Question 1

How does childcare influence language development?

Accepted Answer

Language development can be supported and advanced or cause a delay of development depending on the quality of childcare. Poor-quality care centers may impede language development, especially those in low-income communities that may have a large ratio of children to caregiver. These situations allow for less responsiveness or sensitivity to individuals. Government-funded programs such as Early Head Start provide high quality care and resources that help improve and encourage language.

Question 2

Which is the set of rules that govern the ordering of parts of speech for children that form meaningful sentences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Word mapping 
B)  Speech laws 
C)  Symphonic morphs 
D)  Syntax 
E)  Extended word queues 
A)  Word mapping 
B)  Speech laws 
C)  Symphonic morphs 
D)  Syntax 
E)  Extended word queues D

Question 3

Chomsky believed that children are innately endowed to learn language. From the options, which provides support to back Chomsky's claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants show the ability to learn from language from caregivers with scaffolding and support. 
B)  Children automatically memorize word meanings without having to practice. 
C)  Children show creative uses of language and an ability to generate an infinite number of sentences they never heard. 
D)  Language skills are inherited dispositions shown to relate to a person's genetic makeup. 
E)  Children achieve adult-like grammar understanding and usage by 2 years. 
A)  Infants show the ability to learn from language from caregivers with scaffolding and support. 
B)  Children automatically memorize word meanings without having to practice. 
C)  Children show creative uses of language and an ability to generate an infinite number of sentences they never heard. 
D)  Language skills are inherited dispositions shown to relate to a person's genetic makeup. 
E)  Children achieve adult-like grammar understanding and usage by 2 years. C

Question 4

Which is not an example of communicative accommodation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talking in a higher pitched voice when talking to an infant 
B)  Adjusting vocabulary when talking to an infant 
C)  Satisfying an infant's emotional needs when talking to the infant 
D)  Talking to other adults in the presence of an infant 
E)  Using gestures accordingly when speaking to an infant 
A)  Talking in a higher pitched voice when talking to an infant 
B)  Adjusting vocabulary when talking to an infant 
C)  Satisfying an infant's emotional needs when talking to the infant 
D)  Talking to other adults in the presence of an infant 
E)  Using gestures accordingly when speaking to an infant

Question 5

Which will impact how phonemes combine into words?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alphabet 
B)  Child age 
C)  Syntactic cues 
D)  Language 
E)  Semantics 
A)  Alphabet 
B)  Child age 
C)  Syntactic cues 
D)  Language 
E)  Semantics

Question 6

A toddler wants to leave the house and go somewhere by saying "go car?" repeatedly to his mom. This kind of speech is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  turn taking. 
B)  pragmatic speech. 
C)  gaze and gestures. 
D)  telegraphic speech. 
E)  short-worded sentence briefs. 
A)  turn taking. 
B)  pragmatic speech. 
C)  gaze and gestures. 
D)  telegraphic speech. 
E)  short-worded sentence briefs.

Question 7

When will children typically begin experimenting with different sounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants begin making simple sounds and by 12 months of age can say a handful of words. 
B)  This occurs by 8-9 months of age. 
C)  This occurs by 6 months in the form of coos. 
D)  Usually sound play comes after age 2, entering toddlerhood. 
E)  Sound experimenting is mostly dependent on a child's personality and temperament. 
A)  Infants begin making simple sounds and by 12 months of age can say a handful of words. 
B)  This occurs by 8-9 months of age. 
C)  This occurs by 6 months in the form of coos. 
D)  Usually sound play comes after age 2, entering toddlerhood. 
E)  Sound experimenting is mostly dependent on a child's personality and temperament.

Question 8

Semantic development refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  receptive language. 
B)  the process of expanding babbling sounds 
C)  the speech sounds an infant produces. 
D)  the rules for combining words. 
E)  the meaning of words and word combinations. 
A)  receptive language. 
B)  the process of expanding babbling sounds 
C)  the speech sounds an infant produces. 
D)  the rules for combining words. 
E)  the meaning of words and word combinations.

Question 9

Who was Genie ?

