Question 1

_____ refers to the fact that certain sounds are more likely to appear together than are others in language.

Accepted Answer

A) Distributional properties 
B) Voice onset time 
C) Categorical perception 
D) Word segmentation 
A) Distributional properties 
B) Voice onset time 
C) Categorical perception 
D) Word segmentation

Question 2

Research examining groups of deaf children who had no exposure to formal spoken or signed languages has demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

A) children rarely go beyond the linguistic input they receive. 
B) although children sometimes go beyond the linguistic input they receive, their spontaneous language remains far from qualifying as a true language. 
C) children do go beyond the linguistic input they receive, and their spontaneous language can develop into a true language. 
D) children who are not exposed to a formal language are unable to comprehend or produce language. 
A) children rarely go beyond the linguistic input they receive. 
B) although children sometimes go beyond the linguistic input they receive, their spontaneous language remains far from qualifying as a true language. 
C) children do go beyond the linguistic input they receive, and their spontaneous language can develop into a true language. 
D) children who are not exposed to a formal language are unable to comprehend or produce language.

Question 3

Toddler Arielle sees a baby being tickled by a boy and hears her mother say, "The boy is tickling the baby." Arielle has never heard anyone use the word "tickling." Arielle figures out that "tickling" is what the boy is doing to the baby, not what the baby is doing (laughing and waving her arms in delight), through

Accepted Answer

A) syntactic bootstrapping. 
B) intersubjectivity. 
C) fast mapping. 
D) attending to the linguistic category of the novel word. 
A) syntactic bootstrapping. 
B) intersubjectivity. 
C) fast mapping. 
D) attending to the linguistic category of the novel word.

Question 4

David is drawing a picture of a house. Which skill is NOT necessary for him to have in order to draw a house?

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to symbolize 
B) planning 
C) spatial coordination 
D) gross motor skills 
A) the ability to symbolize 
B) planning 
C) spatial coordination 
D) gross motor skills

Question 5

Children's semantic development refers to their learning of the

Accepted Answer

A) meaning system and words of their language. 
B) cultural rules for how their language is used. 
C) rules for combining the words in their language. 
D) sound system of their language. 
A) meaning system and words of their language. 
B) cultural rules for how their language is used. 
C) rules for combining the words in their language. 
D) sound system of their language.

_____ refers to the fact that certain sounds are more likely to appear together than are others in language.

Research examining groups of deaf children who had no exposure to formal spoken or signed languages has demonstrated that

David is drawing a picture of a house. Which skill is NOT necessary for him to have in order to draw a house?

Children's semantic development refers to their learning of the

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

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Exam 6: Development of Language and Symbol Use

_____ refers to the fact that certain sounds are more likely to appear together than are others in language.

Research examining groups of deaf children who had no exposure to formal spoken or signed languages has demonstrated that

David is drawing a picture of a house. Which skill is NOT necessary for him to have in order to draw a house?

Children's semantic development refers to their learning of the

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters