Question 1

Explain what is meant by metalinguistic awareness.

Accepted Answer

Metalinguistic awareness refers to the a

Question 2

Silent Snell understands what he reads or hears, but he can't speak. Snell's brain may be injured in

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area. 
B) Wernicke's area. 
C) the cerebellum. 
D) the medulla. 
A) Broca's area. 
B) Wernicke's area. 
C) the cerebellum. 
D) the medulla.

Question 3

Aphasias show less recovery in adults than in children. This fact ____ the sensitive-period hypothesis.

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A) supports 
B) is theoretically neutral toward 
C) obscures 
D) disconfirms 
A) supports 
B) is theoretically neutral toward 
C) obscures 
D) disconfirms

Question 4

An expectant parent who speaks both Spanish and English is interested in teaching his new child both his native Spanish and his newly acquired English. What might you advise this parent regarding the way in which he may proceed to teach his child both languages effectively?

Accepted Answer

Children are born optimally prepared to

Question 5

The child's earliest sentences form ____, so named because all nonessential words are left out.

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A) telegraphic speech 
B) grammatical morphemes 
C) holophrastic connections 
D) referential communications 
A) telegraphic speech 
B) grammatical morphemes 
C) holophrastic connections 
D) referential communications

Question 6

Damaris reads to her son every night before bed. Research suggests that shared storybook reading with parents

Accepted Answer

A) promotes children's phonological skills. 
B) promotes vocabulary growth and letter recognition. 
C) teaches children to be attentive. 
D) ensures that children will enjoy reading. 
A) promotes children's phonological skills. 
B) promotes vocabulary growth and letter recognition. 
C) teaches children to be attentive. 
D) ensures that children will enjoy reading.

Question 7

Which of these is LEAST involved in language development, according to the interactionist perspective?

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A) Brain development 
B) Vocalizations of family pets 
C) The child's actions and linguistic utterances 
D) The linguistic environment 
A) Brain development 
B) Vocalizations of family pets 
C) The child's actions and linguistic utterances 
D) The linguistic environment

Question 8

In linguistics, BOUND MORPHEME is to FREE MORPHEME as ____ is to ____.

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A) PURCHASE :: GIFT 
B) TEMPORARY :: ENDURING 
C) MEAT :: VEGETABLE 
D) DEPENDENT :: INDEPENDENT 
A) PURCHASE :: GIFT 
B) TEMPORARY :: ENDURING 
C) MEAT :: VEGETABLE 
D) DEPENDENT :: INDEPENDENT

Question 9

A language's phonology is its

Accepted Answer

A) types of birds that are arbitrarily called pidgins. 
B) social customs for polite conversations. 
C) rules for making words out of sounds. 
D) set of basic spoken sounds. 
A) types of birds that are arbitrarily called pidgins. 
B) social customs for polite conversations. 
C) rules for making words out of sounds. 
D) set of basic spoken sounds.

Question 10

Identify the correct developmental sequence, from earliest to last, in the appearance of these vocalizations:

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A) babbles :: holophrases :: coos. 
B) holophrases :: babbles :: coos. 
C) coos :: babbles :: holophrases. 
D) holophrases :: coos :: babbles. 
A) babbles :: holophrases :: coos. 
B) holophrases :: babbles :: coos. 
C) coos :: babbles :: holophrases. 
D) holophrases :: coos :: babbles.

Question 11

The spontaneous use of language is done by

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A) no living creatures of any species. 
B) apes but not by humans. 
C) humans but not by apes. 
D) by humans and also by apes. 
A) no living creatures of any species. 
B) apes but not by humans. 
C) humans but not by apes. 
D) by humans and also by apes.

Question 12

Distinguish between receptive language and productive language.

Accepted Answer

Receptive language and productive langua

Question 13

Which of these questions will best be understood receptively at the child's youngest age?

Accepted Answer

A) "Why did the alien land his flying saucer in Roswell?" 
B) "Did you see the alien arrive?" 
C) "Where did the alien's flying saucer land?" 
D) "Where was the alien?" 
A) "Why did the alien land his flying saucer in Roswell?" 
B) "Did you see the alien arrive?" 
C) "Where did the alien's flying saucer land?" 
D) "Where was the alien?"

Question 14

List the five components of language.

Accepted Answer

Language is a complex system of communic

Question 15

List and describe four processing constraints that may guide children's inferences about the meaning of new words.

Accepted Answer

1. Contextual constraints: Children may

Question 16

Briefly describe the different approaches to language development suggested by the nature and nurture themes.