Accepted Answer

A)  A teenage girl who was among the first diagnosed with language disabilities 
B)  A child who survived years of abuse and neglect as a child and never fully developed language skills 
C)  A young teenager with a walking disability that limited her independence 
D)  A mother who emotionally abused her child due to behavior and socio-economic challenges 
E)  A child who suffered a brain injury that limited her ability to produce speech sounds 
A)  A teenage girl who was among the first diagnosed with language disabilities 
B)  A child who survived years of abuse and neglect as a child and never fully developed language skills 
C)  A young teenager with a walking disability that limited her independence 
D)  A mother who emotionally abused her child due to behavior and socio-economic challenges 
E)  A child who suffered a brain injury that limited her ability to produce speech sounds

Question 10

A mother who spoke both English and Spanish while her baby is just a newborn can expect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her baby will only pay attention to one language. 
B)  The baby will prefer listening to unfamiliar words in a third language. 
C)  The baby will not yet attend to either language, given newborns' limited alertness. 
D)  Her baby will show equal preference for both languages. 
E)  Babies between 0-3 months can learn more if there is only one language spoken. 
A)  Her baby will only pay attention to one language. 
B)  The baby will prefer listening to unfamiliar words in a third language. 
C)  The baby will not yet attend to either language, given newborns' limited alertness. 
D)  Her baby will show equal preference for both languages. 
E)  Babies between 0-3 months can learn more if there is only one language spoken.

Question 11

According to the reading, infants who have hearing disabilities tend to display what amount of canonical babbling relative to hearing infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less frequent 
B)  About the same mount 
C)  More frequent 
D)  A complete absence of 
E)  The same amount at first, but a decline of babbling over time 
A)  Less frequent 
B)  About the same mount 
C)  More frequent 
D)  A complete absence of 
E)  The same amount at first, but a decline of babbling over time

Question 12

Infants can use nonverbal methods-their own and those of others-to

Accepted Answer

A)  make requests, such as for food. 
B)  learn new words. 
C)  draw attention to something. 
D)  interpret the intentions of others. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  make requests, such as for food. 
B)  learn new words. 
C)  draw attention to something. 
D)  interpret the intentions of others. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 13

Which statement best explains the semantics of language as an interconnected system of words?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spelling and grammar lessons improves language, allowing a person to understand more words. 
B)  Learning a word like "ball" relates to other words such as "bounce" "round" or "kick." 
C)  Having novel words leads to hands-on learning about other words that are similar in their sounds. 
D)  Memorization allows children to create meaningful word connections. 
E)  Abilities to pronounce words fosters greater connections to a wider range of word usage. 
A)  Spelling and grammar lessons improves language, allowing a person to understand more words. 
B)  Learning a word like "ball" relates to other words such as "bounce" "round" or "kick." 
C)  Having novel words leads to hands-on learning about other words that are similar in their sounds. 
D)  Memorization allows children to create meaningful word connections. 
E)  Abilities to pronounce words fosters greater connections to a wider range of word usage.

Question 14

Malik is playing with a red triangular toy. He hears an adult use the novel word block. Malik is likely to think this new word refers to the toy, rather than its shape, it's color, or some other characteristic of it. This illustrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive bias. 
B)  universal language. 
C)  bootstrapping. 
D)  mutual exclusivity. 
E)  whole object assumption. 
A)  cognitive bias. 
B)  universal language. 
C)  bootstrapping. 
D)  mutual exclusivity. 
E)  whole object assumption.

Question 15

Which development reveals a child's growing skills in pragmatics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Producing sounds 
B)  Learning social conventions and norms around language use 
C)  Learning how to combine words into sentences 
D)  Growth in productive vocabulary 
E)  Growth in understanding the meaning of complex sentences 
A)  Producing sounds 
B)  Learning social conventions and norms around language use 
C)  Learning how to combine words into sentences 
D)  Growth in productive vocabulary 
E)  Growth in understanding the meaning of complex sentences

Question 16

In the real-life example of the word apple, _______ can describe why infants are able to detect the likelihood of ap being paired with ple?

Accepted Answer

A)  phonotactics 
B)  perceptions 
C)  statistical learning 
D)  combinations 
E)  continuous speech stream 
A)  phonotactics 
B)  perceptions 
C)  statistical learning 
D)  combinations 
E)  continuous speech stream

Question 17

When might a child experience a "vocabulary growth spurt"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Usually when formal education begins 
B)  When parents begin reading regularly to their child(ren) 
C)  At the onset of first words, which occurs around 12 months 
D)  After a few months of growth in vocabulary, around 18 months of age 
E)  Upon enrollment in nursery school where talk with peers becomes essential. 
A)  Usually when formal education begins 
B)  When parents begin reading regularly to their child(ren) 
C)  At the onset of first words, which occurs around 12 months 
D)  After a few months of growth in vocabulary, around 18 months of age 
E)  Upon enrollment in nursery school where talk with peers becomes essential.

