Question 1

Modern nativist theorists essentially propose that

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A) language acquisition grows out of children's social interaction with others. 
B) language is based in large part on children's developing social-cognitive abilities. 
C) children possess a language instinct. 
D) the first word a child raised in vocal isolation utters will be from the world's oldest language. 
A) language acquisition grows out of children's social interaction with others. 
B) language is based in large part on children's developing social-cognitive abilities. 
C) children possess a language instinct. 
D) the first word a child raised in vocal isolation utters will be from the world's oldest language.

Question 2

The emergence of language in humans can be seen as an expression of a new mode of thinking,

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A) reasoning. 
B) symbolic thought. 
C) social intuition. 
D) creative thought 
A) reasoning. 
B) symbolic thought. 
C) social intuition. 
D) creative thought

Question 3

As children learn to form questions, which of the following do they tend to use first?

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A) constructions with external question markers 
B) constructions with auxiliaries 
C) constructions with subject-auxiliary inversion in wh- questions 
D) constructions with compounds 
A) constructions with external question markers 
B) constructions with auxiliaries 
C) constructions with subject-auxiliary inversion in wh- questions 
D) constructions with compounds

Question 4

Which of the following tend not to be among the first words that children learn?

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A) nouns 
B) verbs 
C) objects that children can hold 
D) words used in social interactions 
A) nouns 
B) verbs 
C) objects that children can hold 
D) words used in social interactions

Question 5

Children take advantage of ______ in figuring out the particular grammar of their mother tongue.

Accepted Answer

A) constraints 
B) specific domains 
C) interpretations 
D) bekos 
A) constraints 
B) specific domains 
C) interpretations 
D) bekos

Question 6

More than any other aspect of language, texting has affected

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following is not true of infant-directed speech?

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A) Adults use it intentionally with infants and young children. 
B) It is high-pitched. 
C) It is repetitious and full of questions. 
D) It has exaggerated modulations. 
A) Adults use it intentionally with infants and young children. 
B) It is high-pitched. 
C) It is repetitious and full of questions. 
D) It has exaggerated modulations.

Question 8

Social-interactionist theorists believe that language is acquired via the operation of a set of domain-specific skills, which, by definition, are independent of other cognitive abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following would be least typical of children between 3 and 3 ½ years old?

Accepted Answer

A) multiclause utterances 
B) increasing length of word combinations 
C) adding grammatical morphemes 
D) using negatives and question forms 
A) multiclause utterances 
B) increasing length of word combinations 
C) adding grammatical morphemes 
D) using negatives and question forms

Question 10

Children tend to leave out all of the following when they begin to form sentences except

Accepted Answer

A) auxiliary verbs 
B) adjectives 
C) prepositions 
D) determinants 
A) auxiliary verbs 
B) adjectives 
C) prepositions 
D) determinants

Question 11

Which of the following is not true of verbal repairs?

Accepted Answer

A) They reflect children's inability to be sensitive to their listeners. 
B) They are the adjustment of speech when children make errors in communication. 
C) They tend to increase over the preschool and into the early school years. 
D) They decrease from middle childhood into adolescence. 
A) They reflect children's inability to be sensitive to their listeners. 
B) They are the adjustment of speech when children make errors in communication. 
C) They tend to increase over the preschool and into the early school years. 
D) They decrease from middle childhood into adolescence.

Question 12

At about what age do babies experience a transitional period, when changes in the structure of the vocal tract let them produce more complex sounds, such as "buuuuu" and "paaaa"?

Accepted Answer

A) 2-3 months 
B) 4-6 months 
C) 7-8 months 
D) 9-10 months 
A) 2-3 months 
B) 4-6 months 
C) 7-8 months 
D) 9-10 months

Question 13

Fast mapping refers to

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A) children's ability to understand communication based on gestures. 
B) children's ability to put words together to form sentences. 
C) children's ability to repeat words correctly. 
D) children's ability to learn new words based on very little input. 
A) children's ability to understand communication based on gestures. 
B) children's ability to put words together to form sentences. 
C) children's ability to repeat words correctly. 
D) children's ability to learn new words based on very little input.

Question 14

Babbling begins around 6 to 10 months of age, reflecting anatomic changes in the vocal
apparatus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Parameters refer to aspects of a grammar that

Accepted Answer

A) are universal. 
B) vary within a language. 
C) vary across all languages. 
D) distinguish languages from one another. 
A) are universal. 
B) vary within a language. 
C) vary across all languages. 
D) distinguish languages from one another.

