Question 1

According to the __________ approach,children use powerful cognitive mechanisms that allow them to find recurring patterns in the speech they hear.

Accepted Answer

A) behaviorist 
B) social interaction 
C) linguistic 
D) cognitive 
A) behaviorist 
B) social interaction 
C) linguistic 
D) cognitive

Question 2

Research in which chimpanzees are trained to use language reveals all of the following EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A) chimpanzees can be taught to communicate using gestures. 
B) chimpanzees can communicate using plastic chips as words. 
C) chimpanzees cannot master anything beyond the simplest of grammatical rules. 
D) acquisition of language by humans need not involve any innate mechanisms. 
A) chimpanzees can be taught to communicate using gestures. 
B) chimpanzees can communicate using plastic chips as words. 
C) chimpanzees cannot master anything beyond the simplest of grammatical rules. 
D) acquisition of language by humans need not involve any innate mechanisms.

Question 3

__________ refers to using only words directly relevant to meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) Semantic bootstrapping 
B) A grammatical morpheme 
C) Overregularization 
D) Telegraphic speech 
A) Semantic bootstrapping 
B) A grammatical morpheme 
C) Overregularization 
D) Telegraphic speech

Question 4

School-aged children

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A) do not change their messages for listeners who are familiar or unfamiliar with a topic. 
B) speak to adults and peers in the same manner. 
C) who are African American are more likely to use Black English with African American peers. 
D) do not adjust their speech to the age of the listener. 
A) do not change their messages for listeners who are familiar or unfamiliar with a topic. 
B) speak to adults and peers in the same manner. 
C) who are African American are more likely to use Black English with African American peers. 
D) do not adjust their speech to the age of the listener.

Question 5

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 6

Carter's vocabulary consists primarily of words like dog,mom,up,bottle,cookie,and go.Carter is using

Accepted Answer

A) a referential style of language. 
B) an expressive style of language. 
C) overextension. 
D) underextension. 
A) a referential style of language. 
B) an expressive style of language. 
C) overextension. 
D) underextension.

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of telegraphic speech?

Accepted Answer

A) "Baby hungry." 
B) the "ing" in "kicking" 
C) using the word "car" to refer to trucks,vans,and automobiles 
D) using the word "dog" to refer only to the family dog 
A) "Baby hungry." 
B) the "ing" in "kicking" 
C) using the word "car" to refer to trucks,vans,and automobiles 
D) using the word "dog" to refer only to the family dog

Question 8

What is infant-directed speech and how is it related to infant language development?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 9

The results of Gershkoff-Stowe and Smith's (2004)study demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the onset of the naming explosion occurred around the same time as the onset of shape bias. 
B) once toddlers showed a shape bias,they used this knowledge to learn new words faster. 
C) toddlers learn that paying attention to shape is a good way to learn object names. 
D) word learning requires the use of built-in,language-specific,specialized mechanisms. 
A) the onset of the naming explosion occurred around the same time as the onset of shape bias. 
B) once toddlers showed a shape bias,they used this knowledge to learn new words faster. 
C) toddlers learn that paying attention to shape is a good way to learn object names. 
D) word learning requires the use of built-in,language-specific,specialized mechanisms.

Question 10

Who is most likely to be using telegraphic speech?

Accepted Answer

A) 6-month-old Linda 
B) 18-month-old Lorna 
C) 3-year-old Lucinda 
D) 5-year-old Louisa 
A) 6-month-old Linda 
B) 18-month-old Lorna 
C) 3-year-old Lucinda 
D) 5-year-old Louisa

Question 11

Both overextensions and underextensions

Accepted Answer

A) occur more often when children are producing words than when they are comprehending words. 
B) occur more often as children move away from attentional cues and toward language and social cues for word learning. 
C) disappear gradually as children refine meanings for words with more exposure to language. 
D) become more common as children get older. 
A) occur more often when children are producing words than when they are comprehending words. 
B) occur more often as children move away from attentional cues and toward language and social cues for word learning. 
C) disappear gradually as children refine meanings for words with more exposure to language. 
D) become more common as children get older.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a phoneme?

Accepted Answer

A) "bababababa" 
B) the "ing" in "playing" 
C) "Me go." 
D) the "d" sound in "dog" 
A) "bababababa" 
B) the "ing" in "playing" 
C) "Me go." 
D) the "d" sound in "dog"

Question 13

Children assume that a name refers to a whole object and not the parts of an object.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the impact of video on word learning?

