Question 1

According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a language problem is an impairment in the comprehension or production of all of the following except

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A) spoken language. 
B) written language. 
C) language that is heard. 
D) American Sign Language. 
A) spoken language. 
B) written language. 
C) language that is heard. 
D) American Sign Language. C

Question 2

The younger people are when they move to the United States from a non-English-speaking country,

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A) the greater their preference for reading books in English. 
B) the less they speak their native language. 
C) the greater their mastery of the English language. 
D) the less their mastery of the English language. 
A) the greater their preference for reading books in English. 
B) the less they speak their native language. 
C) the greater their mastery of the English language. 
D) the less their mastery of the English language. C

Question 3

How people actually use language in a social context is called

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

Question 4

The assumption for word learning in which children assume that different words refer to different things is

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A) the mutual exclusivity assumption. 
B) the whole-object assumption. 
C) the taxonomic assumption. 
D) the lexicon assumption. 
A) the mutual exclusivity assumption. 
B) the whole-object assumption. 
C) the taxonomic assumption. 
D) the lexicon assumption.

Question 5

Damage to Broca's area, located in the frontal lobes, usually results in problems with

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A) speech comprehension. 
B) speech production. 
C) hearing. 
D) vision 
A) speech comprehension. 
B) speech production. 
C) hearing. 
D) vision

Question 6

Which of the following increases most significantly as children begin the school years?

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A) semantics 
B) syntax 
C) grammar 
D) phonology 
A) semantics 
B) syntax 
C) grammar 
D) phonology

Question 7

When the language areas of the left hemisphere are damaged early in life,

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A) there is little hope that the child's speech will ever develop normally. 
B) there is little plasticity. 
C) other areas of the brain take over the language function of the damages areas. 
D) there is likely cognition damage as well. 
A) there is little hope that the child's speech will ever develop normally. 
B) there is little plasticity. 
C) other areas of the brain take over the language function of the damages areas. 
D) there is likely cognition damage as well.

Question 8

Parents promote children's conversational skills, often while

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A) having conversations with other adults. 
B) reading children stories. 
C) disciplining children. 
D) teaching children good manners. 
A) having conversations with other adults. 
B) reading children stories. 
C) disciplining children. 
D) teaching children good manners.

Question 9

Which of the following is not true of babbling?

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A) Infants babble only in the presence of others, as a form of communication. 
B) English babies babble in English and Japanese babies babble in Japanese. 
C) It is typically characterized by repeated sequences of consonants and vowels. 
D) It is probably based, at least partly, on infants' reproducing sounds that they hear. 
A) Infants babble only in the presence of others, as a form of communication. 
B) English babies babble in English and Japanese babies babble in Japanese. 
C) It is typically characterized by repeated sequences of consonants and vowels. 
D) It is probably based, at least partly, on infants' reproducing sounds that they hear.

Question 10

One of the main features of Textspeak is

Accepted Answer

A) contractions. 
B) rebus abbreviations. 
C) active language. 
D) pidgins. 
A) contractions. 
B) rebus abbreviations. 
C) active language. 
D) pidgins.

Question 11

Who proposed that children learn not only words, but also grammar, via the mechanisms of operant and classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A) Skinner 
B) Vygotsky 
C) Piaget 
D) Freud 
A) Skinner 
B) Vygotsky 
C) Piaget 
D) Freud

Question 12

English-speaking children would probably have the most difficulty learning

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A) Spanish. 
B) French. 
C) Chinese. 
D) American Sign Language. 
A) Spanish. 
B) French. 
C) Chinese. 
D) American Sign Language.

Question 13

Constraints on word learning

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A) help children learn the meanings of words. 
B) cause children to overextend the meanings of words. 
C) cause children to underextend the meanings of words. 
D) decelerates the rate of children's learning new vocabulary. 
A) help children learn the meanings of words. 
B) cause children to overextend the meanings of words. 
C) cause children to underextend the meanings of words. 
D) decelerates the rate of children's learning new vocabulary.

