Question 1

A child who has adopted _____ goals aims to prove his or her ability rather than to improve this ability.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A child who has adopted _____ goals...

Question 2

A holophrase always contains at least two words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The reading disorder in which the word "saw" is read as "was" is called _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The reading disorder in which the word...

Question 4

When a person speaks using several critical content words but does not actually use full sentences, he or she is said to be engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) underextension. 
B) telegraphic speech. 
C) babbling. 
D) joint attention. 
A) underextension. 
B) telegraphic speech. 
C) babbling. 
D) joint attention.

Question 5

Loretta is a high school junior looking for a 20-hour-per-week job during the school year. What type of employment would be the LEAST detrimental to her academic and psychological well-being?

Accepted Answer

A) Janitorial work that she can perform overnight 
B) Fast-food restaurant cashier 
C) Accounting work in which she will be required to learn new math skills 
D) Lawn-service work (e.g., lawn-mowing) 
A) Janitorial work that she can perform overnight 
B) Fast-food restaurant cashier 
C) Accounting work in which she will be required to learn new math skills 
D) Lawn-service work (e.g., lawn-mowing)

Question 6

A "babble" is best defined as a _____ sound.

Accepted Answer

A) vowel-like 
B) consonant-plus-vowel 
C) meaningful 
D) crying 
A) vowel-like 
B) consonant-plus-vowel 
C) meaningful 
D) crying

Question 7

The educational practice of mainstreaming is now referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The educational practice of mainstreaming is now...

Question 8

Giada's statement that she is trying to prove that she is a good cook, not that she can improve her cooking, reflects a _____ goals orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) mastery 
B) learning 
C) performance 
D) integration 
A) mastery 
B) learning 
C) performance 
D) integration

Question 9

Programs designed to raise older-adult levels of literacy are rarely successful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is evidence for a critical period for language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A) Children denied access to language often have difficulty mastering language skills in later life. 
B) Deaf children who never hear language can learn to speak. 
C) Adults are more likely to acquire multiple languages than are children. 
D) Children do not acquire large vocabularies until they learn to read. 
A) Children denied access to language often have difficulty mastering language skills in later life. 
B) Deaf children who never hear language can learn to speak. 
C) Adults are more likely to acquire multiple languages than are children. 
D) Children do not acquire large vocabularies until they learn to read.

Question 11

How many morphemes are there in the word football?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4

Question 12

Nelson (1973) found that the majority of words found in the vocabularies of one-year-olds were

Accepted Answer

A) verbs concerning actions of people who were familiar to the child. 
B) verbs concerning actions of people who were unfamiliar to the child. 
C) nouns representing objects or people who were unfamiliar to the child. 
D) nouns representing objects or people who were familiar to the child. 
A) verbs concerning actions of people who were familiar to the child. 
B) verbs concerning actions of people who were unfamiliar to the child. 
C) nouns representing objects or people who were unfamiliar to the child. 
D) nouns representing objects or people who were familiar to the child.

Question 13

The fact that humans have a unique genetic capacity to learn language is best associated with the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) metalinguistic awareness. 
B) syntactic bootstrapping. 
C) mastery motivation. 
D) universal grammar. 
A) metalinguistic awareness. 
B) syntactic bootstrapping. 
C) mastery motivation. 
D) universal grammar.

Question 14

How are mastery orientation, the helpless orientation, mastery/learning goals, and performance goals related?

Accepted Answer

Mastery orientation, the helpless orient

Question 15

Universal grammar is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) a list of the manner in which all words should be pronounced. 
B) the biological factor that limits the specific language (e.g., English, French) a newborn will acquire. 
C) the belief that there are an unlimited number of possibilities for forming language. 
D) a system of common rules and properties for learning any of the world's languages. 
A) a list of the manner in which all words should be pronounced. 
B) the biological factor that limits the specific language (e.g., English, French) a newborn will acquire. 
C) the belief that there are an unlimited number of possibilities for forming language. 
D) a system of common rules and properties for learning any of the world's languages.

