Question 1

If Henry is a normally developing 9-month-old, he most likely

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A)  has already produced his first recognizable word 
B)  spends a lot of his time awake babbling meaningless sequences such as bababa and mamama 
C)  is still only cooing and vocalizing randomly and infrequently 
D)  has not reached the stage of gestural communication 
A)  has already produced his first recognizable word 
B)  spends a lot of his time awake babbling meaningless sequences such as bababa and mamama 
C)  is still only cooing and vocalizing randomly and infrequently 
D)  has not reached the stage of gestural communication

Question 2

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Phonetics

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A set of vowels and

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of how contrasting semantic relations might help young children learn new words?

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A)  A teacher says, "I want everyone to wear dungarees tomorrow." 
B)  An older siblings says, "We want milk and cookies." 
C)  A researcher says, "Where is a ZAV?" 
D)  A parent says, "Bring me the chartreuse scarf, not the blue one." 
A)  A teacher says, "I want everyone to wear dungarees tomorrow." 
B)  An older siblings says, "We want milk and cookies." 
C)  A researcher says, "Where is a ZAV?" 
D)  A parent says, "Bring me the chartreuse scarf, not the blue one."

Question 4

All of the following characteristics are found in the language of children with autism except

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A)  echolalia, or pronoun reversal 
B)  an atypical order of acquisition of grammatical morphemes 
C)  pragmatic deficits 
D)  unusual patterns of vocal stress or intonation 
A)  echolalia, or pronoun reversal 
B)  an atypical order of acquisition of grammatical morphemes 
C)  pragmatic deficits 
D)  unusual patterns of vocal stress or intonation

Question 5

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Lexical contrast

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The ability to learn

Question 6

All of the following are differences between the infant and toddler forms of the MacArthur CDI except

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A)  there are more words on the toddler vocabulary checklist than on the infant vocabulary checklist 
B)  the infant form checks the frequency with which children use gestures to communicate, whereas the toddler form asks parents to list three of the longest sentences their child has said recently 
C)  the infant form uses parent reports, whereas the toddler form relies on samples of the child's own speech 
D)  there are more questions about children's pretend play behavior on the infant form than on the toddler form 
A)  there are more words on the toddler vocabulary checklist than on the infant vocabulary checklist 
B)  the infant form checks the frequency with which children use gestures to communicate, whereas the toddler form asks parents to list three of the longest sentences their child has said recently 
C)  the infant form uses parent reports, whereas the toddler form relies on samples of the child's own speech 
D)  there are more questions about children's pretend play behavior on the infant form than on the toddler form

Question 7

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Overregularization

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An error in which children app

Question 8

All of the following statements about infant-directed (ID) speech are supported by research except

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A)  infants prefer ID speech over adult-directed speech, even if it is presented in a language that they have not previously heard 
B)  infants' preference for ID speech is limited to spoken language, unless they and their parents are both deaf and have been communicating only with sign language 
C)  ID speech may function like a set of introductory language lessons for young infants by exaggerating categorical differences between speech sounds 
D)  infants' preference for ID speech may reflect the fact that it focuses on emotional communication more than AD speech does 
A)  infants prefer ID speech over adult-directed speech, even if it is presented in a language that they have not previously heard 
B)  infants' preference for ID speech is limited to spoken language, unless they and their parents are both deaf and have been communicating only with sign language 
C)  ID speech may function like a set of introductory language lessons for young infants by exaggerating categorical differences between speech sounds 
D)  infants' preference for ID speech may reflect the fact that it focuses on emotional communication more than AD speech does

Question 9

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Pragmatics

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Using language for p

Question 10

Studies of morpheme acquisition have shown all of the following except

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A)  children acquire morphemes, such as -s, 's, and -ed, in essentially the same order, although the rate of acquisition may vary 
B)  morphemes that are acquired first are phonologically easier than morphemes that are acquired later 
C)  the frequency with which morphemes are used in adult speech does not predict the ease with which children acquire those morphemes 
D)  the order in which morphemes are acquired is a function of how semantically and grammatically complex they are 
A)  children acquire morphemes, such as -s, 's, and -ed, in essentially the same order, although the rate of acquisition may vary 
B)  morphemes that are acquired first are phonologically easier than morphemes that are acquired later 
C)  the frequency with which morphemes are used in adult speech does not predict the ease with which children acquire those morphemes 
D)  the order in which morphemes are acquired is a function of how semantically and grammatically complex they are

Question 11

In all spoken languages, there are variations of sound that function as speech units and signal differences in words through combinations of vowels and consonants. These are called