Question 16

Using the word "Fluffy," to refer not only to the family pet but also to all cats that one encounters is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) holophrastic speech. 
B) whole-object assumption. 
C) overextension. 
D) underextension. 
A) holophrastic speech. 
B) whole-object assumption. 
C) overextension. 
D) underextension.

Question 17

Which of the following does Textspeak use to convey emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) prosody 
B) intonations 
C) emoticons 
D) new vocabulary 
A) prosody 
B) intonations 
C) emoticons 
D) new vocabulary

Question 18

Vygotsky focused on the phenomenon of children talking to themselves, which he called

Accepted Answer

A) self-directed speech. 
B) private speech. 
C) a collective monologue. 
D) telegraphic speech. 
A) self-directed speech. 
B) private speech. 
C) a collective monologue. 
D) telegraphic speech.

Question 19

Children are very likely to

Accepted Answer

A) acquire speech without gestures than with gestures. 
B) make no association with gestures and speech. 
C) acquire a new gesture and transfer it to speech. 
D) acquire new speech and transfer it a gesture. 
A) acquire speech without gestures than with gestures. 
B) make no association with gestures and speech. 
C) acquire a new gesture and transfer it to speech. 
D) acquire new speech and transfer it a gesture.

Question 20

Full pragmatic competence requires that the speaker do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) remember previous exchanges with the person. 
B) decide how the person should be approached in a conversation. 
C) express one's thoughts to the person. 
D) make inferences about the person's thoughts, feelings, knowledge, and beliefs. 
A) remember previous exchanges with the person. 
B) decide how the person should be approached in a conversation. 
C) express one's thoughts to the person. 
D) make inferences about the person's thoughts, feelings, knowledge, and beliefs.

Modern nativist theorists essentially propose that

The emergence of language in humans can be seen as an expression of a new mode of thinking,

As children learn to form questions, which of the following do they tend to use first?

Which of the following tend not to be among the first words that children learn?

Children take advantage of ______ in figuring out the particular grammar of their mother tongue.

More than any other aspect of language, texting has affected

Which of the following is not true of infant-directed speech?

Social-interactionist theorists believe that language is acquired via the operation of a set of domain-specific skills, which, by definition, are independent of other cognitive abilities.

Which of the following would be least typical of children between 3 and 3 ½ years old?

Children tend to leave out all of the following when they begin to form sentences except

Which of the following is not true of verbal repairs?

At about what age do babies experience a transitional period, when changes in the structure of the vocal tract let them produce more complex sounds, such as "buuuuu" and "paaaa"?

Fast mapping refers to

Babbling begins around 6 to 10 months of age, reflecting anatomic changes in the vocal apparatus.

Parameters refer to aspects of a grammar that

Using the word "Fluffy," to refer not only to the family pet but also to all cats that one encounters is an example of

Which of the following does Textspeak use to convey emotions?

Vygotsky focused on the phenomenon of children talking to themselves, which he called

Children are very likely to

Full pragmatic competence requires that the speaker do all of the following except

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

Modern nativist theorists essentially propose that

The emergence of language in humans can be seen as an expression of a new mode of thinking,

As children learn to form questions, which of the following do they tend to use first?

Which of the following tend not to be among the first words that children learn?

Children take advantage of ______ in figuring out the particular grammar of their mother tongue.

More than any other aspect of language, texting has affected

Which of the following is not true of infant-directed speech?

Social-interactionist theorists believe that language is acquired via the operation of a set of domain-specific skills, which, by definition, are independent of other cognitive abilities.

Which of the following would be least typical of children between 3 and 3 ½ years old?

Children tend to leave out all of the following when they begin to form sentences except

Which of the following is not true of verbal repairs?

At about what age do babies experience a transitional period, when changes in the structure of the vocal tract let them produce more complex sounds, such as "buuuuu" and "paaaa"?

Fast mapping refers to

Babbling begins around 6 to 10 months of age, reflecting anatomic changes in the vocal apparatus.

Parameters refer to aspects of a grammar that

Using the word "Fluffy," to refer not only to the family pet but also to all cats that one encounters is an example of

Which of the following does Textspeak use to convey emotions?

Vygotsky focused on the phenomenon of children talking to themselves, which he called

Children are very likely to

Full pragmatic competence requires that the speaker do all of the following except

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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