Question 1

During the vocabulary spurt,children typically display

Accepted Answer

A)  a decrease in active play but an increase in social skills. 
B)  an acceleration in their fine motor skill development. 
C)  a reduction in their attention to auditory stimuli. 
D)  a simultaneous spurt in the number of words they understand. 
A)  a decrease in active play but an increase in social skills. 
B)  an acceleration in their fine motor skill development. 
C)  a reduction in their attention to auditory stimuli. 
D)  a simultaneous spurt in the number of words they understand. D

Question 2

Researchers have long explored the way language is related to cultural values and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Explain the connectionist model of language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

Connectionist models emphasize the formation of elaborate networks of associations that are organized in interconnected layers.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a likely reason for the tapering of gestural communication in children in the middle of their second year of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestures are not an effective means of communication when the recipient is not in the same room as the child. 
B)  Parents tend to encourage verbalizations over gestures. 
C)  Children begin to understand that gestures do not really symbolize objects and actions. 
D)  Gestures are primarily understood only by a limited number of adults. 
A)  Gestures are not an effective means of communication when the recipient is not in the same room as the child. 
B)  Parents tend to encourage verbalizations over gestures. 
C)  Children begin to understand that gestures do not really symbolize objects and actions. 
D)  Gestures are primarily understood only by a limited number of adults.

Question 5

Preverbal children often use gestures to communicate with people just as they are learning to speak,usually

Accepted Answer

A)  late in the first three months of life. 
B)  late in the second three months of life. 
C)  late in the first year of life. 
D)  late in the second year of life. 
A)  late in the first three months of life. 
B)  late in the second three months of life. 
C)  late in the first year of life. 
D)  late in the second year of life.

Question 6

The meaning of words or combinations of words is referred to as phonology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One of the most important achievements that a child will make in learning words will be to acquire the meanings of the words as well.Thus,________ is very important to learning words.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Umberto was in an automobile accident and suffered damage to the left side of his brain in the region called Wernicke's area.Umberto may suffer

Accepted Answer

A)  hemispatial neglect. 
B)  an inability to produce vocalizations. 
C)  expressive aphasia. 
D)  an inability to understand the speech of others. 
A)  hemispatial neglect. 
B)  an inability to produce vocalizations. 
C)  expressive aphasia. 
D)  an inability to understand the speech of others.

Question 9

________ is an interiorized form of private speech that dictates the direction of a child's thoughts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Turnabout 
B)  Subvocal speech 
C)  Inner speech 
D)  Covert speech 
A)  Turnabout 
B)  Subvocal speech 
C)  Inner speech 
D)  Covert speech

Question 10

What is prosody,and how is it universal in infant language development?

Accepted Answer

Prosody refers to patterns of intonation

Question 11

Statistical learning of sounds refers to the ability to tell the probability that one sound will follow another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Roger suffered a brain injury last year and can no longer produce meaningful speech.Arthur also suffered a brain injury last year,but he can no longer understand the speech of others.It is most likely that Roger suffered damage to ________ area and Arthur suffered damage to ________ area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's;Broca's 
B)  Broca's;Wernicke's 
C)  Wernicke's;Broca's 
D)  Wernicke's;Wernicke's 
A)  Broca's;Broca's 
B)  Broca's;Wernicke's 
C)  Wernicke's;Broca's 
D)  Wernicke's;Wernicke's

Question 13

Five-year-old Jessie is most likely to use more imperative statements with

Accepted Answer

A)  an adult. 
B)  an older child. 
C)  a peer. 
D)  a younger child. 
A)  an adult. 
B)  an older child. 
C)  a peer. 
D)  a younger child.

Question 14

Expressive aphasia,or loss of fluent speech,is a result of damage to ________ area.

Accepted Answer

A)  Luria's 
B)  Wernicke's 
C)  Broca's 
D)  Lenneberg's 
A)  Luria's 
B)  Wernicke's 
C)  Broca's 
D)  Lenneberg's

Question 15

A word that regularly appears in a young child's language as an anchor for other words is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  open word. 
B)  tack word. 
C)  pivot word. 
D)  morpheme. 
A)  open word. 
B)  tack word. 
C)  pivot word. 
D)  morpheme.

Question 16

Children begin to understand the passive voice around the preschool years,and they begin to use it around the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Elsa,who is four years old,said to her friend,"I goed to Grandma's house." Elsa's use of goed illustrates the phenomenon of

Accepted Answer

A)  overextension. 
B)  expressive aphasia. 
C)  overregularization. 
D)  inflection dyslexia. 
A)  overextension. 
B)  expressive aphasia. 
C)  overregularization. 
D)  inflection dyslexia.

