Question 1

At about what age can children recognize that a sentence is not worded properly when the verb used in the sentence is a familiar one?

Accepted Answer

A) between 1 and 2 years 
B) between 2 and 3.5 years 
C) between 3.5 and 5 years 
D) between 5.5 and 6 years 
A) between 1 and 2 years 
B) between 2 and 3.5 years 
C) between 3.5 and 5 years 
D) between 5.5 and 6 years

Question 2

Children of pidgin speakers

Accepted Answer

A) transform the language of their parents into a true language, often in a single generation. 
B) acquire that language from their parents. 
C) build upon the language of their parents by adding slang, just as children of all languages do. 
D) acquire the dominant language the pidgin was first based upon 
A) transform the language of their parents into a true language, often in a single generation. 
B) acquire that language from their parents. 
C) build upon the language of their parents by adding slang, just as children of all languages do. 
D) acquire the dominant language the pidgin was first based upon

Question 3

Which of the following words would children likely acquire last?

Accepted Answer

A) singing 
B) apples 
C) talked 
D) I'm 
A) singing 
B) apples 
C) talked 
D) I'm

Question 4

Language probably first developed in humans as a result of ____

Accepted Answer

A) adult men communicating while hunting. 
B) family groups expressing their emotions. 
C) mothers expressing ideas to their children. 
D) children playing purposelessly. 
A) adult men communicating while hunting. 
B) family groups expressing their emotions. 
C) mothers expressing ideas to their children. 
D) children playing purposelessly.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of hearing-impaired children?

Accepted Answer

A) Hearing-impaired children born to hearing parents show a delay in theory of-mind development. 
B) Hearing-impaired children born to hearing-impaired parents exhibit a normal pattern of theory-of-mind development. 
C) The interaction between hearing-impaired children and their parents does not affect their social-cognitive development. 
D) Hearing-impaired children have low levels of school achievement, intelligence, spatial thinking, and reasoning. 
A) Hearing-impaired children born to hearing parents show a delay in theory of-mind development. 
B) Hearing-impaired children born to hearing-impaired parents exhibit a normal pattern of theory-of-mind development. 
C) The interaction between hearing-impaired children and their parents does not affect their social-cognitive development. 
D) Hearing-impaired children have low levels of school achievement, intelligence, spatial thinking, and reasoning.

Question 6

Which of the following is not an educational difficulty associated with children who speak Black English?

Accepted Answer

A) They are less bright than children who speak standard English. 
B) They might have difficulty following a teacher's directions and understanding text. 
C) Teachers sometimes might not understand children who speak Black English, and vice versa. 
D) Black English is not the language of the schools. 
A) They are less bright than children who speak standard English. 
B) They might have difficulty following a teacher's directions and understanding text. 
C) Teachers sometimes might not understand children who speak Black English, and vice versa. 
D) Black English is not the language of the schools.

Question 7

Viewing something as being funny depends on one's ability to recognize

Accepted Answer

A) irony. 
B) interpretations. 
C) incongruity. 
D) subtlety. 
A) irony. 
B) interpretations. 
C) incongruity. 
D) subtlety.

Question 8

Generally receptive language develops sooner than productive language, with infants being able to recognize 10 conventional words 2 to 3 months before they can produce their first word.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following do social-interactionist theorists not associated with language development?

Accepted Answer

A) social development 
B) social-cognitive skills 
C) the increasing tendency to see other people as intentional agents 
D) its independence from other domains 
A) social development 
B) social-cognitive skills 
C) the increasing tendency to see other people as intentional agents 
D) its independence from other domains

Question 10

Chomsky proposed that children are born with a specialized "mental organ," the language acquisition device (LAD), which allows them to

Accepted Answer

A) understand any language that is spoken around them at birth. 
B) speak any language fluently once they learn the pragmatics of the language. 
C) compare the structure of the language they hear to the innate grammar they were born with and make appropriate modifications. 
D) develop expertise in the form of the language that is spoken around them. 
A) understand any language that is spoken around them at birth. 
B) speak any language fluently once they learn the pragmatics of the language. 
C) compare the structure of the language they hear to the innate grammar they were born with and make appropriate modifications. 
D) develop expertise in the form of the language that is spoken around them.

Question 11

A 2008 survey found that typical American teenagers received or made about how many text messages per day?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 30 
D) 80 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 30 
D) 80

Question 12

Which of the following is not typical of children with Williams syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) They have enhanced memory abilities. 
B) They have language abilities similar to those of normal children of the same age. 
C) They have difficulties distinguishing between a joke and a lie. 
D) They have an affinity for music. 
A) They have enhanced memory abilities. 
B) They have language abilities similar to those of normal children of the same age. 
C) They have difficulties distinguishing between a joke and a lie. 
D) They have an affinity for music.

