Question 1

Infants learning sign language babble in signs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Your friends Tom and Susan have an 18-month-old daughter,Lynda,who has a vocabulary of approximately 50 words.Almost all of Lynda's words are names of objects,people,or actions.Tom and Susan wonder if this is normal.What can you tell them about the different language-learning styles?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 3

American Sign Language is different from a "true" language because it doesn't show displacement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Dr.White is a learning theorist who believes that language is learned purely through imitation and reinforcement.Which of the following would she have the most difficulty explaining?

Accepted Answer

A) children learning the language that is spoken by their family members rather than a different language 
B) children producing many more sentences than they have ever heard 
C) children who watch Sesame Street having larger vocabularies than children who do not watch Sesame Street 
D) children learning words more rapidly if their parents speak to them frequently 
A) children learning the language that is spoken by their family members rather than a different language 
B) children producing many more sentences than they have ever heard 
C) children who watch Sesame Street having larger vocabularies than children who do not watch Sesame Street 
D) children learning words more rapidly if their parents speak to them frequently

Question 5

Vowel-like utterances such as "oooooooo" and "ahhhhhhh" are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) babbling. 
B) intonation. 
C) infant-directed speech. 
D) cooing. 
A) babbling. 
B) intonation. 
C) infant-directed speech. 
D) cooing.

Question 6

Poppy is almost two years old and communicates often with two-word sentences like "mommy cookie" and "mommy doll".This is often referred to as telegraphic speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When Utsav is riding in the car with his mother,he will point at buses,vans,bikes,and trucks and say "car." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) an overextension. 
B) an underextension. 
C) fast mapping. 
D) overregularization. 
A) an overextension. 
B) an underextension. 
C) fast mapping. 
D) overregularization.

Question 8

When young children are learning new words,they

Accepted Answer

A) require many presentations of the new word to learn the correct referent. 
B) systematically consider all possible hypotheses about the connection between the word and the correct referent. 
C) are more likely to learn an object's name when adults look at the object while saying its name. 
D) do not use sentence cues. 
A) require many presentations of the new word to learn the correct referent. 
B) systematically consider all possible hypotheses about the connection between the word and the correct referent. 
C) are more likely to learn an object's name when adults look at the object while saying its name. 
D) do not use sentence cues.

Question 9

Discuss how a sign language such as ASL fulfills the criteria for language.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the

Question 10

A child who says "I am eating my lunch" instead of "Me eat" is using

Accepted Answer

A) telegraphic speech. 
B) overextension. 
C) overregularization. 
D) grammatical morphemes. 
A) telegraphic speech. 
B) overextension. 
C) overregularization. 
D) grammatical morphemes.

Question 11

A specific area of the brain,usually the left hemisphere,plays a critical role in processing language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Much evidence supports the theory that children's acquisition of grammar is guided by innate mechanisms.Which of the following does NOT support this theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Children sometimes imitate adult speech. 
B) Only humans learn grammar readily. 
C) Regions of the brain are specialized for processing language. 
D) There is a critical period for learning language. 
A) Children sometimes imitate adult speech. 
B) Only humans learn grammar readily. 
C) Regions of the brain are specialized for processing language. 
D) There is a critical period for learning language.

Question 13

Name and briefly describe the five different elements of language.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 14

A language's rules for combining words to create sentences are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) telegraphic speech. 
B) semantic bootstrapping. 
C) grammatical morphemes. 
D) syntax. 
A) telegraphic speech. 
B) semantic bootstrapping. 
C) grammatical morphemes. 
D) syntax.

Question 15

Signing is acquired

Accepted Answer

A) later than speech in infants. 
B) after the first year of life. 
C) earlier than speech in infants. 
D) only in deaf infants. 
A) later than speech in infants. 
B) after the first year of life. 
C) earlier than speech in infants. 
D) only in deaf infants.