Accepted Answer

A) Preschool children who regularly watch "Sesame Street" usually have larger vocabularies than preschoolers who watch "Sesame Street" occasionally. 
B) Television shows that promote word learning are those that tell a story or directly ask questions of the viewer (e.g. ,"Dora the Explorer"). 
C) The benefit of television shows on word learning is greatest when preschoolers watch them with adults because the video becomes the focus of joint attention. 
D) Most cartoons benefit word learning as much as other television shows like "Thomas the Tank Engine" or "Blue's Clues". 
A) Preschool children who regularly watch "Sesame Street" usually have larger vocabularies than preschoolers who watch "Sesame Street" occasionally. 
B) Television shows that promote word learning are those that tell a story or directly ask questions of the viewer (e.g. ,"Dora the Explorer"). 
C) The benefit of television shows on word learning is greatest when preschoolers watch them with adults because the video becomes the focus of joint attention. 
D) Most cartoons benefit word learning as much as other television shows like "Thomas the Tank Engine" or "Blue's Clues".

Question 15

According to the cognitive view,children learn language by searching across many examples stored
in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Name and briefly describe the four different elements of language.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 17

Babbling refers to

Accepted Answer

A) speech-like sounds that consist of a vowel and consonant but that have no meaning. 
B) the production of vowel-like sounds such as "ooooooo" or "ahhhhhhh." 
C) a pattern of rising and falling pitch. 
D) a distinctive style of speech adults use when talking to infants. 
A) speech-like sounds that consist of a vowel and consonant but that have no meaning. 
B) the production of vowel-like sounds such as "ooooooo" or "ahhhhhhh." 
C) a pattern of rising and falling pitch. 
D) a distinctive style of speech adults use when talking to infants.

Question 18

Infants as young as 1 month can discriminate different sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

School-age children are more likely to be polite to adults and demanding with peers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is a CORRECT statement concerning the rules children use to learn new words?

Accepted Answer

A) If an unfamiliar word is heard in the presence of objects that already have names and objects that do not,the word refers to one of the objects that does not have a name. 
B) A name refers to a part of an object,not the whole object. 
C) A name refers to one particular object not to all objects of the same type. 
D) If an object already has a name and another name is presented,the new name is incorrect. 
A) If an unfamiliar word is heard in the presence of objects that already have names and objects that do not,the word refers to one of the objects that does not have a name. 
B) A name refers to a part of an object,not the whole object. 
C) A name refers to one particular object not to all objects of the same type. 
D) If an object already has a name and another name is presented,the new name is incorrect.

According to the __________ approach,children use powerful cognitive mechanisms that allow them to find recurring patterns in the speech they hear.

Research in which chimpanzees are trained to use language reveals all of the following EXCEPT that

__________ refers to using only words directly relevant to meaning.

School-aged children

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?

Carter's vocabulary consists primarily of words like dog,mom,up,bottle,cookie,and go.Carter is using

Which of the following is an example of telegraphic speech?

What is infant-directed speech and how is it related to infant language development?

The results of Gershkoff-Stowe and Smith's (2004)study demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT

Who is most likely to be using telegraphic speech?

Both overextensions and underextensions

Which of the following is an example of a phoneme?

Children assume that a name refers to a whole object and not the parts of an object.

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the impact of video on word learning?

According to the cognitive view,children learn language by searching across many examples stored in memory.

Name and briefly describe the four different elements of language.

Babbling refers to

Infants as young as 1 month can discriminate different sounds.

School-age children are more likely to be polite to adults and demanding with peers.

Which of the following is a CORRECT statement concerning the rules children use to learn new words?

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Exam 9: Language and Communication

According to the __________ approach,children use powerful cognitive mechanisms that allow them to find recurring patterns in the speech they hear.

Research in which chimpanzees are trained to use language reveals all of the following EXCEPT that

__________ refers to using only words directly relevant to meaning.

School-aged children

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?

Carter's vocabulary consists primarily of words like dog,mom,up,bottle,cookie,and go.Carter is using

Which of the following is an example of telegraphic speech?

What is infant-directed speech and how is it related to infant language development?

The results of Gershkoff-Stowe and Smith's (2004)study demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT

Who is most likely to be using telegraphic speech?

Both overextensions and underextensions

Which of the following is an example of a phoneme?

Children assume that a name refers to a whole object and not the parts of an object.

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the impact of video on word learning?

According to the cognitive view,children learn language by searching across many examples stored in memory.

Name and briefly describe the four different elements of language.

Babbling refers to

Infants as young as 1 month can discriminate different sounds.

School-age children are more likely to be polite to adults and demanding with peers.

Which of the following is a CORRECT statement concerning the rules children use to learn new words?

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 Behavior

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

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