Question 1

Shatz and Gelman (1973) found that children aged 4 years adapted their speech to listeners of different:

Accepted Answer

A) Mental ability 
B) Status 
C) Knowledge 
D) Age 
E) Friendliness 
A) Mental ability 
B) Status 
C) Knowledge 
D) Age 
E) Friendliness

Question 2

Menig-Peterson (1975) demonstrated that children aged 3 and 4 years are sensitive to their listener's informational needs in the following way:

Accepted Answer

A) Children described a person in an identity parade. They gave descriptions that unambiguously and uniquely identified the target 
B) In one condition, the listener had witnessed the incident being described, while in another condition she had not witnessed the event 
C) Children showed concern for a person who needed assistance 
D) Empathy 
E) Children wore an attentive facial expression and enquired, when appropriate, whether the listener understood and whether she required further information 
A) Children described a person in an identity parade. They gave descriptions that unambiguously and uniquely identified the target 
B) In one condition, the listener had witnessed the incident being described, while in another condition she had not witnessed the event 
C) Children showed concern for a person who needed assistance 
D) Empathy 
E) Children wore an attentive facial expression and enquired, when appropriate, whether the listener understood and whether she required further information

Question 3

Robinson and Robinson (1981) observed interactions between mothers and their young children in the environment of the home. They found that some mothers effectively refused to interpret requests from their children when these requests were unclear. Children of these mothers tended to be:

Accepted Answer

A) Reticent 
B) Developmentally delayed in understanding that messages can be ambiguous 
C) Egocentric 
D) Uncooperative 
E) Developmentally advanced in understanding that messages can be ambiguous 
A) Reticent 
B) Developmentally delayed in understanding that messages can be ambiguous 
C) Egocentric 
D) Uncooperative 
E) Developmentally advanced in understanding that messages can be ambiguous

Question 4

According to Robinson and Whittaker (1987), children aged around 5 or 6 years do not understand the ______ quality of verbal messages.

Accepted Answer

A) informational 
B) clue-like 
C) poor 
D) high 
E) degraded 
A) informational 
B) clue-like 
C) poor 
D) high 
E) degraded

Question 5

Mitchell and Russell (1989, 1991) demonstrated a difference between children below about 6 years of age and those aged about 10 years. While both age groups seemed to recognize that a speaker might misdescribe something, only the older participants seemed to understand the relation between misdescription and:

Accepted Answer

A) Communication failure 
B) Failure to interpret the utterance 
C) Non-comprehension 
D) Figurative speech 
E) The speaker's poor memory 
A) Communication failure 
B) Failure to interpret the utterance 
C) Non-comprehension 
D) Figurative speech 
E) The speaker's poor memory

Shatz and Gelman (1973) found that children aged 4 years adapted their speech to listeners of different:

Menig-Peterson (1975) demonstrated that children aged 3 and 4 years are sensitive to their listener's informational needs in the following way:

Robinson and Robinson (1981) observed interactions between mothers and their young children in the environment of the home. They found that some mothers effectively refused to interpret requests from their children when these requests were unclear. Children of these mothers tended to be:

According to Robinson and Whittaker (1987), children aged around 5 or 6 years do not understand the ______ quality of verbal messages.

Themes and Perspectives in Developmental Psychology

Methodological Approaches

The Development of Thinking

Does Piagets Theory Stand up to Examination

What Children Understand About the Mind

Developmental Disorders

Autism

Numerical Development

Developing an Ability to Draw

Developing an Ability to See the World

The Role of Heredity and Environment in Intelligence

Language Development

Parenting and the Development of Love and Attachment

Moral Development

Development of Antisocial Behavior

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Exam 13: Developing an Ability to Communicate

Shatz and Gelman (1973) found that children aged 4 years adapted their speech to listeners of different:

Menig-Peterson (1975) demonstrated that children aged 3 and 4 years are sensitive to their listener's informational needs in the following way:

Robinson and Robinson (1981) observed interactions between mothers and their young children in the environment of the home. They found that some mothers effectively refused to interpret requests from their children when these requests were unclear. Children of these mothers tended to be:

According to Robinson and Whittaker (1987), children aged around 5 or 6 years do not understand the ______ quality of verbal messages.

Themes and Perspectives in Developmental Psychology

Methodological Approaches

The Development of Thinking

Does Piagets Theory Stand up to Examination

What Children Understand About the Mind

Developmental Disorders

Autism

Numerical Development

Developing an Ability to Draw

Developing an Ability to See the World

The Role of Heredity and Environment in Intelligence

Language Development

Parenting and the Development of Love and Attachment

Moral Development

Development of Antisocial Behavior

Filters