Question 13

The greatest benefits in a variety of aspects seem to accrue to children who are

Accepted Answer

A) monolingual. 
B) sequentially bilingual. 
C) simultaneously bilingual. 
D) semilingual. 
A) monolingual. 
B) sequentially bilingual. 
C) simultaneously bilingual. 
D) semilingual.

Question 14

The assumption for word learning in which children initially assume that words refer to other things that are similar is

Accepted Answer

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 15

Which of the following does not tend to be true of children with vision impairments?

Accepted Answer

A) They frequently have many words in their vocabularies that refer to senses other than vision. 
B) They may have more trouble with the acquisition of phonemes that involve visible articulation movement of the lips. 
C) They pass the same language milestones at the same time as sighted children. 
D) They have the pragmatic competence as sighted children. 
A) They frequently have many words in their vocabularies that refer to senses other than vision. 
B) They may have more trouble with the acquisition of phonemes that involve visible articulation movement of the lips. 
C) They pass the same language milestones at the same time as sighted children. 
D) They have the pragmatic competence as sighted children.

Question 16

The later someone is exposed to a new language, the easier it is for him or her to
acquire it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Distinctive styles of speaking that are used only in specific contexts are called

Accepted Answer

A) speech patterns. 
B) speech registers. 
C) telegraphic speech. 
D) active speech 
A) speech patterns. 
B) speech registers. 
C) telegraphic speech. 
D) active speech

Question 18

By what age do children usually have a vocabulary of about 500 words?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 years 
B) 3 years 
C) 3 years. 
D) 4 years 
A) 2 years 
B) 3 years 
C) 3 years. 
D) 4 years

Question 19

Linguistic turn-taking in conversations may have its origins in

Accepted Answer

A) children monitoring their speech. 
B) monologues 
C) mutual imitation. 
D) egocentrism. 
A) children monitoring their speech. 
B) monologues 
C) mutual imitation. 
D) egocentrism.

Question 20

As they become adolescents, many African Americans ________ Black English.

Accepted Answer

A) increase their use of 
B) decrease their use of 
C) drop their use of 
D) forget 
A) increase their use of 
B) decrease their use of 
C) drop their use of 
D) forget

At about what age can children recognize that a sentence is not worded properly when the verb used in the sentence is a familiar one?

Children of pidgin speakers

Which of the following words would children likely acquire last?

Language probably first developed in humans as a result of ____

Which of the following is true of hearing-impaired children?

Which of the following is not an educational difficulty associated with children who speak Black English?

Viewing something as being funny depends on one's ability to recognize

Generally receptive language develops sooner than productive language, with infants being able to recognize 10 conventional words 2 to 3 months before they can produce their first word.

Which of the following do social-interactionist theorists not associated with language development?

Chomsky proposed that children are born with a specialized "mental organ," the language acquisition device (LAD), which allows them to

A 2008 survey found that typical American teenagers received or made about how many text messages per day?

Which of the following is not typical of children with Williams syndrome?

The greatest benefits in a variety of aspects seem to accrue to children who are

The assumption for word learning in which children initially assume that words refer to other things that are similar is

Which of the following does not tend to be true of children with vision impairments?

The later someone is exposed to a new language, the easier it is for him or her to acquire it.

Distinctive styles of speaking that are used only in specific contexts are called

By what age do children usually have a vocabulary of about 500 words?

Linguistic turn-taking in conversations may have its origins in

As they become adolescents, many African Americans ________ Black English.

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

At about what age can children recognize that a sentence is not worded properly when the verb used in the sentence is a familiar one?

Children of pidgin speakers

Which of the following words would children likely acquire last?

Language probably first developed in humans as a result of ____

Which of the following is true of hearing-impaired children?

Which of the following is not an educational difficulty associated with children who speak Black English?

Viewing something as being funny depends on one's ability to recognize

Generally receptive language develops sooner than productive language, with infants being able to recognize 10 conventional words 2 to 3 months before they can produce their first word.

Which of the following do social-interactionist theorists not associated with language development?

Chomsky proposed that children are born with a specialized "mental organ," the language acquisition device (LAD), which allows them to

A 2008 survey found that typical American teenagers received or made about how many text messages per day?

Which of the following is not typical of children with Williams syndrome?

The greatest benefits in a variety of aspects seem to accrue to children who are

The assumption for word learning in which children initially assume that words refer to other things that are similar is

Which of the following does not tend to be true of children with vision impairments?

The later someone is exposed to a new language, the easier it is for him or her to acquire it.

Distinctive styles of speaking that are used only in specific contexts are called

By what age do children usually have a vocabulary of about 500 words?

Linguistic turn-taking in conversations may have its origins in

As they become adolescents, many African Americans ________ Black English.

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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