Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Six-month-old Emir is sitting in his car seat and repeatedly saying "naanaa." Emir is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  babbling. 
B)  using pragmatics. 
C)  cooing. 
D)  holophrasing. 
A)  babbling. 
B)  using pragmatics. 
C)  cooing. 
D)  holophrasing.

Question 3

Changing the pitch of a sentence to change the meaning from actual to sarcastic is an example of prosody.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Six-week-old Beck is lying in his crib and making a melodic sound that might be described as an "ooooh." Beck is best thought of as currently

Accepted Answer

A)  babbling. 
B)  using pragmatics. 
C)  cooing. 
D)  holophrasing. 
A)  babbling. 
B)  using pragmatics. 
C)  cooing. 
D)  holophrasing.

Question 5

Preschool programs that emphasize _____ appear to be of the most benefit to children, especially those from disadvantaged families.

Accepted Answer

A)  play but not academic skill-building 
B)  academic skill-building but not play 
C)  academic skill-building and play 
D)  overregularization and academic skill-building 
A)  play but not academic skill-building 
B)  academic skill-building but not play 
C)  academic skill-building and play 
D)  overregularization and academic skill-building

Question 6

Children with _____ goals process material at a superficial level..

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The answer of Children with _____ goals process material at...

Question 7

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...

Question 8

An effective method for a school to positively influence motivation is to

Accepted Answer

A)  stress competition concerning class grades. 
B)  discourage parental involvement, making children respond on their own. 
C)  emphasize intrinsic motivation techniques. 
D)  avoid adopting learning goals. 
A)  stress competition concerning class grades. 
B)  discourage parental involvement, making children respond on their own. 
C)  emphasize intrinsic motivation techniques. 
D)  avoid adopting learning goals.

Question 9

Applying language rules to cases in which the rule is not appropriate defines the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  joint attention. 
B)  overregularization. 
C)  telegraphic speech. 
D)  holophrasing. 
A)  joint attention. 
B)  overregularization. 
C)  telegraphic speech. 
D)  holophrasing.

Question 10

Jeff is a low achiever. After doing well on an exam, he is LEAST likely to say

Accepted Answer

A)  "Boy, did I get lucky!" 
B)  "That was an easy test." 
C)  "I really studied hard for that." 
D)  "I knew I was smart enough!" 
A)  "Boy, did I get lucky!" 
B)  "That was an easy test." 
C)  "I really studied hard for that." 
D)  "I knew I was smart enough!"

Question 11

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 12

Young infants appear to pay more attention to speech characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  low-pitch sounds and nonvaried intonation. 
B)  low-pitch sounds and varied intonation. 
C)  high-pitch sounds and nonvaried intonation. 
D)  high-pitch sounds and varied intonation. 
A)  low-pitch sounds and nonvaried intonation. 
B)  low-pitch sounds and varied intonation. 
C)  high-pitch sounds and nonvaried intonation. 
D)  high-pitch sounds and varied intonation.

Question 13

Which type of theorist would be most likely to view language development as a combination of nature and nurture factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Interactionist 
D)  Nativist 
A)  Learning 
B)  Cognitive 
C)  Interactionist 
D)  Nativist

Question 14

Which best reflects the nurture-based research on language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children only learn words that are directly spoken to them. 
B)  Reinforcing a word does not increase the odds that a word will be learned. 
C)  Frequent caregiver conversation involving questions encourages language development in children. 
D)  Aphasia may be related to damage of arcuate fasciculus fibers. 
A)  Children only learn words that are directly spoken to them. 
B)  Reinforcing a word does not increase the odds that a word will be learned. 
C)  Frequent caregiver conversation involving questions encourages language development in children. 
D)  Aphasia may be related to damage of arcuate fasciculus fibers.

Question 15

Which group seems to gain the most benefit from being enrolled in quality preschool programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deaf children 
B)  Gifted children 
C)  Male children 
D)  Disadvantaged children 
A)  Deaf children 
B)  Gifted children 
C)  Male children 
D)  Disadvantaged children

Question 16

Emergent literacy is best described as involving

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A)  the acquisition of a second language in later life. 
B)  all non-verbal language skills acquired by deaf children. 
C)  critical developmental precursors of actual reading skills. 
D)  any language skill acquired after a child has learned to read. 
A)  the acquisition of a second language in later life. 
B)  all non-verbal language skills acquired by deaf children. 
C)  critical developmental precursors of actual reading skills. 
D)  any language skill acquired after a child has learned to read.