Question 18

During the two-word stage,children's speech often contains only the elements essential to communicating the message.This type of speech is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  telegraphic speech. 
B)  pivot speech. 
C)  reduplicated grammar. 
D)  mutual exclusive speech. 
A)  telegraphic speech. 
B)  pivot speech. 
C)  reduplicated grammar. 
D)  mutual exclusive speech.

Question 19

Explain cooing and its relationship to language development.

Accepted Answer

Cooing refers to the brief vow

Question 20

Children are more likely to acquire labels for ________ objects than for items that are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic;stationary 
B)  stationary;dynamic 
C)  functional;dynamic 
D)  dynamic;functional 
A)  dynamic;stationary 
B)  stationary;dynamic 
C)  functional;dynamic 
D)  dynamic;functional

During the vocabulary spurt,children typically display

Researchers have long explored the way language is related to cultural values and beliefs.

Explain the connectionist model of language acquisition.

Which of the following is not a likely reason for the tapering of gestural communication in children in the middle of their second year of life?

Preverbal children often use gestures to communicate with people just as they are learning to speak,usually

The meaning of words or combinations of words is referred to as phonology.

One of the most important achievements that a child will make in learning words will be to acquire the meanings of the words as well.Thus,________ is very important to learning words.

Umberto was in an automobile accident and suffered damage to the left side of his brain in the region called Wernicke's area.Umberto may suffer

________ is an interiorized form of private speech that dictates the direction of a child's thoughts.

What is prosody,and how is it universal in infant language development?

Statistical learning of sounds refers to the ability to tell the probability that one sound will follow another.

Roger suffered a brain injury last year and can no longer produce meaningful speech.Arthur also suffered a brain injury last year,but he can no longer understand the speech of others.It is most likely that Roger suffered damage to area and Arthur suffered damage to area.

Five-year-old Jessie is most likely to use more imperative statements with

Expressive aphasia,or loss of fluent speech,is a result of damage to ________ area.

A word that regularly appears in a young child's language as an anchor for other words is called a(n)

Children begin to understand the passive voice around the preschool years,and they begin to use it around the same time.

Elsa,who is four years old,said to her friend,"I goed to Grandma's house." Elsa's use of goed illustrates the phenomenon of

During the two-word stage,children's speech often contains only the elements essential to communicating the message.This type of speech is referred to as

Explain cooing and its relationship to language development.

Children are more likely to acquire labels for objects than for items that are .

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

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Exam 7: Language

During the vocabulary spurt,children typically display

Researchers have long explored the way language is related to cultural values and beliefs.

Explain the connectionist model of language acquisition.

Which of the following is not a likely reason for the tapering of gestural communication in children in the middle of their second year of life?

Preverbal children often use gestures to communicate with people just as they are learning to speak,usually

The meaning of words or combinations of words is referred to as phonology.

One of the most important achievements that a child will make in learning words will be to acquire the meanings of the words as well.Thus,________ is very important to learning words.

Umberto was in an automobile accident and suffered damage to the left side of his brain in the region called Wernicke's area.Umberto may suffer

________ is an interiorized form of private speech that dictates the direction of a child's thoughts.

What is prosody,and how is it universal in infant language development?

Statistical learning of sounds refers to the ability to tell the probability that one sound will follow another.

Roger suffered a brain injury last year and can no longer produce meaningful speech.Arthur also suffered a brain injury last year,but he can no longer understand the speech of others.It is most likely that Roger suffered damage to ________ area and Arthur suffered damage to ________ area.

Five-year-old Jessie is most likely to use more imperative statements with

Expressive aphasia,or loss of fluent speech,is a result of damage to ________ area.

A word that regularly appears in a young child's language as an anchor for other words is called a(n)

Children begin to understand the passive voice around the preschool years,and they begin to use it around the same time.

Elsa,who is four years old,said to her friend,"I goed to Grandma's house." Elsa's use of goed illustrates the phenomenon of

During the two-word stage,children's speech often contains only the elements essential to communicating the message.This type of speech is referred to as

Explain cooing and its relationship to language development.

Children are more likely to acquire labels for ________ objects than for items that are ________.

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

Filters

Roger suffered a brain injury last year and can no longer produce meaningful speech.Arthur also suffered a brain injury last year,but he can no longer understand the speech of others.It is most likely that Roger suffered damage to area and Arthur suffered damage to area.

Children are more likely to acquire labels for objects than for items that are .