Question 1

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. B

Question 2

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. C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a reason that adolescents tend to be better writers than younger children?

Accepted Answer

A) They are better at organizing ideas before writing. 
B) They can distinguish between general and specific points. 
C) They are better at stringing together sentences that make sense. 
D) They have reached the peak level of their vocabulary development. 
A) They are better at organizing ideas before writing. 
B) They can distinguish between general and specific points. 
C) They are better at stringing together sentences that make sense. 
D) They have reached the peak level of their vocabulary development. D

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) think about their language. 
B) understand what words are. 
C) define words. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) think about their language. 
B) understand what words are. 
C) define words. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

Chad's parents live on the poverty line.Research has shown consistently that all of the following are important home experiences for Chad's language development EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the quality of his mother's language and literacy skills. 
B) his mother's use of diverse vocabulary when talking to him. 
C) providing effective instruction and support. 
D) the amount of time his mother spends talking to him. 
A) the quality of his mother's language and literacy skills. 
B) his mother's use of diverse vocabulary when talking to him. 
C) providing effective instruction and support. 
D) the amount of time his mother spends talking to him.

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A) LAD 
B) Wernicke's 
C) Broca's 
D) occipital 
A) LAD 
B) Wernicke's 
C) Broca's 
D) occipital

Question 7

In which of the following countries would the rates of dyslexia be expected to be highest?

Accepted Answer

A) countries where the alphabet script is more phonetically pronounced 
B) English-speaking countries,such as the United States and the United Kingdom 
C) countries where the GDP is in the bottom 10 percent of the world 
D) countries where people have to use at least three languages in their daily communication 
A) countries where the alphabet script is more phonetically pronounced 
B) English-speaking countries,such as the United States and the United Kingdom 
C) countries where the GDP is in the bottom 10 percent of the world 
D) countries where people have to use at least three languages in their daily communication

Question 8

Which of the following would have the LEAST positive influence on a young child's vocabulary development?

Accepted Answer

A) the mother's use of diverse vocabulary 
B) the mother's talkativeness 
C) the mother's literacy skills 
D) the mother's language skills 
A) the mother's use of diverse vocabulary 
B) the mother's talkativeness 
C) the mother's literacy skills 
D) the mother's language skills

Question 9

Michael Tomasello (2003,2006,2011,2014)emphasizes what beneficial aspect of language development between parents and young children?

Accepted Answer

A) use of correct morphology 
B) joint attention 
C) using a wide variety of hand gestures 
D) multilingual conversation 
A) use of correct morphology 
B) joint attention 
C) using a wide variety of hand gestures 
D) multilingual conversation

Question 10

An interactionist view of language emphasizes that

Accepted Answer

A) biology is primarily responsible for language development. 
B) environmental factors primarily determine language development. 
C) both biology and experience contribute to language development. 
D) LAD primarily determines language development. 
A) biology is primarily responsible for language development. 
B) environmental factors primarily determine language development. 
C) both biology and experience contribute to language development. 
D) LAD primarily determines language development.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) child-directed speech 
B) recasting,expanding,and labeling 
C) drill and practice 
D) guiding children's discovery of language 
A) child-directed speech 
B) recasting,expanding,and labeling 
C) drill and practice 
D) guiding children's discovery of language

Question 12

In a baby's first year of life,what vocalization stage comes after crying?

Accepted Answer

A) cooing 
B) gestures 
C) babbling 
D) first words 
A) cooing 
B) gestures 
C) babbling 
D) first words

Question 13

Research about the ability of infants to distinguish human speech sounds indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) young infants are capable of distinguishing only the sounds they hear in their native language. 
B) the ability to distinguish all speech sounds increases as infants grow older through the first year. 
C) infants are able to differentiate sound differences in their own language in the first half of the first year,and sound differences in other languages in the second half of the first year. 
D) infants are able to differentiate sound differences in languages other than their own in the first half of the first year,and lose this ability in the second half of the first year. 
A) young infants are capable of distinguishing only the sounds they hear in their native language. 
B) the ability to distinguish all speech sounds increases as infants grow older through the first year. 
C) infants are able to differentiate sound differences in their own language in the first half of the first year,and sound differences in other languages in the second half of the first year. 
D) infants are able to differentiate sound differences in languages other than their own in the first half of the first year,and lose this ability in the second half of the first year.

