Exam 8: Language Development

Gina has experienced damage to a region in the posterior part of the temporal lobe.Her semantic abilities are impaired but her syntax seems to be largely intact.Gina has experienced damage to:

All of the following statements about bilingualism are true EXCEPT:

"Jackson saw the boy who was wearing red drink from the water fountain down the hall." This is an example of:

All of the following are three common types of constraints on word meaning EXCEPT:

Explain the concept of generativity and its importance for language.

What is fast mapping and why is it thought to be possible?

Describe Vygotsky's view that the emergence of language reshapes thought.

All of the following are claims of the connectionist approach to language learning EXCEPT:

Differentiate between characteristic and defining features.

How does parental responsiveness affect language development?

All of the following are true characteristics associated with Williams syndrome EXCEPT:

Seven-month-olds were presented with phoneme sequences that follow a rule-based pattern, the ABA rule.The infant heard sounds like "ga ti ga." In the test phase, the infant heard new sound sequences that followed the old rule or violated the rule.The infants:

All of the following are true of the development of narrative skills EXCEPT:

Jane, a toddler, frequently hears imperfect speech full of false starts, interruptions, and unfinished sentences.Because she is hearing imperfect speech, some researchers would argue that this is not a sufficient basis for Jane to learn language.These researchers support the ________ argument.

What are two limitations of behaviorist models of language learning?

What is a U-shaped developmental curve and how does children's understanding of past tense forms demonstrate this pattern?

What evidence suggests that there may be a critical period for language acquisition?

All of the following statements are true of specific language impairment (SLI) EXCEPT:

Which of the following would be considered a conceptual constraint?

Which of the following statements is true about deaf infants exposed to sign language?