Question 1

Which word consists of three morphemes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cat 
B)  Volcano 
C)  Previewing 
D)  Breakfast 
A)  Cat 
B)  Volcano 
C)  Previewing 
D)  Breakfast C

Question 2

The tendency to focus on increasing status relative to others is associated with _____ goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  mastery 
B)  performance 
C)  internal 
D)  contextual 
A)  mastery 
B)  performance 
C)  internal 
D)  contextual B

Question 3

Dumbo and his Dad are at the zoo. "Look at those huge foots!" exclaims Dumbo, as they watch an elephant in its cage. Dumbo's error in speech best demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  overregularization. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  overextension. 
D)  holophrasing. 
A)  overregularization. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  overextension. 
D)  holophrasing. A

Question 4

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 5

How do overextension, underextension, overregularization, and telegraphic speech limit a child's language abilities?

Accepted Answer

Overextension, underextension, overregul

Question 6

Changes in language use during preschool and early elementary school years typically include

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased use of decontextualized language. 
B)  decreased vocabulary size. 
C)  increased babbling. 
D)  increased use of transformational grammar rules. 
A)  decreased use of decontextualized language. 
B)  decreased vocabulary size. 
C)  increased babbling. 
D)  increased use of transformational grammar rules.

Question 7

Nina's mom has been warning her about the danger of playing with her balloon near a burning candle. Suddenly, the balloon hits the flame and explodes. Nina's mom looks at her and says, "I hope that you are happy," but because of the tone of her voice, her mom is really saying, "See, I told you to watch out!" This use of tone to change the meaning of a sentence provides a good example of the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  word segmentation. 
B)  syntactic bootstrapping. 
C)  overregulation. 
D)  prosody. 
A)  word segmentation. 
B)  syntactic bootstrapping. 
C)  overregulation. 
D)  prosody.

Question 8

Cross-cultural research results suggest that if you want to improve academic performance, teachers need to

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in more discourse (conversation) with students about their answers. 
B)  move through class material more quickly. 
C)  assign less homework. 
D)  prevent parents from becoming actively involved in setting high achievement goals. 
A)  engage in more discourse (conversation) with students about their answers. 
B)  move through class material more quickly. 
C)  assign less homework. 
D)  prevent parents from becoming actively involved in setting high achievement goals.

Question 9

In most one-year-olds,

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A)  language comprehension typically precedes language production. 
B)  language production typically precedes language comprehension. 
C)  language comprehension and language production occur simultaneously. 
D)  neither language comprehension nor language production is readily apparent. 
A)  language comprehension typically precedes language production. 
B)  language production typically precedes language comprehension. 
C)  language comprehension and language production occur simultaneously. 
D)  neither language comprehension nor language production is readily apparent.

Question 10

The increasing "tip-of-the-tongue" experience in older age is most likely the result of the

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to retrieve a word stored in memory. 
B)  permanent loss of a word from memory. 
C)  reduced speed of access to items in sensory memory. 
D)  lack of ability to encode new words into memory. 
A)  inability to retrieve a word stored in memory. 
B)  permanent loss of a word from memory. 
C)  reduced speed of access to items in sensory memory. 
D)  lack of ability to encode new words into memory.

Question 11

"Low ability" students with a mastery goal

Accepted Answer

A)  persist, but only when they succeed. 
B)  persist and show major frustration when they fail. 
C)  persist and show little frustration despite failure. 
D)  do not persist, regardless of success or failure. 
A)  persist, but only when they succeed. 
B)  persist and show major frustration when they fail. 
C)  persist and show little frustration despite failure. 
D)  do not persist, regardless of success or failure.

Question 12

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 13

Though 18-month-old Saturn knows the word "car," she only uses it when referring to her mother's sedan (i.e., she does not use it to describe any other vehicle). Saturn's linguistic limitation is best described as involving

Accepted Answer

A)  underextension. 
B)  overregularization. 
C)  telegraphic speech. 
D)  overextension. 
A)  underextension. 
B)  overregularization. 
C)  telegraphic speech. 
D)  overextension.