Question 17

When a child is able to realize that some letter combinations (e.g., "br," "st," "ed") need to be perceived as a single unit versus several individual units, he or she is said to be in the _____ phase of reading.

Accepted Answer

A)  pre-alphabetic 
B)  consolidated alphabetic 
C)  partial alphabetic 
D)  full alphabetic 
A)  pre-alphabetic 
B)  consolidated alphabetic 
C)  partial alphabetic 
D)  full alphabetic

Question 18

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 19

Research has shown that _____ had the largest percentage of students scoring in the top 10 percent on math and science tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  the United States 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Singapore 
A)  Japan 
B)  the United States 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Singapore

Question 20

One-year-old Van Damn's ability to learn the meaning of words has been greatly enhanced by the fact that his dad, Claude, often points and repeatedly names objects that are around Van Damn. Claude's teaching style best reflects the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  intonation. 
B)  vocabulary spurt. 
C)  joint attention. 
D)  decontextualized language. 
A)  intonation. 
B)  vocabulary spurt. 
C)  joint attention. 
D)  decontextualized language.

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

Six-month-old Emir is sitting in his car seat and repeatedly saying "naanaa." Emir is best described as

Changing the pitch of a sentence to change the meaning from actual to sarcastic is an example of prosody.

Six-week-old Beck is lying in his crib and making a melodic sound that might be described as an "ooooh." Beck is best thought of as currently

Preschool programs that emphasize _____ appear to be of the most benefit to children, especially those from disadvantaged families.

Children with _____ goals process material at a superficial level..

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

An effective method for a school to positively influence motivation is to

Applying language rules to cases in which the rule is not appropriate defines the concept of

Jeff is a low achiever. After doing well on an exam, he is LEAST likely to say

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

Young infants appear to pay more attention to speech characterized by

Which type of theorist would be most likely to view language development as a combination of nature and nurture factors?

Which best reflects the nurture-based research on language acquisition?

Which group seems to gain the most benefit from being enrolled in quality preschool programs?

Emergent literacy is best described as involving

When a child is able to realize that some letter combinations (e.g., "br," "st," "ed") need to be perceived as a single unit versus several individual units, he or she is said to be in the _____ phase of reading.

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

Research has shown that _____ had the largest percentage of students scoring in the top 10 percent on math and science tests.

One-year-old Van Damn's ability to learn the meaning of words has been greatly enhanced by the fact that his dad, Claude, often points and repeatedly names objects that are around Van Damn. Claude's teaching style best reflects the process of

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

Six-month-old Emir is sitting in his car seat and repeatedly saying "naanaa." Emir is best described as

Changing the pitch of a sentence to change the meaning from actual to sarcastic is an example of prosody.

Six-week-old Beck is lying in his crib and making a melodic sound that might be described as an "ooooh." Beck is best thought of as currently

Preschool programs that emphasize _____ appear to be of the most benefit to children, especially those from disadvantaged families.

Children with _____ goals process material at a superficial level..

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

An effective method for a school to positively influence motivation is to

Applying language rules to cases in which the rule is not appropriate defines the concept of

Jeff is a low achiever. After doing well on an exam, he is LEAST likely to say

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

Young infants appear to pay more attention to speech characterized by

Which type of theorist would be most likely to view language development as a combination of nature and nurture factors?

Which best reflects the nurture-based research on language acquisition?

Which group seems to gain the most benefit from being enrolled in quality preschool programs?

Emergent literacy is best described as involving

When a child is able to realize that some letter combinations (e.g., "br," "st," "ed") need to be perceived as a single unit versus several individual units, he or she is said to be in the _____ phase of reading.

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

Research has shown that _____ had the largest percentage of students scoring in the top 10 percent on math and science tests.

One-year-old Van Damn's ability to learn the meaning of words has been greatly enhanced by the fact that his dad, Claude, often points and repeatedly names objects that are around Van Damn. Claude's teaching style best reflects the process 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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