Exam 8: Language and Communication

Paul, a textbook author reviewing previous studies, finds that researchers using brain imaging techniques to study autism have found evidence for all of the following except

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Question 21

What is the definition of the following terms? -Infant-directed (ID) speech

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Question 22

What is the definition of the following terms? -Mean length of utterance (MLU)

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Question 23

What is the definition of the following terms? -Perceptual magnet effect

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Question 24

What is the definition of the following terms? -Telegraphic speech

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Question 25

Which theory of early word learning asserts that infants learn language easily because they are guided by a set of assumptions about the possible meanings of new words?

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Question 26

To track children's grammatical development, language researchers use a measure based on the number of morphemes in children's speech. This measure is known as the

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Question 27

Sam has not yet acquired all of the morphemes that are commonly used by speakers of English. As a result, he produces utterances like "mommy sock," "more juice," and "no cookie." These utterances are examples of

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Question 28

Albert, who has autism, exhibits deficits in language that are also found in many other children with autism. These commonly observed deficits include all of the following except

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Question 29

All of the following statements about early language abilities are accurate except

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Question 30

Compared with children from higher-income households, children from lower-income families

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Question 31

What is the definition of the following terms? -Taxonomic assumption

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Question 32

What is the definition of the following terms? -Phonology

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Question 33

Which of the following language milestones typically occurs first?

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Question 34

The classic "wug test" was developed to determine whether young children are able to

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Question 35

The highest level of cognitive and linguistic functioning is found in which of the autism spectrum disorders?

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Question 36

Andrew's mother brings him to a university laboratory to participate in a study of language acquisition but is surprised that the researchers play recordings of nonsense sentences, comprised of invented words such as boga, giku, kuga, and gapi. Andrew is most likely participating in a study designed to

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Question 37

A one-word utterance that is used to communicate any of a range of meanings is referred to as

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Question 38

All of the following statements about early language delays are accurate except

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Question 39

What is the definition of the following terms? -Referential cues

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Paul, a textbook author reviewing previous studies, finds that researchers using brain imaging techniques to study autism have found evidence for all of the following except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Infant-directed (ID) speech

What is the definition of the following terms? -Mean length of utterance (MLU)

What is the definition of the following terms? -Perceptual magnet effect

What is the definition of the following terms? -Telegraphic speech

Which theory of early word learning asserts that infants learn language easily because they are guided by a set of assumptions about the possible meanings of new words?

To track children's grammatical development, language researchers use a measure based on the number of morphemes in children's speech. This measure is known as the

Sam has not yet acquired all of the morphemes that are commonly used by speakers of English. As a result, he produces utterances like "mommy sock," "more juice," and "no cookie." These utterances are examples of

Albert, who has autism, exhibits deficits in language that are also found in many other children with autism. These commonly observed deficits include all of the following except

All of the following statements about early language abilities are accurate except

Compared with children from higher-income households, children from lower-income families

What is the definition of the following terms? -Taxonomic assumption

What is the definition of the following terms? -Phonology

Which of the following language milestones typically occurs first?

The classic "wug test" was developed to determine whether young children are able to

The highest level of cognitive and linguistic functioning is found in which of the autism spectrum disorders?

A one-word utterance that is used to communicate any of a range of meanings is referred to as

All of the following statements about early language delays are accurate except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Referential cues

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