Question 1

When a child shows a preference for the nonsense word "blek" over "bkel," the child is showing evidence of having acquired

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge about the phonology of language. 
B) semantic knowledge. 
C) syntactic knowledge. 
D) knowledge about pragmatics. 
A) knowledge about the phonology of language. 
B) semantic knowledge. 
C) syntactic knowledge. 
D) knowledge about pragmatics.

Question 2

Attention to human speech can be demonstrated in infants

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A) during the embryonic prenatal stage. 
B) within days after birth. 
C) by the age of two months. 
D) by the age of six months. 
A) during the embryonic prenatal stage. 
B) within days after birth. 
C) by the age of two months. 
D) by the age of six months.

Question 3

Molly is learning that "a" stands for the sound you hear when you say "apple" or "ant;" that "b" stands for the sound in "bat" and "ball;" and so forth. Molly is learning

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes. 
B) morphemes. 
C) syntax. 
D) semantics. 
A) phonemes. 
B) morphemes. 
C) syntax. 
D) semantics.

Question 4

Children become quite proficient speakers and comprehenders before they enter school, yet they are not always effective communicators. Characterize the communication deficits of young children, and describe the course of growth in communicative effectiveness (both in speaking and listening).

Accepted Answer

Although preschool children and young gr

Question 5

For infants, DECLARATIVE GESTURES are to IMPERATIVE GESTURES as ____ is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) BROCA'S AREA :: WERNICKE'S AREA 
B) LISTENING :: SPEAKING 
C) ATTENTION :: COMMAND 
D) COOPERATION :: COMPETITION 
A) BROCA'S AREA :: WERNICKE'S AREA 
B) LISTENING :: SPEAKING 
C) ATTENTION :: COMMAND 
D) COOPERATION :: COMPETITION

Question 6

The acquisition of American Sign Language

Accepted Answer

A) follows similar stages to that of spoken language. 
B) puts deaf children at a relative disadvantage. 
C) is acquired at a much later age than spoken language. 
D) follows very different stages than spoken language. 
A) follows similar stages to that of spoken language. 
B) puts deaf children at a relative disadvantage. 
C) is acquired at a much later age than spoken language. 
D) follows very different stages than spoken language.

Question 7

When a minority-language child is taught only in English at school, the child's proficiency in the minority language

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A) becomes enhanced. 
B) is unaffected. 
C) is unaffected, but emotional disturbances are common. 
D) worsens. 
A) becomes enhanced. 
B) is unaffected. 
C) is unaffected, but emotional disturbances are common. 
D) worsens.

Question 8

The psychological advantages of bilingualism

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A) are absent in ethnic minority children. 
B) have provoked political opposition against bilingual education. 
C) are focused exclusively on language skills. 
D) generalize beyond language into cognitive functioning. 
A) are absent in ethnic minority children. 
B) have provoked political opposition against bilingual education. 
C) are focused exclusively on language skills. 
D) generalize beyond language into cognitive functioning.

Question 9

The earliest type of negative sentence uttered by young children are those in which

Accepted Answer

A) two "no" words are said together. 
B) a "wh-" question is mixed with the statement 
C) a negative word is placed in front of another word. 
D) negative markers are matched with an auxiliary verb. 
A) two "no" words are said together. 
B) a "wh-" question is mixed with the statement 
C) a negative word is placed in front of another word. 
D) negative markers are matched with an auxiliary verb.

Question 10

Preschoolers do better at referential communication in natural settings than in laboratory settings because the natural settings

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A) have objects or animals that can do recasts. 
B) discourage the inference of illocutionary intent. 
C) have wind/rain/snow to provide sensory stimulation. 
D) are rich sources for contextual cues. 
A) have objects or animals that can do recasts. 
B) discourage the inference of illocutionary intent. 
C) have wind/rain/snow to provide sensory stimulation. 
D) are rich sources for contextual cues.

Question 11

Children who are exposed to two languages prior to the age of ____ develop strong proficiencies in both.

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A) nine years 
B) six years 
C) three years 
D) one year 
A) nine years 
B) six years 
C) three years 
D) one year

Question 12

Describe the interactionist perspective of language development. Discuss the biological and cognitive contributors to language as well as environmental supports for language development.

Accepted Answer

Proponents of the interactionist viewpoi

Question 13

Which child is especially prone to LEP?

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A) A child of an immigrant from a non-English speaking country 
B) A child of highly educated professionals 
C) A child with eight siblings living in a small house 
D) A girl who has sisters but no brothers 
A) A child of an immigrant from a non-English speaking country 
B) A child of highly educated professionals 
C) A child with eight siblings living in a small house 
D) A girl who has sisters but no brothers

Question 14

Parents' motherese, or child-directed speech,

Accepted Answer

A) quits abruptly when the toddler begins to use grammar. 
B) gradually includes more complex sentence constructions as the child improves language competencies. 
C) is triggered by hormonal changes in the mother's body. 
D) is flatter in vocal tone than adult-to-adult speech. 
A) quits abruptly when the toddler begins to use grammar. 
B) gradually includes more complex sentence constructions as the child improves language competencies. 
C) is triggered by hormonal changes in the mother's body. 
D) is flatter in vocal tone than adult-to-adult speech.

