Question 1

All of the following statements about the overregularization of past tense verb endings are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  children of all ages are hearing essentially the same distributions of verbs and tenses 
B)  when they start to overregularize the past tense "-ed" rule, children are taking a pattern observed in a majority of instances and applying it to all cases 
C)  parents frequently provide feedback to children about the incorrect nature of overregularized forms 
D)  children usually have never heard these incorrect overregularizations in the speech of others 
A)  children of all ages are hearing essentially the same distributions of verbs and tenses 
B)  when they start to overregularize the past tense "-ed" rule, children are taking a pattern observed in a majority of instances and applying it to all cases 
C)  parents frequently provide feedback to children about the incorrect nature of overregularized forms 
D)  children usually have never heard these incorrect overregularizations in the speech of others

Question 2

Owen is 18 months old.Which of these two-word utterances is Owen LEAST likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A)  dessert eat 
B)  sweater chair 
C)  mommy read 
D)  more juice 
A)  dessert eat 
B)  sweater chair 
C)  mommy read 
D)  more juice

Question 3

Grace is in the car with her mother.They drive by a cow in a pasture, and Grace says "horse." This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  connectionism 
B)  fast mapping 
C)  overextension 
D)  underextension 
A)  connectionism 
B)  fast mapping 
C)  overextension 
D)  underextension

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  parents and other caregivers gradually shape infants' linguistic response patterns, which gradually become more like adult language 
B)  parents should respond more positively to babbles that resemble adult speech sound and more negatively to those that do not 
C)  parents should respond more positively as children utter strings of words that come closer and closer to adult grammatical patterns 
D)  bilingual and even trilingual children should acquire all their languages together at about the same time as monolingual children 
A)  parents and other caregivers gradually shape infants' linguistic response patterns, which gradually become more like adult language 
B)  parents should respond more positively to babbles that resemble adult speech sound and more negatively to those that do not 
C)  parents should respond more positively as children utter strings of words that come closer and closer to adult grammatical patterns 
D)  bilingual and even trilingual children should acquire all their languages together at about the same time as monolingual children

Question 5

What approach to language learning is supported by Noam Chomsky?

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorist approach 
B)  connectionist approach 
C)  nativist approach 
D)  statistical learning approach 
A)  behaviorist approach 
B)  connectionist approach 
C)  nativist approach 
D)  statistical learning approach

Question 6

A team of researchers is looking closely at neural dissociations between brain functions that support language and those involved in other areas of cognition.This will enable them to learn about:

Accepted Answer

A)  branching direction 
B)  domain specificity 
C)  language acquisition devices 
D)  natural language 
A)  branching direction 
B)  domain specificity 
C)  language acquisition devices 
D)  natural language

Question 7

________ is a way of representing networks of associations based on computer simulations with multiple levels of associations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Branching directions 
B)  Connectionism 
C)  Principles and parameters approach 
D)  Statistical learning 
A)  Branching directions 
B)  Connectionism 
C)  Principles and parameters approach 
D)  Statistical learning

Question 8

"Dog," "s," and "pre" are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  holophrases 
B)  morphemes 
C)  phonemes 
D)  telegraphic speech 
A)  holophrases 
B)  morphemes 
C)  phonemes 
D)  telegraphic speech

Question 9

Sam sees a newspaper headline that says, "Children make nutritious snacks." He laughs because he recognizes this headline can have two different meanings.The use of double entendres is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect language 
B)  overextension 
C)  telegraphic speech 
D)  riddle of reference 
A)  indirect language 
B)  overextension 
C)  telegraphic speech 
D)  riddle of reference

Question 10

Vanessa has a newborn son.At what age can she expect her son to start putting together strings of words in utterances of two or more words?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year 
B)  1¹/₂ years 
C)  2 years 
D)  2¹/₂ years 
A)  1 year 
B)  1¹/₂ years 
C)  2 years 
D)  2¹/₂ years

Question 11

What are two reasons that children younger than 6 years of age fail the referential communication task?

