Question 1

Which best defines a language?

Accepted Answer

A) Limited number of signals producing infinite number of messages 
B) Unlimited number of signals producing infinite number of messages 
C) Limited number of signals producing finite number of messages 
D) Unlimited number of signals producing finite number of messages 
A) Limited number of signals producing infinite number of messages 
B) Unlimited number of signals producing infinite number of messages 
C) Limited number of signals producing finite number of messages 
D) Unlimited number of signals producing finite number of messages

Question 2

School integration

Accepted Answer

A) is illegal. 
B) significantly decreases white prejudice toward black students. 
C) has eliminated discrimination against minority students. 
D) leads to small increases in achievement and self-esteem in Caucasian and African-American students. 
A) is illegal. 
B) significantly decreases white prejudice toward black students. 
C) has eliminated discrimination against minority students. 
D) leads to small increases in achievement and self-esteem in Caucasian and African-American students.

Question 3

Mystique sees the sentence, "I saw a dog," but reads the sentence as, "I was a god." This indicates that Mystique is best classified as

Accepted Answer

A) ignoring joint attention cues. 
B) lacking mastery motivation. 
C) engaging in child-directed speech. 
D) being dyslexic. 
A) ignoring joint attention cues. 
B) lacking mastery motivation. 
C) engaging in child-directed speech. 
D) being dyslexic.

Question 4

Chomsky proposed that humans are born with a common set of rules and properties for learning any language in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Research on the mastery of American Sign Language in Deaf students seems to support the rule,

Accepted Answer

A) "the earlier, the better." 
B) "hearing and speaking are unrelated variables." 
C) "starting late is the way to go." 
D) "parents can't sign, kids can't sign." 
A) "the earlier, the better." 
B) "hearing and speaking are unrelated variables." 
C) "starting late is the way to go." 
D) "parents can't sign, kids can't sign."

Question 6

Which family characteristic is NOT associated with lower achievement?

Accepted Answer

A) Growing up in a single-parent family 
B) Being a member of minority group 
C) Having an uneducated mother 
D) Having a parent who uses consistent discipline 
A) Growing up in a single-parent family 
B) Being a member of minority group 
C) Having an uneducated mother 
D) Having a parent who uses consistent discipline

Question 7

Ronald is a typical teenager attempting to balance high school and a 20-hour-a-week job at a fast-food restaurant. Research has shown that Ronald is most likely to _____ than his non-working classmates.

Accepted Answer

A) have a lower average GPA 
B) be engaged in school 
C) be closer to his parents 
D) have more varied future vocational prospects 
A) have a lower average GPA 
B) be engaged in school 
C) be closer to his parents 
D) have more varied future vocational prospects

Question 8

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) At five months of age, deaf and hearing children from all cultures make similar sounds. 
B) At five months of age, deaf and hearing children produce very different sounds. 
C) At five months of age, children from different cultures produce very different sounds. 
D) At five months of age, deaf children produce no sounds while hearing children produce many sounds. 
A) At five months of age, deaf and hearing children from all cultures make similar sounds. 
B) At five months of age, deaf and hearing children produce very different sounds. 
C) At five months of age, children from different cultures produce very different sounds. 
D) At five months of age, deaf children produce no sounds while hearing children produce many sounds.

Question 9

Most infants begin cooing about 6-8 _____ after birth.

Accepted Answer

A) hours 
B) days 
C) weeks 
D) months 
A) hours 
B) days 
C) weeks 
D) months

Question 10

When a student values a subject,

Accepted Answer

A) neither motivation nor achievement levels tend to be higher 
B) both motivation and achievement levels tend to be higher 
C) motivation level, but not achievement level tends to be higher 
D) achievement level, but not motivation level tends to be higher 
A) neither motivation nor achievement levels tend to be higher 
B) both motivation and achievement levels tend to be higher 
C) motivation level, but not achievement level tends to be higher 
D) achievement level, but not motivation level tends to be higher

Question 11

Lower academic performance in African-American teens has been linked to

Accepted Answer

A) negative peer pressure. 
B) an attempt to reject cultural identity. 
C) overinvolved parents. 
D) too extreme a valuation on academics. 
A) negative peer pressure. 
B) an attempt to reject cultural identity. 
C) overinvolved parents. 
D) too extreme a valuation on academics.

Question 12

In which areas does there appear to be a sensitive period?

Accepted Answer

A) Only first spoken language 
B) Only spoken second language 
C) Only signed language 
D) First spoken, second spoken, and signed languages 
A) Only first spoken language 
B) Only spoken second language 
C) Only signed language 
D) First spoken, second spoken, and signed languages

Question 13

Underextension occurs when a person uses a word too narrowly (i.e., for a specific example versus the entire category).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which statement would indicate that Elvis has adopted mastery goals concerning playing the guitar?

Accepted Answer

A) "The key is to play better than my friend Costello." 
B) "If I can't learn to play, then I am a loser." 
C) "If I practice, I will get better." 
D) "Music is an innate talent." 
A) "The key is to play better than my friend Costello." 
B) "If I can't learn to play, then I am a loser." 
C) "If I practice, I will get better." 
D) "Music is an innate talent."