Question 15

Development of ASL skills among the deaf supports the idea that

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A) language development is biologically based. 
B) creole develops from simpler pidgin. 
C) Broca's area has been fast-mapped by anatomists. 
D) phonological awareness is essential for comprehension. 
A) language development is biologically based. 
B) creole develops from simpler pidgin. 
C) Broca's area has been fast-mapped by anatomists. 
D) phonological awareness is essential for comprehension.

Question 16

Some children have LEP, which is

Accepted Answer

A) a neurological disorder of the LAD. 
B) lexically exonerated primordials. 
C) limited English-language proficiency. 
D) linguistically expanded processing. 
A) a neurological disorder of the LAD. 
B) lexically exonerated primordials. 
C) limited English-language proficiency. 
D) linguistically expanded processing.

Question 17

The interactionist perspective implies that infants are not able to use words denoting past or future until

Accepted Answer

A) they are able to think about remote past or future time. 
B) they have learned how to read time from clocks. 
C) the punctuality principle is appreciated by the child. 
D) after the child is reminded by others to attend to time. 
A) they are able to think about remote past or future time. 
B) they have learned how to read time from clocks. 
C) the punctuality principle is appreciated by the child. 
D) after the child is reminded by others to attend to time.

Question 18

"Illocutionary intent" refers to the child's understanding that

Accepted Answer

A) utterances may have other nonliteral meanings. 
B) you express your intentions by what you say. 
C) intentions are inferred from gestures or body language. 
D) because of status, adults speak first before children. 
A) utterances may have other nonliteral meanings. 
B) you express your intentions by what you say. 
C) intentions are inferred from gestures or body language. 
D) because of status, adults speak first before children.

Question 19

Modifiers such as prefixes, suffixes, or prepositions are known linguistically as

Accepted Answer

A) phonological pacifiers. 
B) flying pidgins. 
C) grammatical morphemes. 
D) holophrastic fast-mappers. 
A) phonological pacifiers. 
B) flying pidgins. 
C) grammatical morphemes. 
D) holophrastic fast-mappers.

Question 20

Adults' exaggerated verbal utterances mixed with expressive actions such as gestures are known as

Accepted Answer

A) expressive transformational grammars. 
B) multimodal motherese. 
C) sensorimotor multimediators. 
D) attentionated referents. 
A) expressive transformational grammars. 
B) multimodal motherese. 
C) sensorimotor multimediators. 
D) attentionated referents.

When a child shows a preference for the nonsense word "blek" over "bkel," the child is showing evidence of having acquired

Attention to human speech can be demonstrated in infants

Molly is learning that "a" stands for the sound you hear when you say "apple" or "ant;" that "b" stands for the sound in "bat" and "ball;" and so forth. Molly is learning

Children become quite proficient speakers and comprehenders before they enter school, yet they are not always effective communicators. Characterize the communication deficits of young children, and describe the course of growth in communicative effectiveness (both in speaking and listening).

For infants, DECLARATIVE GESTURES are to IMPERATIVE GESTURES as is to .

The acquisition of American Sign Language

When a minority-language child is taught only in English at school, the child's proficiency in the minority language

The psychological advantages of bilingualism

The earliest type of negative sentence uttered by young children are those in which

Preschoolers do better at referential communication in natural settings than in laboratory settings because the natural settings

Children who are exposed to two languages prior to the age of ____ develop strong proficiencies in both.

Describe the interactionist perspective of language development. Discuss the biological and cognitive contributors to language as well as environmental supports for language development.

Which child is especially prone to LEP?

Parents' motherese, or child-directed speech,

Development of ASL skills among the deaf supports the idea that

Some children have LEP, which is

The interactionist perspective implies that infants are not able to use words denoting past or future until

"Illocutionary intent" refers to the child's understanding that

Modifiers such as prefixes, suffixes, or prepositions are known linguistically as

Adults' exaggerated verbal utterances mixed with expressive actions such as gestures are known as

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

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Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

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Exam 9: Development of Language and Communication Skills

When a child shows a preference for the nonsense word "blek" over "bkel," the child is showing evidence of having acquired

Attention to human speech can be demonstrated in infants

Molly is learning that "a" stands for the sound you hear when you say "apple" or "ant;" that "b" stands for the sound in "bat" and "ball;" and so forth. Molly is learning

Children become quite proficient speakers and comprehenders before they enter school, yet they are not always effective communicators. Characterize the communication deficits of young children, and describe the course of growth in communicative effectiveness (both in speaking and listening).

For infants, DECLARATIVE GESTURES are to IMPERATIVE GESTURES as ____ is to ____.

The acquisition of American Sign Language

When a minority-language child is taught only in English at school, the child's proficiency in the minority language

The psychological advantages of bilingualism

The earliest type of negative sentence uttered by young children are those in which

Preschoolers do better at referential communication in natural settings than in laboratory settings because the natural settings

Children who are exposed to two languages prior to the age of ____ develop strong proficiencies in both.

Describe the interactionist perspective of language development. Discuss the biological and cognitive contributors to language as well as environmental supports for language development.

Which child is especially prone to LEP?

Parents' motherese, or child-directed speech,

Development of ASL skills among the deaf supports the idea that

Some children have LEP, which is

The interactionist perspective implies that infants are not able to use words denoting past or future until

"Illocutionary intent" refers to the child's understanding that

Modifiers such as prefixes, suffixes, or prepositions are known linguistically as

Adults' exaggerated verbal utterances mixed with expressive actions such as gestures are known as

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

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For infants, DECLARATIVE GESTURES are to IMPERATIVE GESTURES as is to .