2

In social situations, 4- to 5-year-olds will typically

Accepted Answer

A)  speak the same to peers as they would to a 2-year-old. 
B)  speak the same to adults as they would to a peer. 
C)  avoid speaking to adults. 
D)  use shorter sentences when speaking to a 2-year-old. 
A)  speak the same to peers as they would to a 2-year-old. 
B)  speak the same to adults as they would to a peer. 
C)  avoid speaking to adults. 
D)  use shorter sentences when speaking to a 2-year-old.

Question 3

People argue that the Wild Boy of Aveyron never developed complete, efficient language skills even after years of intensive therapy because he had lived in total social isolation for years before he was found. The theory underlying this reasoning would support the statement that

Accepted Answer

A)  language acquisition is only biologically based. 
B)  language acquisition is only through the child's own exploration and discovery. 
C)  language acquisition is vitally dependent on appropriate social environments. 
D)  there is no critical period for language learning. 
A)  language acquisition is only biologically based. 
B)  language acquisition is only through the child's own exploration and discovery. 
C)  language acquisition is vitally dependent on appropriate social environments. 
D)  there is no critical period for language learning.

Question 4

Researchers have found it generally takes immigrant children how long to become proficient in speaking English?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year 
B)  2 years 
C)  3 to 5 years 
D)  7 to 10 years 
A)  1 year 
B)  2 years 
C)  3 to 5 years 
D)  7 to 10 years

Question 5

The ability to produce and comprehend an endless number of meaningful sentences with a finite set of words and rules is referred to as

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A)  pragmatics. 
B)  infinite generativity. 
C)  organizational rules. 
D)  phonemes. 
A)  pragmatics. 
B)  infinite generativity. 
C)  organizational rules. 
D)  phonemes.

Question 6

José's basic academic subjects are taught in his native language of Spanish in his first year. Six months later, English starts to be used in the instruction, while Spanish is still used but with decreasing proportions. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the dual-language approach. 
B)  subtractive bilingualism. 
C)  the English-only approach. 
D)  the whole-language approach. 
A)  the dual-language approach. 
B)  subtractive bilingualism. 
C)  the English-only approach. 
D)  the whole-language approach.

Question 7

What is the function of early vocalization (crying, cooing, and babbling) for infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  to practice making sounds 
B)  to attract attention 
C)  to communicate 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  to practice making sounds 
B)  to attract attention 
C)  to communicate 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 8

Which of the following provides evidence against the behavioral view of language development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers haven't yet located the LAD in the brain. 
B)  Parents reinforce proper grammar and punish improper grammar. 
C)  Children say new things that they haven't ever heard before. 
D)  The environment plays the most important role in language acquisition. 
A)  Researchers haven't yet located the LAD in the brain. 
B)  Parents reinforce proper grammar and punish improper grammar. 
C)  Children say new things that they haven't ever heard before. 
D)  The environment plays the most important role in language acquisition.

Question 9

Which of the following would be the most positive influence on a child's language development?

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A)  drill and practice 
B)  paying attention to what children are trying to say and expand their utterances 
C)  giving the child more information than she needs 
D)  emphasizing imitation and reinforcement 
A)  drill and practice 
B)  paying attention to what children are trying to say and expand their utterances 
C)  giving the child more information than she needs 
D)  emphasizing imitation and reinforcement

Question 10

All of the following is true of speech in older adults EXCEPT that it is typically

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A)  lower in volume. 
B)  slower. 
C)  less fluent. 
D)  less than adequate for everyday communication. 
A)  lower in volume. 
B)  slower. 
C)  less fluent. 
D)  less than adequate for everyday communication.

Question 11

The fact that letters represent sounds in language refers to

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A)  the whole-language approach. 
B)  the alphabetic principle. 
C)  fast mapping. 
D)  overextension. 
A)  the whole-language approach. 
B)  the alphabetic principle. 
C)  fast mapping. 
D)  overextension.

Question 12

Broca's and Wernicke's areas are predisposed for language functioning and are located in which part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobe 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  right hemisphere 
D)  left hemisphere 
A)  occipital lobe 
B)  temporal lobe 
C)  right hemisphere 
D)  left hemisphere

Question 13

As theorized by Noam Chomsky, the LAD is responsible for

Accepted Answer

A)  speech production. 
B)  language comprehension. 
C)  language disorder. 
D)  child language acquisition. 
A)  speech production. 
B)  language comprehension. 
C)  language disorder. 
D)  child language acquisition.

Question 14

A soldier suffers brain damage from an injury and is no longer able to speak or understand what others say. He is most likely suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  LAD. 
B)  Broca's disorder. 
C)  aphasia. 
D)  Wernicke's disorder. 
A)  LAD. 
B)  Broca's disorder. 
C)  aphasia. 
D)  Wernicke's disorder.

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding syntax is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All languages have syntactical rules. 
B)  The adjective must precede the noun in a sentence for all languages. 
C)  For any language that we know of, users cannot process subjects and objects arranged in too complex a fashion in a sentence. 
D)  There are some universal properties of syntax across all languages. 
A)  All languages have syntactical rules. 
B)  The adjective must precede the noun in a sentence for all languages. 
C)  For any language that we know of, users cannot process subjects and objects arranged in too complex a fashion in a sentence. 
D)  There are some universal properties of syntax across all languages.