Question 16

Most infants begin babbling about 3-4 _____ after birth.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

John has just developed the ability to convert a declarative sentence (e.g., "I like pizza") into both a question (e.g., "Do I like eating pizza?") and an imperative (e.g., "I must eat pizza!"). This would indicate that he now is aware of

Accepted Answer

A) overregulation. 
B) functional grammar. 
C) overextension. 
D) transformation grammar. 
A) overregulation. 
B) functional grammar. 
C) overextension. 
D) transformation grammar.

Question 18

_____ is defined as the ability to use printed information to function in society, achieve goals, and develop one's potential.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is defined as the ability to...

Question 19

The idea that the letters in printed words represent the sounds in spoken words in a systematic way is referred to as the _____ principle.

Accepted Answer

A) decontextualized 
B) alphabetic 
C) morphological 
D) expansion 
A) decontextualized 
B) alphabetic 
C) morphological 
D) expansion

Question 20

When a child uses a word too narrowly, he or she is committing an error of _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a child uses a word too...

A child who has adopted _____ goals aims to prove his or her ability rather than to improve this ability.

A holophrase always contains at least two words.

The reading disorder in which the word "saw" is read as "was" is called _____.

When a person speaks using several critical content words but does not actually use full sentences, he or she is said to be engaging in

Loretta is a high school junior looking for a 20-hour-per-week job during the school year. What type of employment would be the LEAST detrimental to her academic and psychological well-being?

A "babble" is best defined as a _____ sound.

The educational practice of mainstreaming is now referred to as _____.

Giada's statement that she is trying to prove that she is a good cook, not that she can improve her cooking, reflects a _____ goals orientation.

Programs designed to raise older-adult levels of literacy are rarely successful.

Which of the following is evidence for a critical period for language acquisition?

How many morphemes are there in the word football?

Nelson (1973) found that the majority of words found in the vocabularies of one-year-olds were

The fact that humans have a unique genetic capacity to learn language is best associated with the concept of

How are mastery orientation, the helpless orientation, mastery/learning goals, and performance goals related?

Universal grammar is best described as

Most infants begin babbling about 3-4 _____ after birth.

John has just developed the ability to convert a declarative sentence (e.g., "I like pizza") into both a question (e.g., "Do I like eating pizza?") and an imperative (e.g., "I must eat pizza!"). This would indicate that he now is aware of

_____ is defined as the ability to use printed information to function in society, achieve goals, and develop one's potential.

The idea that the letters in printed words represent the sounds in spoken words in a systematic way is referred to as the _____ principle.

When a child uses a word too narrowly, he or she is committing an error of _____.

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A child who has adopted _____ goals aims to prove his or her ability rather than to improve this ability.

A holophrase always contains at least two words.

The reading disorder in which the word "saw" is read as "was" is called _____.

When a person speaks using several critical content words but does not actually use full sentences, he or she is said to be engaging in

Loretta is a high school junior looking for a 20-hour-per-week job during the school year. What type of employment would be the LEAST detrimental to her academic and psychological well-being?

A "babble" is best defined as a _____ sound.

The educational practice of mainstreaming is now referred to as _____.

Giada's statement that she is trying to prove that she is a good cook, not that she can improve her cooking, reflects a _____ goals orientation.

Programs designed to raise older-adult levels of literacy are rarely successful.

Which of the following is evidence for a critical period for language acquisition?

How many morphemes are there in the word football?

Nelson (1973) found that the majority of words found in the vocabularies of one-year-olds were

The fact that humans have a unique genetic capacity to learn language is best associated with the concept of

How are mastery orientation, the helpless orientation, mastery/learning goals, and performance goals related?

Universal grammar is best described as

Most infants begin babbling about 3-4 _____ after birth.

John has just developed the ability to convert a declarative sentence (e.g., "I like pizza") into both a question (e.g., "Do I like eating pizza?") and an imperative (e.g., "I must eat pizza!"). This would indicate that he now is aware of

_____ is defined as the ability to use printed information to function in society, achieve goals, and develop one's potential.

The idea that the letters in printed words represent the sounds in spoken words in a systematic way is referred to as the _____ principle.

When a child uses a word too narrowly, he or she is committing an error of _____.

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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