Question 1

How does level of achievement change during adolescence and adulthood? What factors lead to declines in achievement? What factors lead to increases in achievement?

Accepted Answer

The level of achievement can change sign

Question 2

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 3

Underextension occurs when a child uses a

Accepted Answer

A)  term from a nonnative language. 
B)  sign instead of a spoken word. 
C)  word too narrowly. 
D)  verb in the place of a noun. 
A)  term from a nonnative language. 
B)  sign instead of a spoken word. 
C)  word too narrowly. 
D)  verb in the place of a noun.

Question 4

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 5

Describe the key processes involved in learning to read (including the alphabetic principle and emergent literacy)? How can schools best promote effective reading?

Accepted Answer

Learning to read involves several key pr

Question 6

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 7

After a child says, "Daddy goed," her mother responds, "Yes, daddy went to the store." The communication strategy being used by mom is called _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After a child says, "Daddy goed," her...

Question 8

Individuals with dyslexia

Accepted Answer

A)  show deficiencies in every reading area except phonological awareness. 
B)  are best classified as having a speech disorder. 
C)  devote so much effort to decoding words that recall for the words is compromised. 
D)  tend to outgrow the problem in adulthood even without intervention. 
A)  show deficiencies in every reading area except phonological awareness. 
B)  are best classified as having a speech disorder. 
C)  devote so much effort to decoding words that recall for the words is compromised. 
D)  tend to outgrow the problem in adulthood even without intervention.

Question 9

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 10

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 11

Prosody involves _____ sounds are produced.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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 13

Research has shown that children in preschools with very strong academic orientations tend to be less _____ by the end of their kindergarten year.

Accepted Answer

A)  anxious 
B)  creative 
C)  negative toward schooling 
D)  intelligent 
A)  anxious 
B)  creative 
C)  negative toward schooling 
D)  intelligent

Question 14

Two-year-old Tonka calls every four-wheeled vehicle he sees "truck." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

A child who understands the idea of past tense, but says words like "wanted," is engaging in _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A child who understands the idea of...

Question 16

A vowel-like sound such as "ooooh" is best classified as a(n) _____ sound.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A vowel-like sound such as "ooooh" is...

Question 17

Statistically, _____ students have the lowest high school graduation rate in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Caucasian 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  Asian-American 
D)  African-American 
A)  Caucasian 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  Asian-American 
D)  African-American

Question 18

The typical first-grader would begin school with a vocabulary of around _____ words.

Accepted Answer

A)  500 
B)  1,000 
C)  5,000 
D)  10,000 
A)  500 
B)  1,000 
C)  5,000 
D)  10,000

Question 19

Due to a slight hearing loss, 90-year-old Tiger has begun to have trouble differentiating some English sounds. For example, the last time he was golfing, his partner said "nice putt," but Tiger thought he said "nice butt." This difficulty is best thought of as a deficiency in

Accepted Answer

A)  morphology. 
B)  phonology. 
C)  syntax. 
D)  intonation. 
A)  morphology. 
B)  phonology. 
C)  syntax. 
D)  intonation.

Question 20

The acquisition of metalinguisitc awareness tends to result in more difficulty in defining abstract terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How does level of achievement change during adolescence and adulthood? What factors lead to declines in achievement? What factors lead to increases in achievement?

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

Underextension occurs when a child uses a

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

Describe the key processes involved in learning to read (including the alphabetic principle and emergent literacy)? How can schools best promote effective reading?

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

After a child says, "Daddy goed," her mother responds, "Yes, daddy went to the store." The communication strategy being used by mom is called _____.

Individuals with dyslexia

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

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

Prosody involves _____ sounds are produced.

Which statement is true?

Research has shown that children in preschools with very strong academic orientations tend to be less _____ by the end of their kindergarten year.

Two-year-old Tonka calls every four-wheeled vehicle he sees "truck." This is an example of

A child who understands the idea of past tense, but says words like "wanted," is engaging in _____.

A vowel-like sound such as "ooooh" is best classified as a(n) _____ sound.

Statistically, _____ students have the lowest high school graduation rate in the United States.

The typical first-grader would begin school with a vocabulary of around _____ words.

Due to a slight hearing loss, 90-year-old Tiger has begun to have trouble differentiating some English sounds. For example, the last time he was golfing, his partner said "nice putt," but Tiger thought he said "nice butt." This difficulty is best thought of as a deficiency in

The acquisition of metalinguisitc awareness tends to result in more difficulty in defining abstract terms.

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How does level of achievement change during adolescence and adulthood? What factors lead to declines in achievement? What factors lead to increases in achievement?

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

Underextension occurs when a child uses a

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

Describe the key processes involved in learning to read (including the alphabetic principle and emergent literacy)? How can schools best promote effective reading?

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

After a child says, "Daddy goed," her mother responds, "Yes, daddy went to the store." The communication strategy being used by mom is called _____.

Individuals with dyslexia

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

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

Prosody involves _____ sounds are produced.

Which statement is true?

Research has shown that children in preschools with very strong academic orientations tend to be less _____ by the end of their kindergarten year.

Two-year-old Tonka calls every four-wheeled vehicle he sees "truck." This is an example of

A child who understands the idea of past tense, but says words like "wanted," is engaging in _____.

A vowel-like sound such as "ooooh" is best classified as a(n) _____ sound.

Statistically, _____ students have the lowest high school graduation rate in the United States.

The typical first-grader would begin school with a vocabulary of around _____ words.

Due to a slight hearing loss, 90-year-old Tiger has begun to have trouble differentiating some English sounds. For example, the last time he was golfing, his partner said "nice putt," but Tiger thought he said "nice butt." This difficulty is best thought of as a deficiency in

The acquisition of metalinguisitc awareness tends to result in more difficulty in defining abstract terms.

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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