Question 16

The naming explosion coincides with a time of rapid cognitive growth,and children's increased cognitive skill helps them to learn new words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Kim has an expressive style of learning language.Ellie has a referential style of learning language.You would expect to find that

Accepted Answer

A) Kim knows more words that are names 
B) Kim knows more social phrases 
C) Kim knows an equal number of social phrases and words that are names 
D) Kim and Ellie's vocabularies both contain equal numbers of words that are names 
A) Kim knows more words that are names 
B) Kim knows more social phrases 
C) Kim knows an equal number of social phrases and words that are names 
D) Kim and Ellie's vocabularies both contain equal numbers of words that are names

Question 18

By three years of age,children understand that a comment should be followed by a response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

At about 15 months,many children experience a naming explosion during which they learn new words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sign languages such as American Sign Language (ASL) or Langue des Signes du Quebec (LSQ) are true languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Infants learning sign language babble in signs.

Your friends Tom and Susan have an 18-month-old daughter,Lynda,who has a vocabulary of approximately 50 words.Almost all of Lynda's words are names of objects,people,or actions.Tom and Susan wonder if this is normal.What can you tell them about the different language-learning styles?

American Sign Language is different from a "true" language because it doesn't show displacement.

Dr.White is a learning theorist who believes that language is learned purely through imitation and reinforcement.Which of the following would she have the most difficulty explaining?

Vowel-like utterances such as "oooooooo" and "ahhhhhhh" are referred to as

Poppy is almost two years old and communicates often with two-word sentences like "mommy cookie" and "mommy doll".This is often referred to as telegraphic speech.

When Utsav is riding in the car with his mother,he will point at buses,vans,bikes,and trucks and say "car." This is an example of

When young children are learning new words,they

Discuss how a sign language such as ASL fulfills the criteria for language.

A child who says "I am eating my lunch" instead of "Me eat" is using

A specific area of the brain,usually the left hemisphere,plays a critical role in processing language.

Much evidence supports the theory that children's acquisition of grammar is guided by innate mechanisms.Which of the following does NOT support this theory?

Name and briefly describe the five different elements of language.

A language's rules for combining words to create sentences are referred to as

Signing is acquired

The naming explosion coincides with a time of rapid cognitive growth,and children's increased cognitive skill helps them to learn new words.

Kim has an expressive style of learning language.Ellie has a referential style of learning language.You would expect to find that

By three years of age,children understand that a comment should be followed by a response.

At about 15 months,many children experience a naming explosion during which they learn new words.

Sign languages such as American Sign Language (ASL) or Langue des Signes du Quebec (LSQ) are true languages.

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Infants learning sign language babble in signs.

Your friends Tom and Susan have an 18-month-old daughter,Lynda,who has a vocabulary of approximately 50 words.Almost all of Lynda's words are names of objects,people,or actions.Tom and Susan wonder if this is normal.What can you tell them about the different language-learning styles?

American Sign Language is different from a "true" language because it doesn't show displacement.

Dr.White is a learning theorist who believes that language is learned purely through imitation and reinforcement.Which of the following would she have the most difficulty explaining?

Vowel-like utterances such as "oooooooo" and "ahhhhhhh" are referred to as

Poppy is almost two years old and communicates often with two-word sentences like "mommy cookie" and "mommy doll".This is often referred to as telegraphic speech.

When Utsav is riding in the car with his mother,he will point at buses,vans,bikes,and trucks and say "car." This is an example of

When young children are learning new words,they

Discuss how a sign language such as ASL fulfills the criteria for language.

A child who says "I am eating my lunch" instead of "Me eat" is using

A specific area of the brain,usually the left hemisphere,plays a critical role in processing language.

Much evidence supports the theory that children's acquisition of grammar is guided by innate mechanisms.Which of the following does NOT support this theory?

Name and briefly describe the five different elements of language.

A language's rules for combining words to create sentences are referred to as

Signing is acquired

The naming explosion coincides with a time of rapid cognitive growth,and children's increased cognitive skill helps them to learn new words.

Kim has an expressive style of learning language.Ellie has a referential style of learning language.You would expect to find that

By three years of age,children understand that a comment should be followed by a response.

At about 15 months,many children experience a naming explosion during which they learn new words.

Sign languages such as American Sign Language (ASL) or Langue des Signes du Quebec (LSQ) are true languages.

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behaviour

Gender and Development

Social Influences

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