Question 14

The actual sounds that speakers produce are called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

In Black English, which of the following describes a person who does not usually play poker but is playing poker at this moment?

Accepted Answer

A) "He play poker." 
B) "He playing poker." 
C) "He be playing poker." 
D) "Him, he be playing poker." 
A) "He play poker." 
B) "He playing poker." 
C) "He be playing poker." 
D) "Him, he be playing poker."

Question 16

Universal grammar refers to the basic grammatical rules that typify all languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Effective communication requires that children be able to take the perspective of another person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lenneberg's position that language is based in biology, not in learning, was based on the ideas that language is all of the following except that

Accepted Answer

A) it is difficult to prevent. 
B) it is species uniform 
C) it develops in a regular sequence. 
D) it is learned in the way that other abilities are learned. 
A) it is difficult to prevent. 
B) it is species uniform 
C) it develops in a regular sequence. 
D) it is learned in the way that other abilities are learned.

Question 19

Researchers have shown that the side of the brain that controls babbling

Accepted Answer

A) is the same as the side that controls later language. 
B) is different from the side that controls smiling. 
C) is different from the side that controls later language. 
D) merges with the side that controls later language. 
A) is the same as the side that controls later language. 
B) is different from the side that controls smiling. 
C) is different from the side that controls later language. 
D) merges with the side that controls later language.

Question 20

Children who have simultaneous bilingualism often show higher levels of metalinguistic awareness than monolingual children, which has been linked to better proficiency in reading and writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a language problem is an impairment in the comprehension or production of all of the following except

The younger people are when they move to the United States from a non-English-speaking country,

How people actually use language in a social context is called

The assumption for word learning in which children assume that different words refer to different things is

Damage to Broca's area, located in the frontal lobes, usually results in problems with

Which of the following increases most significantly as children begin the school years?

When the language areas of the left hemisphere are damaged early in life,

Parents promote children's conversational skills, often while

Which of the following is not true of babbling?

One of the main features of Textspeak is

Who proposed that children learn not only words, but also grammar, via the mechanisms of operant and classical conditioning?

English-speaking children would probably have the most difficulty learning

Constraints on word learning

The actual sounds that speakers produce are called

In Black English, which of the following describes a person who does not usually play poker but is playing poker at this moment?

Universal grammar refers to the basic grammatical rules that typify all languages.

Effective communication requires that children be able to take the perspective of another person.

Lenneberg's position that language is based in biology, not in learning, was based on the ideas that language is all of the following except that

Researchers have shown that the side of the brain that controls babbling

Children who have simultaneous bilingualism often show higher levels of metalinguistic awareness than monolingual children, which has been linked to better proficiency in reading and writing.

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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Exam 9: Language Development

According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a language problem is an impairment in the comprehension or production of all of the following except

The younger people are when they move to the United States from a non-English-speaking country,

How people actually use language in a social context is called

The assumption for word learning in which children assume that different words refer to different things is

Damage to Broca's area, located in the frontal lobes, usually results in problems with

Which of the following increases most significantly as children begin the school years?

When the language areas of the left hemisphere are damaged early in life,

Parents promote children's conversational skills, often while

Which of the following is not true of babbling?

One of the main features of Textspeak is

Who proposed that children learn not only words, but also grammar, via the mechanisms of operant and classical conditioning?

English-speaking children would probably have the most difficulty learning

Constraints on word learning

The actual sounds that speakers produce are called

In Black English, which of the following describes a person who does not usually play poker but is playing poker at this moment?

Universal grammar refers to the basic grammatical rules that typify all languages.

Effective communication requires that children be able to take the perspective of another person.

Lenneberg's position that language is based in biology, not in learning, was based on the ideas that language is all of the following except that

Researchers have shown that the side of the brain that controls babbling

Children who have simultaneous bilingualism often show higher levels of metalinguistic awareness than monolingual children, which has been linked to better proficiency in reading and writing.

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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