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A)  syllables 
B)  vocal contrasts 
C)  feature indicators 
D)  phonemes 
A)  syllables 
B)  vocal contrasts 
C)  feature indicators 
D)  phonemes

Question 12

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Overextension

Accepted Answer

A common error in which childr

Question 13

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Phonemes

Accepted Answer

Linguistically meaningful phon

Question 14

One-year-old George, who lives in Turkey, is learning Turkish. Compared to 1-year-olds growing up in the United States and learning English, George most likely will

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A)  make more grammatical errors because Turkish is a more complex language than English 
B)  need explicit instructions from his parents and other adults in order to learn the complex Turkish suffixation system 
C)  have an advantage over children learning English because it is easier to learn the Turkish rule for adding suffixes than it is to learn all of the irregular verb forms that are found in English 
D)  acquire the grammatical rules for Turkish with very few errors 
A)  make more grammatical errors because Turkish is a more complex language than English 
B)  need explicit instructions from his parents and other adults in order to learn the complex Turkish suffixation system 
C)  have an advantage over children learning English because it is easier to learn the Turkish rule for adding suffixes than it is to learn all of the irregular verb forms that are found in English 
D)  acquire the grammatical rules for Turkish with very few errors

Question 15

All of the following statements about the acquisition of grammar are correct except

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A)  children's early two-word utterances communicate a range of meanings, such as agent + action ("Daddy eat") and action + object ("Eat cookie") 
B)  the order of words in children's two-word utterances usually does not vary 
C)  many children go through a stage in which the combination of words in two-word utterances seems to be random, resulting in a roughly equal number of phrases like "eat cookie" and "cookie eat" 
D)  even before they are 2 years old, children are able to infer meaning from grammatical markers such as word order 
A)  children's early two-word utterances communicate a range of meanings, such as agent + action ("Daddy eat") and action + object ("Eat cookie") 
B)  the order of words in children's two-word utterances usually does not vary 
C)  many children go through a stage in which the combination of words in two-word utterances seems to be random, resulting in a roughly equal number of phrases like "eat cookie" and "cookie eat" 
D)  even before they are 2 years old, children are able to infer meaning from grammatical markers such as word order

Question 16

What is the definition of the following terms?
-Holophrase

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Infants' first one-w

If Henry is a normally developing 9-month-old, he most likely

What is the definition of the following terms? -Phonetics

Which of the following is an example of how contrasting semantic relations might help young children learn new words?

All of the following characteristics are found in the language of children with autism except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Lexical contrast

All of the following are differences between the infant and toddler forms of the MacArthur CDI except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Overregularization

All of the following statements about infant-directed (ID) speech are supported by research except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Pragmatics

Studies of morpheme acquisition have shown all of the following except

In all spoken languages, there are variations of sound that function as speech units and signal differences in words through combinations of vowels and consonants. These are called

What is the definition of the following terms? -Overextension

What is the definition of the following terms? -Phonemes

One-year-old George, who lives in Turkey, is learning Turkish. Compared to 1-year-olds growing up in the United States and learning English, George most likely will

All of the following statements about the acquisition of grammar are correct except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Holophrase

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Exam 8: Language and Communication

If Henry is a normally developing 9-month-old, he most likely

What is the definition of the following terms? -Phonetics

Which of the following is an example of how contrasting semantic relations might help young children learn new words?

All of the following characteristics are found in the language of children with autism except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Lexical contrast

All of the following are differences between the infant and toddler forms of the MacArthur CDI except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Overregularization

All of the following statements about infant-directed (ID) speech are supported by research except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Pragmatics

Studies of morpheme acquisition have shown all of the following except

In all spoken languages, there are variations of sound that function as speech units and signal differences in words through combinations of vowels and consonants. These are called

What is the definition of the following terms? -Overextension

What is the definition of the following terms? -Phonemes

One-year-old George, who lives in Turkey, is learning Turkish. Compared to 1-year-olds growing up in the United States and learning English, George most likely will

All of the following statements about the acquisition of grammar are correct except

What is the definition of the following terms? -Holophrase

Beliefs About Babies: Historical Perspectives on Children and Childhood

Research Methods

Genetics, Conception, and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Growth, Health, and Nutrition

Sensation, Perception, and Motor Development

Cognition, Learning, and Intelligence

Relationships and Social Development

Temperament, Emotions, and the Self

Building Better Babies: Childcare and Early Intervention

Babies of Today and Tomorrow: Music, Media, and Computers

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