Question 1

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

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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 2

A holophrase always contains at least two words.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Six-week-old Beck is lying in his crib and making a melodic sound that might be described as an "eeeeee." What is Beck doing?

Accepted Answer

A) babbling. 
B) telegraphing. 
C) cooing. 
D) holophrasing. 
A) babbling. 
B) telegraphing. 
C) cooing. 
D) holophrasing.

Question 4

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

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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 5

Based on cross-cultural research,parents who want their children to be high academic achievers should do which of the following?

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A) reduce focus on goals and emphasize mastery 
B) emphasize high standards and self-reliance 
C) set high goals and provide consistent support 
D) enable teachers to fully guide their activities 
A) reduce focus on goals and emphasize mastery 
B) emphasize high standards and self-reliance 
C) set high goals and provide consistent support 
D) enable teachers to fully guide their activities

Question 6

With regard to language learning,nativists believe that

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A) language is learned as a result of differential parental reinforcement. 
B) children learn language by listening,observing,and imitating. 
C) children are biologically programmed for language acquisition. 
D) the social environment plays the most critical role in language learning. 
A) language is learned as a result of differential parental reinforcement. 
B) children learn language by listening,observing,and imitating. 
C) children are biologically programmed for language acquisition. 
D) the social environment plays the most critical role in language learning.

Question 7

Brandy has just begun to learn to read.At this point,she knows that the letter with one line and two bumps is the "B." She also knows that this letter corresponds to the "b" sound,and it is the first letter of her name.While Brandy has this knowledge,she is not yet able to connect all written words with their sounds.Brandy is best classified as being in the _____ phase of reading development.

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A) prealphabetic 
B) partial alphabetic 
C) full alphabetic 
D) phonological awareness 
A) prealphabetic 
B) partial alphabetic 
C) full alphabetic 
D) phonological awareness

Question 8

Who goes to school every day guided by mastery goals?

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A) Jonah,a second grader 
B) Lexie,a fourth grader 
C) Miguel,a seventh grader 
D) Priya,a ninth grader 
A) Jonah,a second grader 
B) Lexie,a fourth grader 
C) Miguel,a seventh grader 
D) Priya,a ninth grader

Question 9

When her toddler holds her cup up and says,"Milk," her mother says,"You're ready for more milk." The mother's response is best described as an example of

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A) expansion. 
B) holophrastic speech. 
C) child-directed speech. 
D) babbling. 
A) expansion. 
B) holophrastic speech. 
C) child-directed speech. 
D) babbling.

Question 10

Which statement is true?

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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 11

Individuals with dyslexia

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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 12

When using syntactic bootstrapping,a child

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A) uses a word's placement in a sentence to help determine its meaning. 
B) generates a one-word utterance that has the meaning of a full sentence. 
C) uses a grammar rule in an inappropriate manner. 
D) is able to immediately connect a word in one language to its counterpart in a second language. 
A) uses a word's placement in a sentence to help determine its meaning. 
B) generates a one-word utterance that has the meaning of a full sentence. 
C) uses a grammar rule in an inappropriate manner. 
D) is able to immediately connect a word in one language to its counterpart in a second language.

Question 13

The semantic rules for forming sentences are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) phonology. 
B) prosody. 
C) syntax. 
D) pragmatics. 
A) phonology. 
B) prosody. 
C) syntax. 
D) pragmatics.

Question 14

When attempting to learn to play football,Javier has great difficulty in throwing the odd-shaped ball.After several bad passes,he decides that he has no talent for football and will never be any good at it.Javier's behavior provides an example of _____ goals.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Child-directed speech is characterized by long sentences spoken in a monotone with no repetition of ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following could be considered the most flexible and sophisticated in older adults' use of language?

Accepted Answer

A) semantics 
B) prosody 
C) expansion 
D) pragmatics 
A) semantics 
B) prosody 
C) expansion 
D) pragmatics

Question 17

Because his buddies in the neighborhood tease Carlton for "acting white," his grades may potentially drop and he could lose his spot on the honor roll at school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is the best advice for parents of young toddlers who want them to succeed later in school and life?

Accepted Answer

A) "Teach and test." 
B) "Let them play." 
C) "Keep them thinking." 
D) "Raise the stakes." 
A) "Teach and test." 
B) "Let them play." 
C) "Keep them thinking." 
D) "Raise the stakes."

Question 19

Which of the following statements best reflects a student who has a growth mindset?

Accepted Answer

A) Classmates are competitors. 
B) The joy is in the doing. 
C) Go big or go home. 
D) Only failures get Cs. 
A) Classmates are competitors. 
B) The joy is in the doing. 
C) Go big or go home. 
D) Only failures get Cs.

Question 20

When describing his ideas on language acquisition,Harlan says,"I believe that humans have a natural biological predisposition toward language and that the environment that the child is raised in also impacts the development of language skills." Given this description,Harlan appears to hold a(n)_____ perspective concerning the acquisition of language.

Accepted Answer

A) nativist 
B) interactionist 
C) learning 
D) psychodynamic 
A) nativist 
B) interactionist 
C) learning 
D) psychodynamic

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

A holophrase always contains at least two words.

Six-week-old Beck is lying in his crib and making a melodic sound that might be described as an "eeeeee." What is Beck doing?

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

Based on cross-cultural research,parents who want their children to be high academic achievers should do which of the following?

With regard to language learning,nativists believe that

Who goes to school every day guided by mastery goals?

When her toddler holds her cup up and says,"Milk," her mother says,"You're ready for more milk." The mother's response is best described as an example of

Which statement is true?

Individuals with dyslexia

When using syntactic bootstrapping,a child

The semantic rules for forming sentences are referred to as

When attempting to learn to play football,Javier has great difficulty in throwing the odd-shaped ball.After several bad passes,he decides that he has no talent for football and will never be any good at it.Javier's behavior provides an example of _____ goals.

Child-directed speech is characterized by long sentences spoken in a monotone with no repetition of ideas.

Which of the following could be considered the most flexible and sophisticated in older adults' use of language?

Because his buddies in the neighborhood tease Carlton for "acting white," his grades may potentially drop and he could lose his spot on the honor roll at school.

Which of the following is the best advice for parents of young toddlers who want them to succeed later in school and life?

Which of the following statements best reflects a student who has a growth mindset?

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Exam 10: Language and Education

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

A holophrase always contains at least two words.

Six-week-old Beck is lying in his crib and making a melodic sound that might be described as an "eeeeee." What is Beck doing?

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

Based on cross-cultural research,parents who want their children to be high academic achievers should do which of the following?

With regard to language learning,nativists believe that

Who goes to school every day guided by mastery goals?

When her toddler holds her cup up and says,"Milk," her mother says,"You're ready for more milk." The mother's response is best described as an example of

Which statement is true?

Individuals with dyslexia

When using syntactic bootstrapping,a child

The semantic rules for forming sentences are referred to as

When attempting to learn to play football,Javier has great difficulty in throwing the odd-shaped ball.After several bad passes,he decides that he has no talent for football and will never be any good at it.Javier's behavior provides an example of _____ goals.

Child-directed speech is characterized by long sentences spoken in a monotone with no repetition of ideas.

Which of the following could be considered the most flexible and sophisticated in older adults' use of language?

Because his buddies in the neighborhood tease Carlton for "acting white," his grades may potentially drop and he could lose his spot on the honor roll at school.

Which of the following is the best advice for parents of young toddlers who want them to succeed later in school and life?

Which of the following statements best reflects a student who has a growth mindset?

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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