Question 1

In the context of research into language development, "connectionism" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) Children experiencing joint attention with their parent 
B) Computer simulations of language usage 
C) Grasping how words can be joined together to generate meaning that is greater than the component words 
D) Assembling a string of words according to rules of syntax 
E) A focused and intense conversation between two people 
A) Children experiencing joint attention with their parent 
B) Computer simulations of language usage 
C) Grasping how words can be joined together to generate meaning that is greater than the component words 
D) Assembling a string of words according to rules of syntax 
E) A focused and intense conversation between two people

Question 2

At about 5 years of age, children say things like, "I sitted down in the chair." A distinctive feature of the utterance is:

Accepted Answer

A) Overregularization 
B) Overextension 
C) That it does not follow conventional rules of syntax 
D) That it is meaningless 
E) That it reveals innate knowledge of the -ed rule 
A) Overregularization 
B) Overextension 
C) That it does not follow conventional rules of syntax 
D) That it is meaningless 
E) That it reveals innate knowledge of the -ed rule

Question 3

According to Tomasello, children learn the formal properties of language:

Accepted Answer

A) Thanks to a language acquisition device 
B) In the process of learning to communicate with people 
C) In school 
D) From their genes 
E) From grammar lessons with their parents 
A) Thanks to a language acquisition device 
B) In the process of learning to communicate with people 
C) In school 
D) From their genes 
E) From grammar lessons with their parents

Question 4

The sequence of words in a sentence is organized according to:

Accepted Answer

A) Malapropisms 
B) The cerebellum 
C) Wernicke's area 
D) Syntax 
E) Good continuity 
A) Malapropisms 
B) The cerebellum 
C) Wernicke's area 
D) Syntax 
E) Good continuity

In the context of research into language development, "connectionism" refers to:

At about 5 years of age, children say things like, "I sitted down in the chair." A distinctive feature of the utterance is:

According to Tomasello, children learn the formal properties of language:

The sequence of words in a sentence is organized according to:

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

Developing an Ability to Communicate

Parenting and the Development of Love and Attachment

Moral Development

Development of Antisocial Behavior

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Exam 12: Language Development

In the context of research into language development, "connectionism" refers to:

At about 5 years of age, children say things like, "I sitted down in the chair." A distinctive feature of the utterance is:

According to Tomasello, children learn the formal properties of language:

The sequence of words in a sentence is organized according to:

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

Developing an Ability to Communicate

Parenting and the Development of Love and Attachment

Moral Development

Development of Antisocial Behavior

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