Question 18

Which is not a scaffolding strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modeling and using gestures 
B)  Sitting near a child and not talking 
C)  Providing verbal hints and queues 
D)  Connecting to background knowledge 
E)  Using visuals 
A)  Modeling and using gestures 
B)  Sitting near a child and not talking 
C)  Providing verbal hints and queues 
D)  Connecting to background knowledge 
E)  Using visuals

Question 19

What is one way caregivers can use scaffolding to better support a child's language development?

Accepted Answer

Scaffolding includes many strategies tha

Question 20

Which statement best reflects a dynamic systems theory perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most children's language development is enhanced through caregiver scaffolding. 
B)  Children can improve language skills with interactive games and apps. 
C)  Shorter sentences and slow-talking improves language comprehension. 
D)  Children's active participation in their environment creates ways to connect words and meanings. 
E)  Children have multiple, innate abilities that interact to explain language development. 
A)  Most children's language development is enhanced through caregiver scaffolding. 
B)  Children can improve language skills with interactive games and apps. 
C)  Shorter sentences and slow-talking improves language comprehension. 
D)  Children's active participation in their environment creates ways to connect words and meanings. 
E)  Children have multiple, innate abilities that interact to explain language development.

How does childcare influence language development?

Which is the set of rules that govern the ordering of parts of speech for children that form meaningful sentences?

Chomsky believed that children are innately endowed to learn language. From the options, which provides support to back Chomsky's claim?

Which is not an example of communicative accommodation?

Which will impact how phonemes combine into words?

A toddler wants to leave the house and go somewhere by saying "go car?" repeatedly to his mom. This kind of speech is known as

When will children typically begin experimenting with different sounds?

Semantic development refers to

Who was Genie ?

A mother who spoke both English and Spanish while her baby is just a newborn can expect which of the following?

According to the reading, infants who have hearing disabilities tend to display what amount of canonical babbling relative to hearing infants?

Infants can use nonverbal methods-their own and those of others-to

Which statement best explains the semantics of language as an interconnected system of words?

Malik is playing with a red triangular toy. He hears an adult use the novel word block. Malik is likely to think this new word refers to the toy, rather than its shape, it's color, or some other characteristic of it. This illustrates the concept of

Which development reveals a child's growing skills in pragmatics?

In the real-life example of the word apple, _______ can describe why infants are able to detect the likelihood of ap being paired with ple?

When might a child experience a "vocabulary growth spurt"?

Which is not a scaffolding strategy?

What is one way caregivers can use scaffolding to better support a child's language development?

Which statement best reflects a dynamic systems theory perspective?

Goals, Theories, and Methods

Heredity, Environment, and the Brain

Prenatal and Postnatal Health and Physical Development

Perceptual and Motor Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive and Language Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

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Exam 6: Language Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

How does childcare influence language development?

Which is the set of rules that govern the ordering of parts of speech for children that form meaningful sentences?

Chomsky believed that children are innately endowed to learn language. From the options, which provides support to back Chomsky's claim?

Which is not an example of communicative accommodation?

Which will impact how phonemes combine into words?

A toddler wants to leave the house and go somewhere by saying "go car?" repeatedly to his mom. This kind of speech is known as

When will children typically begin experimenting with different sounds?

Semantic development refers to

Who was Genie ?

A mother who spoke both English and Spanish while her baby is just a newborn can expect which of the following?

According to the reading, infants who have hearing disabilities tend to display what amount of canonical babbling relative to hearing infants?

Infants can use nonverbal methods-their own and those of others-to

Which statement best explains the semantics of language as an interconnected system of words?

Malik is playing with a red triangular toy. He hears an adult use the novel word block. Malik is likely to think this new word refers to the toy, rather than its shape, it's color, or some other characteristic of it. This illustrates the concept of

Which development reveals a child's growing skills in pragmatics?

In the real-life example of the word apple, _______ can describe why infants are able to detect the likelihood of ap being paired with ple?

When might a child experience a "vocabulary growth spurt"?

Which is not a scaffolding strategy?

What is one way caregivers can use scaffolding to better support a child's language development?

Which statement best reflects a dynamic systems theory perspective?

Goals, Theories, and Methods

Heredity, Environment, and the Brain

Prenatal and Postnatal Health and Physical Development

Perceptual and Motor Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive and Language Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

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