Question 14

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 15

How does experience impact language? Be sure to directly address language development in the deaf, the acquisition of a second language, and the idea of a critical period in language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

Experience plays a crucial role in langu

Question 16

Based on recent research, which strategy should a school district employ if it wants to have the best chance of raising student's standardized test scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pay students $100 dollars for every A they get in their academic classes. 
B)  Pay students $50 for not missing any school. 
C)  Pay student $5 for every book they read and on which they subsequently then pass a quiz. 
D)  Pay students nothing; show them statistics on how much more money graduates make than nongraduates. 
A)  Pay students $100 dollars for every A they get in their academic classes. 
B)  Pay students $50 for not missing any school. 
C)  Pay student $5 for every book they read and on which they subsequently then pass a quiz. 
D)  Pay students nothing; show them statistics on how much more money graduates make than nongraduates.

Question 17

If you believe in a language acquisition device, then you believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  language is acquired mostly though the process of modeling. 
B)  infants have an inborn brain mechanism for processing language. 
C)  parental reinforcement can explain most of language acquisition. 
D)  the most difficult part of language acquisition involves grasping the rules of language. 
A)  language is acquired mostly though the process of modeling. 
B)  infants have an inborn brain mechanism for processing language. 
C)  parental reinforcement can explain most of language acquisition. 
D)  the most difficult part of language acquisition involves grasping the rules of language.

Question 18

The sentence, "I the text read Chapter 10 in" violates the English rules of

Accepted Answer

A)  syntax. 
B)  pragmatics. 
C)  joint attention. 
D)  morphology. 
A)  syntax. 
B)  pragmatics. 
C)  joint attention. 
D)  morphology.

Question 19

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 20

The rules for forming sentences from words are referred to as the rules of _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The rules for forming sentences from words...

Which word consists of three morphemes?

The tendency to focus on increasing status relative to others is associated with _____ goals.

Dumbo and his Dad are at the zoo. "Look at those huge foots!" exclaims Dumbo, as they watch an elephant in its cage. Dumbo's error in speech best demonstrates

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.

How do overextension, underextension, overregularization, and telegraphic speech limit a child's language abilities?

Changes in language use during preschool and early elementary school years typically include

Cross-cultural research results suggest that if you want to improve academic performance, teachers need to

In most one-year-olds,

The increasing "tip-of-the-tongue" experience in older age is most likely the result of the

"Low ability" students with a mastery goal

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

Though 18-month-old Saturn knows the word "car," she only uses it when referring to her mother's sedan (i.e., she does not use it to describe any other vehicle). Saturn's linguistic limitation is best described as involving

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

How does experience impact language? Be sure to directly address language development in the deaf, the acquisition of a second language, and the idea of a critical period in language acquisition.

Based on recent research, which strategy should a school district employ if it wants to have the best chance of raising student's standardized test scores?

If you believe in a language acquisition device, then you believe that

The sentence, "I the text read Chapter 10 in" violates the English rules of

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

The rules for forming sentences from words are referred to as the rules of _____.

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Which word consists of three morphemes?

The tendency to focus on increasing status relative to others is associated with _____ goals.

Dumbo and his Dad are at the zoo. "Look at those huge foots!" exclaims Dumbo, as they watch an elephant in its cage. Dumbo's error in speech best demonstrates

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.

How do overextension, underextension, overregularization, and telegraphic speech limit a child's language abilities?

Changes in language use during preschool and early elementary school years typically include

Cross-cultural research results suggest that if you want to improve academic performance, teachers need to

In most one-year-olds,

The increasing "tip-of-the-tongue" experience in older age is most likely the result of the

"Low ability" students with a mastery goal

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

Though 18-month-old Saturn knows the word "car," she only uses it when referring to her mother's sedan (i.e., she does not use it to describe any other vehicle). Saturn's linguistic limitation is best described as involving

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

How does experience impact language? Be sure to directly address language development in the deaf, the acquisition of a second language, and the idea of a critical period in language acquisition.

Based on recent research, which strategy should a school district employ if it wants to have the best chance of raising student's standardized test scores?

If you believe in a language acquisition device, then you believe that

The sentence, "I the text read Chapter 10 in" violates the English rules of

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

The rules for forming sentences from words are referred to as the rules of _____.

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, Health

Sensation, Perception, and Action

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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