Accepted Answer

The nature vs. nurture debate in languag

Question 17

"Baby hear, baby say." This slogan represents the ____ theory of language development.

Accepted Answer

A) Freudian psychoanalytic 
B) Piagetian 
C) empiricist 
D) nativist 
A) Freudian psychoanalytic 
B) Piagetian 
C) empiricist 
D) nativist

Question 18

The child's language environment plays an important role in the process of language acquisition. What kinds of input have been shown to be facilitative? What minimal input is believed to be essential for acquisition?

Accepted Answer

Just hearing others converse is not suff

Question 19

When compared with socioeconomically similar monolinguals, bilingual children

Accepted Answer

A) fail to achieve normal fluency in either language. 
B) achieve normal levels of fluency and also gain some cognitive advantages. 
C) begin a slow but inevitable decline into retardation. 
D) suffer no cognitive deficits, but language learning is slower. 
A) fail to achieve normal fluency in either language. 
B) achieve normal levels of fluency and also gain some cognitive advantages. 
C) begin a slow but inevitable decline into retardation. 
D) suffer no cognitive deficits, but language learning is slower.

Question 20

Describe what morphological knowledge is, and explain how it might allow children to figure out the meaning of novel words.

Accepted Answer

Morphological knowledge refers to an und

Explain what is meant by metalinguistic awareness.

Silent Snell understands what he reads or hears, but he can't speak. Snell's brain may be injured in

Aphasias show less recovery in adults than in children. This fact ____ the sensitive-period hypothesis.

An expectant parent who speaks both Spanish and English is interested in teaching his new child both his native Spanish and his newly acquired English. What might you advise this parent regarding the way in which he may proceed to teach his child both languages effectively?

The child's earliest sentences form ____, so named because all nonessential words are left out.

Damaris reads to her son every night before bed. Research suggests that shared storybook reading with parents

Which of these is LEAST involved in language development, according to the interactionist perspective?

In linguistics, BOUND MORPHEME is to FREE MORPHEME as is to .

A language's phonology is its

Identify the correct developmental sequence, from earliest to last, in the appearance of these vocalizations:

The spontaneous use of language is done by

Distinguish between receptive language and productive language.

Which of these questions will best be understood receptively at the child's youngest age?

List the five components of language.

List and describe four processing constraints that may guide children's inferences about the meaning of new words.

Briefly describe the different approaches to language development suggested by the nature and nurture themes.

"Baby hear, baby say." This slogan represents the ____ theory of language development.

The child's language environment plays an important role in the process of language acquisition. What kinds of input have been shown to be facilitative? What minimal input is believed to be essential for acquisition?

When compared with socioeconomically similar monolinguals, bilingual children

Describe what morphological knowledge is, and explain how it might allow children to figure out the meaning of novel words.

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

Filters

Exam 9: Development of Language and Communication Skills

Explain what is meant by metalinguistic awareness.

Silent Snell understands what he reads or hears, but he can't speak. Snell's brain may be injured in

Aphasias show less recovery in adults than in children. This fact ____ the sensitive-period hypothesis.

An expectant parent who speaks both Spanish and English is interested in teaching his new child both his native Spanish and his newly acquired English. What might you advise this parent regarding the way in which he may proceed to teach his child both languages effectively?

The child's earliest sentences form ____, so named because all nonessential words are left out.

Damaris reads to her son every night before bed. Research suggests that shared storybook reading with parents

Which of these is LEAST involved in language development, according to the interactionist perspective?

In linguistics, BOUND MORPHEME is to FREE MORPHEME as ____ is to ____.

A language's phonology is its

Identify the correct developmental sequence, from earliest to last, in the appearance of these vocalizations:

The spontaneous use of language is done by

Distinguish between receptive language and productive language.

Which of these questions will best be understood receptively at the child's youngest age?

List the five components of language.

List and describe four processing constraints that may guide children's inferences about the meaning of new words.

Briefly describe the different approaches to language development suggested by the nature and nurture themes.

"Baby hear, baby say." This slogan represents the ____ theory of language development.

The child's language environment plays an important role in the process of language acquisition. What kinds of input have been shown to be facilitative? What minimal input is believed to be essential for acquisition?

When compared with socioeconomically similar monolinguals, bilingual children

Describe what morphological knowledge is, and explain how it might allow children to figure out the meaning of novel words.

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

Filters

In linguistics, BOUND MORPHEME is to FREE MORPHEME as is to .