Accepted Answer

In the referential communication task, o

Question 12

Hailey is visiting a friend in Hungary.She has never been to Hungary and does not speak Hungarian.Someone says "kutya" and points to a dog.How can Hailey know what the native is talking about and translate the word "kutya" correctly? This illustrates the:

Accepted Answer

A)  fast mapping principle 
B)  linguistic relativity hypothesis 
C)  referential communications task 
D)  riddle of reference 
A)  fast mapping principle 
B)  linguistic relativity hypothesis 
C)  referential communications task 
D)  riddle of reference

Question 13

Using a relatively small number of basic linguistic components and rules, we can create a boundless variety of unique expressions.This characteristic of language is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  creativity 
B)  generativity 
C)  naturality 
D)  phonology 
A)  creativity 
B)  generativity 
C)  naturality 
D)  phonology

Question 14

Tanay sees a ball and an object he has not previously seen before.His teacher asks Tanay to "bring me the hula hoop." Tanay will likely assume:

Accepted Answer

A)  hula hoop is another name for ball 
B)  hula hoop refers to the new object 
C)  hula hoop refers to all toys including the ball and new object 
D)  hula hoop refers to neither the ball nor the new object 
A)  hula hoop is another name for ball 
B)  hula hoop refers to the new object 
C)  hula hoop refers to all toys including the ball and new object 
D)  hula hoop refers to neither the ball nor the new object

Question 15

Dr.Diener studies how different cultures use language to convey meaning.Dr.Diener is focused on:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of these words is a child likely to learn first?

Accepted Answer

A)  dog 
B)  fluffy 
C)  poodle 
D)  mammal 
A)  dog 
B)  fluffy 
C)  poodle 
D)  mammal

Question 17

Gyms are places where individuals go to exercise.This is an example of a ________ property.

Accepted Answer

A)  characteristic 
B)  defining 
C)  distinguishing 
D)  universal 
A)  characteristic 
B)  defining 
C)  distinguishing 
D)  universal

Question 18

Dr.Ha is interested in discovering whether children understand the difference between the following sentences: "Roy gave Lisa a cookie" and "Lisa gave Roy a cookie." Dr.Ha's research question focuses on:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preschoolers more often base their notions of word meanings on defining features, and elementary schoolchildren more often use characteristic features. 
B)  Preschoolers more often base their notions of word meanings on characteristic features, and elementary schoolchildren more often use defining features. 
C)  Both preschoolers and elementary schoolchildren more often base their notions of word meanings on defining features than on characteristic features. 
D)  Both preschoolers and elementary schoolchildren more often base their notions of word meanings on characteristic features than on defining features. 
A)  Preschoolers more often base their notions of word meanings on defining features, and elementary schoolchildren more often use characteristic features. 
B)  Preschoolers more often base their notions of word meanings on characteristic features, and elementary schoolchildren more often use defining features. 
C)  Both preschoolers and elementary schoolchildren more often base their notions of word meanings on defining features than on characteristic features. 
D)  Both preschoolers and elementary schoolchildren more often base their notions of word meanings on characteristic features than on defining features.

Question 20

________ constraints take the form of consistent rule patterns across all languages, which result in specific structural features all languages share.

Accepted Answer

A)  Generative 
B)  Global 
C)  Pragmatic 
D)  Universal 
A)  Generative 
B)  Global 
C)  Pragmatic 
D)  Universal

All of the following statements about the overregularization of past tense verb endings are true EXCEPT:

Owen is 18 months old.Which of these two-word utterances is Owen LEAST likely to make?

Grace is in the car with her mother.They drive by a cow in a pasture, and Grace says "horse." This is an example of:

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

What approach to language learning is supported by Noam Chomsky?

