Question 1

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Genie case study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genie was unable to speak at all. 
B)  Genie rapidly acquired new words, and her vocabulary continued to expand throughout the time she was studied. 
C)  Genie slowly mastered the structures of negations, questions, and embedded sentences. 
D)  Genie could perform adequately when she could rely on pragmatic cues to understand a speaker's intentions. 
A)  Genie was unable to speak at all. 
B)  Genie rapidly acquired new words, and her vocabulary continued to expand throughout the time she was studied. 
C)  Genie slowly mastered the structures of negations, questions, and embedded sentences. 
D)  Genie could perform adequately when she could rely on pragmatic cues to understand a speaker's intentions.

Question 2

Which of the following would be considered a pragmatic constraint?

Accepted Answer

A)  mutual exclusivity 
B)  poverty of the stimulus 
C)  shape bias 
D)  whole-object bias 
A)  mutual exclusivity 
B)  poverty of the stimulus 
C)  shape bias 
D)  whole-object bias

Question 3

The sentence "Bill was surprised by how quickly he finished the exam" has two possible meanings in that "Bill" and "he" could refer to the same person or different people.The sentence, "He was surprised by how quickly Bill finished the exam" has only one potential meaning as "he" and "Bill" are different people.This pattern of relating pronouns to noun phrases is found in all known languages making it a:

Accepted Answer

A)  common language guideline 
B)  global syntax 
C)  pragmatic rule 
D)  universal constraint 
A)  common language guideline 
B)  global syntax 
C)  pragmatic rule 
D)  universal constraint

Question 4

All of the following are claims about language made by Vygotsky EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  over the course of early development, the child internalizes her own language, making it the vehicle for thinking about the world 
B)  before language is internalized, the child's thoughts are entirely concrete and tied to the here and now 
C)  language liberates the child's thoughts by making them more abstract and therefore a more powerful way of understanding meanings and categories 
D)  language may facilitate thought in children by providing additional memory and attention support, but language does not affect thought in adults 
A)  over the course of early development, the child internalizes her own language, making it the vehicle for thinking about the world 
B)  before language is internalized, the child's thoughts are entirely concrete and tied to the here and now 
C)  language liberates the child's thoughts by making them more abstract and therefore a more powerful way of understanding meanings and categories 
D)  language may facilitate thought in children by providing additional memory and attention support, but language does not affect thought in adults

Question 5

A researcher wants to learn whether children understand the difference between two sentences: "Jack pushed Jill" and "Jill pushed Jack." This researcher is focused on:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Kathy has just celebrated her third birthday.It is likely that in the next few months there will be:

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid growth in the length of her utterances 
B)  rapid growth in her use of embedded clauses 
C)  rapid growth in both the length of her utterances and use of embedded clauses 
D)  no change in her length of utterances or use of embedded clauses 
A)  rapid growth in the length of her utterances 
B)  rapid growth in her use of embedded clauses 
C)  rapid growth in both the length of her utterances and use of embedded clauses 
D)  no change in her length of utterances or use of embedded clauses

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Genie case study?

Which of the following would be considered a pragmatic constraint?

All of the following are claims about language made by Vygotsky EXCEPT:

A researcher wants to learn whether children understand the difference between two sentences: "Jack pushed Jill" and "Jill pushed Jack." This researcher is focused on:

Kathy has just celebrated her third birthday.It is likely that in the next few months there will be:

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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Exam 8: Language Development

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Genie case study?

Which of the following would be considered a pragmatic constraint?

All of the following are claims about language made by Vygotsky EXCEPT:

A researcher wants to learn whether children understand the difference between two sentences: "Jack pushed Jill" and "Jill pushed Jack." This researcher is focused on:

Kathy has just celebrated her third birthday.It is likely that in the next few months there will be:

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

Filters