Question 14

Three-year-old Ben says,"Car go fast." His father responds,"The car is going fast." His father's correction is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) labeling. 
B) expanding. 
C) recasting. 
D) child-directed speech. 
A) labeling. 
B) expanding. 
C) recasting. 
D) child-directed speech.

Question 15

The fact that people create novel sentences,and that children learn the syntax of their native language even if they are not reinforced for doing so,are indications of weakness in which language acquisition view?

Accepted Answer

A) biological 
B) critical period 
C) LAD 
D) behavioral 
A) biological 
B) critical period 
C) LAD 
D) behavioral

Question 16

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 17

Morphology refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the units of meaning involved in word formation. 
B) the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences. 
C) rules regarding how sounds are perceived as different,and which sound sequences may occur in the language. 
D) the meaning of words and sentences. 
A) the units of meaning involved in word formation. 
B) the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences. 
C) rules regarding how sounds are perceived as different,and which sound sequences may occur in the language. 
D) the meaning of words and sentences.

Question 18

Research on the ability of infants to understand words indicates that infants

Accepted Answer

A) understand words only after they can produce them. 
B) do not understand words until around 13 months of age. 
C) understand words well before they can produce them. 
D) start to understand words well before 3 months of age. 
A) understand words only after they can produce them. 
B) do not understand words until around 13 months of age. 
C) understand words well before they can produce them. 
D) start to understand words well before 3 months of age.

Question 19

Three-year-old Aspen said to her mother,"Me went to the park.Is you went too?" She is displaying errors in

Accepted Answer

A) pragmatics. 
B) syntax. 
C) phonology. 
D) semantics. 
A) pragmatics. 
B) syntax. 
C) phonology. 
D) semantics.

Question 20

Marquessa is teaching her son to read by sounding out each letter in a word before allowing him to read storybooks.What approach is she using?

Accepted Answer

A) whole-language 
B) phonics 
C) overgeneralization 
D) underextension 
A) whole-language 
B) phonics 
C) overgeneralization 
D) underextension

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

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

Which of the following is NOT a reason that adolescents tend to be better writers than younger children?

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

Chad's parents live on the poverty line.Research has shown consistently that all of the following are important home experiences for Chad's language development EXCEPT

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?

In which of the following countries would the rates of dyslexia be expected to be highest?

Which of the following would have the LEAST positive influence on a young child's vocabulary development?

Michael Tomasello (2003,2006,2011,2014)emphasizes what beneficial aspect of language development between parents and young children?

An interactionist view of language emphasizes that

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

In a baby's first year of life,what vocalization stage comes after crying?

Research about the ability of infants to distinguish human speech sounds indicates that

Three-year-old Ben says,"Car go fast." His father responds,"The car is going fast." His father's correction is an example of

The fact that people create novel sentences,and that children learn the syntax of their native language even if they are not reinforced for doing so,are indications of weakness in which language acquisition view?

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

Morphology refers to

Research on the ability of infants to understand words indicates that infants

Three-year-old Aspen said to her mother,"Me went to the park.Is you went too?" She is displaying errors in

Marquessa is teaching her son to read by sounding out each letter in a word before allowing him to read storybooks.What approach is she using?

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

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Exam 9: Language Development

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

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

Which of the following is NOT a reason that adolescents tend to be better writers than younger children?

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

Chad's parents live on the poverty line.Research has shown consistently that all of the following are important home experiences for Chad's language development EXCEPT

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?

In which of the following countries would the rates of dyslexia be expected to be highest?

Which of the following would have the LEAST positive influence on a young child's vocabulary development?

Michael Tomasello (2003,2006,2011,2014)emphasizes what beneficial aspect of language development between parents and young children?

An interactionist view of language emphasizes that

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

In a baby's first year of life,what vocalization stage comes after crying?

Research about the ability of infants to distinguish human speech sounds indicates that

Three-year-old Ben says,"Car go fast." His father responds,"The car is going fast." His father's correction is an example of

The fact that people create novel sentences,and that children learn the syntax of their native language even if they are not reinforced for doing so,are indications of weakness in which language acquisition view?

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

Morphology refers to

Research on the ability of infants to understand words indicates that infants

Three-year-old Aspen said to her mother,"Me went to the park.Is you went too?" She is displaying errors in

Marquessa is teaching her son to read by sounding out each letter in a word before allowing him to read storybooks.What approach is she using?

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