A team of researchers is looking closely at neural dissociations between brain functions that support language and those involved in other areas of cognition.This will enable them to learn about:

________ is a way of representing networks of associations based on computer simulations with multiple levels of associations.

"Dog," "s," and "pre" are all examples of:

Sam sees a newspaper headline that says, "Children make nutritious snacks." He laughs because he recognizes this headline can have two different meanings.The use of double entendres is an example of:

Vanessa has a newborn son.At what age can she expect her son to start putting together strings of words in utterances of two or more words?

What are two reasons that children younger than 6 years of age fail the referential communication task?

Hailey is visiting a friend in Hungary.She has never been to Hungary and does not speak Hungarian.Someone says "kutya" and points to a dog.How can Hailey know what the native is talking about and translate the word "kutya" correctly? This illustrates the:

Using a relatively small number of basic linguistic components and rules, we can create a boundless variety of unique expressions.This characteristic of language is known as:

Tanay sees a ball and an object he has not previously seen before.His teacher asks Tanay to "bring me the hula hoop." Tanay will likely assume:

Dr.Diener studies how different cultures use language to convey meaning.Dr.Diener is focused on:

Which of these words is a child likely to learn first?

Gyms are places where individuals go to exercise.This is an example of a ________ property.

Dr.Ha is interested in discovering whether children understand the difference between the following sentences: "Roy gave Lisa a cookie" and "Lisa gave Roy a cookie." Dr.Ha's research question focuses on:

Which of the following statements is true?

________ constraints take the form of consistent rule patterns across all languages, which result in specific structural features all languages share.

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Exam 8: Language Development

All of the following statements about the overregularization of past tense verb endings are true EXCEPT:

Owen is 18 months old.Which of these two-word utterances is Owen LEAST likely to make?

Grace is in the car with her mother.They drive by a cow in a pasture, and Grace says "horse." This is an example of:

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

What approach to language learning is supported by Noam Chomsky?

A team of researchers is looking closely at neural dissociations between brain functions that support language and those involved in other areas of cognition.This will enable them to learn about:

________ is a way of representing networks of associations based on computer simulations with multiple levels of associations.

"Dog," "s," and "pre" are all examples of:

Sam sees a newspaper headline that says, "Children make nutritious snacks." He laughs because he recognizes this headline can have two different meanings.The use of double entendres is an example of:

Vanessa has a newborn son.At what age can she expect her son to start putting together strings of words in utterances of two or more words?

What are two reasons that children younger than 6 years of age fail the referential communication task?

Hailey is visiting a friend in Hungary.She has never been to Hungary and does not speak Hungarian.Someone says "kutya" and points to a dog.How can Hailey know what the native is talking about and translate the word "kutya" correctly? This illustrates the:

Using a relatively small number of basic linguistic components and rules, we can create a boundless variety of unique expressions.This characteristic of language is known as:

Tanay sees a ball and an object he has not previously seen before.His teacher asks Tanay to "bring me the hula hoop." Tanay will likely assume:

Dr.Diener studies how different cultures use language to convey meaning.Dr.Diener is focused on:

Which of these words is a child likely to learn first?

Gyms are places where individuals go to exercise.This is an example of a ________ property.

Dr.Ha is interested in discovering whether children understand the difference between the following sentences: "Roy gave Lisa a cookie" and "Lisa gave Roy a cookie." Dr.Ha's research question focuses on:

Which of the following statements is true?

________ constraints take the form of consistent rule patterns across all languages, which result in specific structural features all languages share.

Approaching Psychological Development

The Biology of Development

Coming to Perceive the World

The Emergence of Action

Coming to Understand the Physical World

Connecting with the Social World

The Origins of Emotion, Temperament, and Personality

The Growth of Knowledge

The Growth of Cognitive Skills

Intelligence and Schooling

Morality in Thought and Action

Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others

Becoming Part of the Family

Becoming Part of the Community

Psychopathology in Childhood

Development after Childhood and Adolescence

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