Question 15

Carter has been diagnosed with aphasia. What symptom is he most likely exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

A) Difficulty in maintaining his balance 
B) Difficulty in retrieving an autobiographical memory 
C) Difficulty in repeating a sentence he just heard 
D) Difficulty in scoring above average on an IQ test 
A) Difficulty in maintaining his balance 
B) Difficulty in retrieving an autobiographical memory 
C) Difficulty in repeating a sentence he just heard 
D) Difficulty in scoring above average on an IQ test

Question 16

Children with a high level of _____ orientation are intrinsically motivated and tend to thrive on challenges, believing that their efforts will eventually pay off.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children with a high level of _____...

Question 17

Prosody involves _____ sounds are produced.

Accepted Answer

A) when 
B) where 
C) how 
D) why 
A) when 
B) where 
C) how 
D) why

Question 18

A vocabulary dominated by phrases or words like _____ would indicate that a child is using an expressive style of language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

A) "kitty, horsy, puppy" 
B) "stop, go, now" 
C) "elevator, escalator, navigator" 
D) "I like cake, watch TV, I am two" 
A) "kitty, horsy, puppy" 
B) "stop, go, now" 
C) "elevator, escalator, navigator" 
D) "I like cake, watch TV, I am two"

Question 19

The decline in achievement during adolescence is likely the result of individuals at this age

Accepted Answer

A) viewing strengths and weaknesses more realistically and a loss in expectancies of success. 
B) viewing strengths and weaknesses more unrealistically and a loss in expectancies of success. 
C) viewing strengths and weaknesses more realistically and a gain in expectancies of success. 
D) viewing strengths and weaknesses more unrealistically and a gain in expectancies of success. 
A) viewing strengths and weaknesses more realistically and a loss in expectancies of success. 
B) viewing strengths and weaknesses more unrealistically and a loss in expectancies of success. 
C) viewing strengths and weaknesses more realistically and a gain in expectancies of success. 
D) viewing strengths and weaknesses more unrealistically and a gain in expectancies of success.

Question 20

When describing his ideas on language acquisition, Harlan says, "I believe that humans have a natural biological predisposition toward language and that the environment that the child is raised in also impacts the development of language skills." Given this description, Harlan appears to hold a(n) _____ perspective concerning the acquisition of language.

Accepted Answer

A) nativist 
B) interactionist 
C) learning 
D) psychodynamic 
A) nativist 
B) interactionist 
C) learning 
D) psychodynamic

Which best defines a language?

School integration

Mystique sees the sentence, "I saw a dog," but reads the sentence as, "I was a god." This indicates that Mystique is best classified as

Chomsky proposed that humans are born with a common set of rules and properties for learning any language in the world.

Research on the mastery of American Sign Language in Deaf students seems to support the rule,

Which family characteristic is NOT associated with lower achievement?

Ronald is a typical teenager attempting to balance high school and a 20-hour-a-week job at a fast-food restaurant. Research has shown that Ronald is most likely to _____ than his non-working classmates.

Which statement is true?

Most infants begin cooing about 6-8 _____ after birth.

When a student values a subject,

Lower academic performance in African-American teens has been linked to

In which areas does there appear to be a sensitive period?

Underextension occurs when a person uses a word too narrowly (i.e., for a specific example versus the entire category).

Which statement would indicate that Elvis has adopted mastery goals concerning playing the guitar?

Carter has been diagnosed with aphasia. What symptom is he most likely exhibiting?

Children with a high level of _____ orientation are intrinsically motivated and tend to thrive on challenges, believing that their efforts will eventually pay off.

Prosody involves _____ sounds are produced.

A vocabulary dominated by phrases or words like _____ would indicate that a child is using an expressive style of language acquisition.

The decline in achievement during adolescence is likely the result of individuals at this age

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Which best defines a language?

School integration

Mystique sees the sentence, "I saw a dog," but reads the sentence as, "I was a god." This indicates that Mystique is best classified as

Chomsky proposed that humans are born with a common set of rules and properties for learning any language in the world.

Research on the mastery of American Sign Language in Deaf students seems to support the rule,

Which family characteristic is NOT associated with lower achievement?

Ronald is a typical teenager attempting to balance high school and a 20-hour-a-week job at a fast-food restaurant. Research has shown that Ronald is most likely to _____ than his non-working classmates.

Which statement is true?

Most infants begin cooing about 6-8 _____ after birth.

When a student values a subject,

Lower academic performance in African-American teens has been linked to

In which areas does there appear to be a sensitive period?

Underextension occurs when a person uses a word too narrowly (i.e., for a specific example versus the entire category).

Which statement would indicate that Elvis has adopted mastery goals concerning playing the guitar?

Carter has been diagnosed with aphasia. What symptom is he most likely exhibiting?

Children with a high level of _____ orientation are intrinsically motivated and tend to thrive on challenges, believing that their efforts will eventually pay off.

Prosody involves _____ sounds are produced.

A vocabulary dominated by phrases or words like _____ would indicate that a child is using an expressive style of language acquisition.

The decline in achievement during adolescence is likely the result of individuals at this age

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Health and Physical Development

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Attachment and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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