Question 16

Studies show which of the following about the quality of students' writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  College instructors report that the majority of high school graduates have superior writing skills. 
B)  Teachers report that their college education program inadequately prepared them to teach writing. 
C)  Seventy percent of U.S. students in fourth grade are high-achieving writers, but sharply decline in writing skills by twelfth grade. 
D)  High school students' writing assignments primarily involve analysis and interpretation, and the majority of their writing requires at least 10 paragraphs for each assignment. 
A)  College instructors report that the majority of high school graduates have superior writing skills. 
B)  Teachers report that their college education program inadequately prepared them to teach writing. 
C)  Seventy percent of U.S. students in fourth grade are high-achieving writers, but sharply decline in writing skills by twelfth grade. 
D)  High school students' writing assignments primarily involve analysis and interpretation, and the majority of their writing requires at least 10 paragraphs for each assignment.

Question 17

By 7 years of age, children start responding to the stimulus word "dog" with other words like "cat" or "sheep," or responding to the stimulus word "talk" with "run" or "jump." This is evidence that children at this age have begun to

Accepted Answer

A)  memorize a large size of vocabulary without internal organizations. 
B)  be confused about words with similar meanings. 
C)  categorize their vocabulary by phonological features. 
D)  categorize their vocabulary by parts of speech. 
A)  memorize a large size of vocabulary without internal organizations. 
B)  be confused about words with similar meanings. 
C)  categorize their vocabulary by phonological features. 
D)  categorize their vocabulary by parts of speech.

Question 18

All of these are common strategies parents use to teach their children language EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  recasting. 
B)  expanding. 
C)  redirecting. 
D)  labeling. 
A)  recasting. 
B)  expanding. 
C)  redirecting. 
D)  labeling.

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of the dual-language approach in a U.S. school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ron's first language is English, and he is taking a Spanish course in middle school. 
B)  Maria's first language is Spanish. She has a teacher who speaks Spanish during some of her classes and English in others during her initial years at school. 
C)  Lynn's first language is English, and she takes a Spanish class to learn Spanish for her own interest. 
D)  Anibal's first language is Spanish. He is taking a Spanish literature class taught in Spanish in addition to his regular classes, which are taught in English. 
A)  Ron's first language is English, and he is taking a Spanish course in middle school. 
B)  Maria's first language is Spanish. She has a teacher who speaks Spanish during some of her classes and English in others during her initial years at school. 
C)  Lynn's first language is English, and she takes a Spanish class to learn Spanish for her own interest. 
D)  Anibal's first language is Spanish. He is taking a Spanish literature class taught in Spanish in addition to his regular classes, which are taught in English.

Question 20

The sound represented by "ch" in church or change is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  morpheme. 
B)  letter. 
C)  syllable. 
D)  phoneme. 
A)  morpheme. 
B)  letter. 
C)  syllable. 
D)  phoneme.

Describe the concept of an interactionist view of language.

In social situations, 4- to 5-year-olds will typically

People argue that the Wild Boy of Aveyron never developed complete, efficient language skills even after years of intensive therapy because he had lived in total social isolation for years before he was found. The theory underlying this reasoning would support the statement that

Researchers have found it generally takes immigrant children how long to become proficient in speaking English?

The ability to produce and comprehend an endless number of meaningful sentences with a finite set of words and rules is referred to as

José's basic academic subjects are taught in his native language of Spanish in his first year. Six months later, English starts to be used in the instruction, while Spanish is still used but with decreasing proportions. This is an example of

What is the function of early vocalization (crying, cooing, and babbling) for infants?

Which of the following provides evidence against the behavioral view of language development?

Which of the following would be the most positive influence on a child's language development?

All of the following is true of speech in older adults EXCEPT that it is typically

The fact that letters represent sounds in language refers to

Broca's and Wernicke's areas are predisposed for language functioning and are located in which part of the brain?

As theorized by Noam Chomsky, the LAD is responsible for

A soldier suffers brain damage from an injury and is no longer able to speak or understand what others say. He is most likely suffering from

Which of the following statements regarding syntax is NOT true?

Studies show which of the following about the quality of students' writing?

By 7 years of age, children start responding to the stimulus word "dog" with other words like "cat" or "sheep," or responding to the stimulus word "talk" with "run" or "jump." This is evidence that children at this age have begun to

All of these are common strategies parents use to teach their children language EXCEPT

Which of the following is an example of the dual-language approach in a U.S. school?

The sound represented by "ch" in church or change is an example of a

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Describe the concept of an interactionist view of language.

In social situations, 4- to 5-year-olds will typically

People argue that the Wild Boy of Aveyron never developed complete, efficient language skills even after years of intensive therapy because he had lived in total social isolation for years before he was found. The theory underlying this reasoning would support the statement that

Researchers have found it generally takes immigrant children how long to become proficient in speaking English?

The ability to produce and comprehend an endless number of meaningful sentences with a finite set of words and rules is referred to as

José's basic academic subjects are taught in his native language of Spanish in his first year. Six months later, English starts to be used in the instruction, while Spanish is still used but with decreasing proportions. This is an example of

What is the function of early vocalization (crying, cooing, and babbling) for infants?

Which of the following provides evidence against the behavioral view of language development?

Which of the following would be the most positive influence on a child's language development?

All of the following is true of speech in older adults EXCEPT that it is typically

The fact that letters represent sounds in language refers to

Broca's and Wernicke's areas are predisposed for language functioning and are located in which part of the brain?

As theorized by Noam Chomsky, the LAD is responsible for

A soldier suffers brain damage from an injury and is no longer able to speak or understand what others say. He is most likely suffering from

Which of the following statements regarding syntax is NOT true?

Studies show which of the following about the quality of students' writing?

By 7 years of age, children start responding to the stimulus word "dog" with other words like "cat" or "sheep," or responding to the stimulus word "talk" with "run" or "jump." This is evidence that children at this age have begun to

All of these are common strategies parents use to teach their children language EXCEPT

Which of the following is an example of the dual-language approach in a U.S. school?

The sound represented by "ch" in church or change is an example of a

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Health

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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

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