Question 1

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 2

Hernani,a junior in high school,recently asked his boss at the burger shack if he could pick up two more work shifts.Which of the following likely describes Hernani?

Accepted Answer

A) He spends much  time on homework. 
B) He has never tried alcohol or pot. 
C) He is on the honor roll at school. 
D) He feels bored in the classroom. 
A) He spends much  time on homework. 
B) He has never tried alcohol or pot. 
C) He is on the honor roll at school. 
D) He feels bored in the classroom.

Question 3

Describe the linguistic concepts of phonemes,syntax,semantics,pragmatics,prosody,and word segmentation.Be sure to provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound

Question 4

Younger college students are more likely than older returning students to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) connect learning to experience 
B) study just enough to get by 
C) focus on personal learning 
D) attend classes for a job 
A) connect learning to experience 
B) study just enough to get by 
C) focus on personal learning 
D) attend classes for a job

Question 5

Juan 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 Juan now is aware of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which best describes achievement motivation during adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) Achievement motivation is steady from middle to old age for both females and males. 
B) The loss of motivation is an inevitable part of the aging process (especially in those over age 70). 
C) For both females and males,achievement motivation increases steadily from young adulthood to middle age. 
D) Achievement motivation is more affected by work and family context than by the process of aging. 
A) Achievement motivation is steady from middle to old age for both females and males. 
B) The loss of motivation is an inevitable part of the aging process (especially in those over age 70). 
C) For both females and males,achievement motivation increases steadily from young adulthood to middle age. 
D) Achievement motivation is more affected by work and family context than by the process of aging.

Question 7

When Jasmine says,"That song makes me blue." Her friend Rice says,"You don't look like a different color to me." Rice's failure to understand that in certain context the word "blue" in English means depressed illustrates a lack of _____ understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) morpheme 
B) syntactic 
C) prosody 
D) semantic 
A) morpheme 
B) syntactic 
C) prosody 
D) semantic

Question 8

One-year-old Daniel's ability to learn the meaning of words has been greatly enhanced by the fact that his dad,Leo,often points and repeatedly names objects that are around him.Leo'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.

Question 9

Angie doesn't seem to even want to try to do well in her high school math class.If her mom Karen wants to help change her self-defeating pattern of behavior,Karen should

Accepted Answer

A) provide a cognitively stimulating home environment. 
B) tell Angie her failures have just been due to bad luck. 
C) offer her a monetary reward if her grades improve. 
D) continually pressure her about her poor grades. 
A) provide a cognitively stimulating home environment. 
B) tell Angie her failures have just been due to bad luck. 
C) offer her a monetary reward if her grades improve. 
D) continually pressure her about her poor grades.

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

Write a brief proposal that outlines your recommended early education strategies to assist low-income urban children.Provide at least three ideas for both the educational and the environmental components,and support your thinking.

Accepted Answer

Proposal:

Introduction:
Low-income urba

Question 12

Linguistic overextension occurs when a person

Accepted Answer

A) uses the same word to describe too wide a range of objects. 
B) initially learns all the letters of the alphabet. 
C) cannot understand the relationship between the sound for a word and the object it represents. 
D) uses many words to describe a single object. 
A) uses the same word to describe too wide a range of objects. 
B) initially learns all the letters of the alphabet. 
C) cannot understand the relationship between the sound for a word and the object it represents. 
D) uses many words to describe a single object.

Question 13

Nadine's father says,"Look at that ferret with that man." She has never before heard the term "ferret," but based on its placement in her dad's statement,she is sure that it refers to the animal the man has on a leash.Nadine's ability to ascertain the meaning of the word "ferret" was accomplished using

Accepted Answer

A) overextension. 
B) syntactic bootstrapping. 
C) telegraphic speech. 
D) emergent literacy. 
A) overextension. 
B) syntactic bootstrapping. 
C) telegraphic speech. 
D) emergent literacy.

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

The level of achievement can change sign

Question 16

Which aspect of speech involves the melody,intonation,or timing of a word production?

