Exam 6: Development of Language and Symbol Use

Descriptions of past events that have the basic structure of a story are referred to as

When young children talk with their peers, they generally

Which child is demonstrating overextension?

In the English language, "walked" contains "walk" and "ed," which are both

Describe the relative impact of nature and nurture on language development as proposed by Chomsky and Skinner. Provide descriptive examples.

Maggie has just begun to babble. How old is she likely to be?

Using signs to communicate is referred to as

Which word is generally the first word spoken by infants who speak English?

In the study by Brown in which preschool children were shown hands kneading material in a container, young children tended to interpret "some sib" as the

Avi is 13 months old and has a large vocabulary for her age. The words she can say are referred to as her

The fact that language learning is achieved by typically developing infants across the globe indicates that language is

Based on the research reviewed in the text, which statement is the BEST advice one could give new parents regarding viewing of educational videos by their infants?

The history of Nicaraguan Sign Language (NSL) and its status as a true language with its own grammar is evidence for the _____ view of language development.

Which statement about infant-directed speech is TRUE?

Baby Jane lives with her family for 5 months and then is adopted by a family that lives in a different country and speaks a different language. According to research, in regard to Baby Jane's ability to distinguish among speech sounds in her new environment, it is likely that she will be able to

Danny is an American English-speaking child and just said his first word. Which of these is MOST likely to be that word?

Of these phrases, which is MOST likely to be spoken by a child in the telegraphic speech phase?

Children are MOST likely to extend a novel noun to a novel object with the same

In studies by DeLoache and her colleagues, 2½-year-olds who cannot use the information from the scale model to find the large version of the toy in the large room are having trouble representing the model as

Which word is generally the first word spoken by infants who speak Cantonese?