Accepted Answer

A) Semantics 
B) Prosody 
C) Syntax 
D) Morphology 
A) Semantics 
B) Prosody 
C) Syntax 
D) Morphology

Question 17

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 18

Though 18-month-old Yolanda knows the word "car," she only uses it when referring to her mother's sedan,not any other vehicle.Yolanda'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 19

In a recent test of math proficiency,three students in an American eighth grade classroom scored in the top 10%.How many students in a classroom of the same size in Singapore were in the top 10% on the same test?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 15 
C) 21 
D) 34 
A) 6 
B) 15 
C) 21 
D) 34

Question 20

Which is the typical order of linguistic attainment (from earliest to latest)?

Accepted Answer

A) Coo,then babble,then holophrase,then telegraphic speech 
B) Babble,then coo,then holophrase,then telegraphic speech 
C) Coo,then babble,then telegraphic speech,then holophrase 
D) Babble,then coo,then telegraphic speech,then holophrase 
A) Coo,then babble,then holophrase,then telegraphic speech 
B) Babble,then coo,then holophrase,then telegraphic speech 
C) Coo,then babble,then telegraphic speech,then holophrase 
D) Babble,then coo,then telegraphic speech,then holophrase

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

Hernani,a junior in high school,recently asked his boss at the burger shack if he could pick up two more work shifts.Which of the following likely describes Hernani?

Describe the linguistic concepts of phonemes,syntax,semantics,pragmatics,prosody,and word segmentation.Be sure to provide examples of each.

Younger college students are more likely than older returning students to ________.

Juan 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 Juan now is aware of

Which best describes achievement motivation during adulthood?

When Jasmine says,"That song makes me blue." Her friend Rice says,"You don't look like a different color to me." Rice's failure to understand that in certain context the word "blue" in English means depressed illustrates a lack of _____ understanding.

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

Angie doesn't seem to even want to try to do well in her high school math class.If her mom Karen wants to help change her self-defeating pattern of behavior,Karen should

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

Write a brief proposal that outlines your recommended early education strategies to assist low-income urban children.Provide at least three ideas for both the educational and the environmental components,and support your thinking.

Linguistic overextension occurs when a person

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

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

Which aspect of speech involves the melody,intonation,or timing of a word production?

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

Though 18-month-old Yolanda knows the word "car," she only uses it when referring to her mother's sedan,not any other vehicle.Yolanda's linguistic limitation is best described as involving

In a recent test of math proficiency,three students in an American eighth grade classroom scored in the top 10%.How many students in a classroom of the same size in Singapore were in the top 10% on the same test?

Which is the typical order of linguistic attainment (from earliest to latest)?

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

Hernani,a junior in high school,recently asked his boss at the burger shack if he could pick up two more work shifts.Which of the following likely describes Hernani?

Describe the linguistic concepts of phonemes,syntax,semantics,pragmatics,prosody,and word segmentation.Be sure to provide examples of each.

Younger college students are more likely than older returning students to ________.

Juan 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 Juan now is aware of

Which best describes achievement motivation during adulthood?

When Jasmine says,"That song makes me blue." Her friend Rice says,"You don't look like a different color to me." Rice's failure to understand that in certain context the word "blue" in English means depressed illustrates a lack of _____ understanding.

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

Angie doesn't seem to even want to try to do well in her high school math class.If her mom Karen wants to help change her self-defeating pattern of behavior,Karen should

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

Write a brief proposal that outlines your recommended early education strategies to assist low-income urban children.Provide at least three ideas for both the educational and the environmental components,and support your thinking.

Linguistic overextension occurs when a person

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

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

Which aspect of speech involves the melody,intonation,or timing of a word production?

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

Though 18-month-old Yolanda knows the word "car," she only uses it when referring to her mother's sedan,not any other vehicle.Yolanda's linguistic limitation is best described as involving

In a recent test of math proficiency,three students in an American eighth grade classroom scored in the top 10%.How many students in a classroom of the same size in Singapore were in the top 10% on the same test?

Which is the typical order of linguistic attainment (from earliest to latest)?

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes,Environment,and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, and 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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