Question 1

Youngsters with a referential style of language-learning

Accepted Answer

A) use language primarily as a social tool. 
B) have a high percentage of question words (what,where)in their vocabularies. 
C) have vocabularies that are dominated by the names of objects,persons,or actions. 
D) have balanced vocabularies containing words used for questions,social-interactions,and names. 
A) use language primarily as a social tool. 
B) have a high percentage of question words (what,where)in their vocabularies. 
C) have vocabularies that are dominated by the names of objects,persons,or actions. 
D) have balanced vocabularies containing words used for questions,social-interactions,and names.

Question 2

Children who have difficulty remembering speech sounds accurately find word learning particularly challenging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

At what age do infants generally experience a naming explosion during which they learn new words,particularly names of objects,much more rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A) around their first birthday 
B) about 18 months 
C) around their second birthday 
D) during the preschool years 
A) around their first birthday 
B) about 18 months 
C) around their second birthday 
D) during the preschool years

Question 4

You visit your friend,Amy,and her 6-month-old son,Joey.You notice that when Amy talks to Joey she speaks slowly and with exaggerated changes in pitch and loudness.You think to yourself

Accepted Answer

A) "Amy had better stop talking that way or Joey is never going to learn to speak properly." 
B) "Amy's making it easier for Joey to perceive the important sounds of our language by talking to him the way she does." 
C) "Amy's correct to speak differently to Joey than she does to adults,but she should be speaking more quickly and with fewer changes in pitch and loudness." 
D) "It bugs me when Amy talks that way to Joey,but it's not going to affect how well Joey perceives language,either positively or negatively." 
A) "Amy had better stop talking that way or Joey is never going to learn to speak properly." 
B) "Amy's making it easier for Joey to perceive the important sounds of our language by talking to him the way she does." 
C) "Amy's correct to speak differently to Joey than she does to adults,but she should be speaking more quickly and with fewer changes in pitch and loudness." 
D) "It bugs me when Amy talks that way to Joey,but it's not going to affect how well Joey perceives language,either positively or negatively."

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of overregularization?

Accepted Answer

A) mans 
B) women 
C) children's 
D) mice 
A) mans 
B) women 
C) children's 
D) mice

Question 6

Infants who are younger than 6 months of age

Accepted Answer

A) do not need to experience speech sounds in their environment to be able to discriminate them. 
B) must experience speech sounds in their environment to be able to discriminate them. 
C) can discriminate only the sounds found in their native language. 
D) cannot discriminate any speech sounds which explains why they cannot talk. 
A) do not need to experience speech sounds in their environment to be able to discriminate them. 
B) must experience speech sounds in their environment to be able to discriminate them. 
C) can discriminate only the sounds found in their native language. 
D) cannot discriminate any speech sounds which explains why they cannot talk.

Question 7

Deloache and colleagues (2010)conducted an experiment to determine the impact of exposure to infant-oriented videos on word learning.Which of the following is correct regarding the results of their experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants learned the most words when parents taught them directly rather than through video. 
B) Exposure to words through video produced greater word learning than through the control condition. 
C) Exposure to words in the control condition produced greater word learning than through the video condition. 
D) Infants learned equally as many words through video as they did when their parents taught them directly. 
A) Infants learned the most words when parents taught them directly rather than through video. 
B) Exposure to words through video produced greater word learning than through the control condition. 
C) Exposure to words in the control condition produced greater word learning than through the video condition. 
D) Infants learned equally as many words through video as they did when their parents taught them directly.

Question 8

Most children say their first words at about __________ of age.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 24 months 
A) 6 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 24 months

Question 9

Eighteen-month-old Zach's vocabulary consists mainly of words that are the names of objects,persons,or actions.Zach has a(n)__________ style of learning language.

Accepted Answer

A) expressive 
B) referential 
C) social 
D) fast mapping 
A) expressive 
B) referential 
C) social 
D) fast mapping

Question 10

During the stage of two-word speech,children use wh- words when asking questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The region of the brain that is necessary for combining words into meaningful sentences is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke's area. 
B) the corpus callosum. 
C) the occipital lobe. 
D) Broca's area. 
A) Wernicke's area. 
B) the corpus callosum. 
C) the occipital lobe. 
D) Broca's area.

Question 12

When an unfamiliar word is heard,children will assume that the word refers to an object that is present that does not have a name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Calling all four-legged animals doggie is an example of underextension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Children's first questions

Accepted Answer

A) are marked by intonation alone. 
B) are formed by attaching a wh- word to the beginning of the sentence without the required auxiliary verb. 
C) are formed by attaching a wh- word and the required auxiliary verb to the beginning of a sentence. 
D) are formed haphazardly in forms that cannot be predicted. 
A) are marked by intonation alone. 
B) are formed by attaching a wh- word to the beginning of the sentence without the required auxiliary verb. 
C) are formed by attaching a wh- word and the required auxiliary verb to the beginning of a sentence. 
D) are formed haphazardly in forms that cannot be predicted.

Question 15

Children use rules such as "agent + action," "action + object," "action + location," and "attribute + entity" to

Accepted Answer

A) form grammatical morphemes. 
B) form two-word sentences. 
C) use semantic bootstrapping. 
D) produce overregularizations. 
A) form grammatical morphemes. 
B) form two-word sentences. 
C) use semantic bootstrapping. 
D) produce overregularizations.

Question 16

Children's understanding of sarcasm

Accepted Answer

A) occurs only when a mocking or overly enthusiastic tone of voice is present. 
B) occurs only when a comment does not match the context of the comment. 
C) does not differ from adults' understanding of sarcasm. 
D) is well developed by the time children enter school. 
A) occurs only when a mocking or overly enthusiastic tone of voice is present. 
B) occurs only when a comment does not match the context of the comment. 
C) does not differ from adults' understanding of sarcasm. 
D) is well developed by the time children enter school.

Question 17

Effective communication is important throughout life.Give and explain three guidelines for effective oral communication.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 18

The production of two-word speech does not follow any rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Infants' early attempts to communicate include pointing,touching,or making noises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Fast mapping denotes the phenomenon that

Accepted Answer

A) words are associated with objects so rapidly that children are not systematically evaluating all possible meanings of a word. 
B) children have identified concepts prior to language;words are used as symbols to denote these concepts. 
C) children are more likely to learn words consisting of sounds they have already mastered. 
D) children often understand words before they are able to produce them in their own speech. 
A) words are associated with objects so rapidly that children are not systematically evaluating all possible meanings of a word. 
B) children have identified concepts prior to language;words are used as symbols to denote these concepts. 
C) children are more likely to learn words consisting of sounds they have already mastered. 
D) children often understand words before they are able to produce them in their own speech.

Youngsters with a referential style of language-learning

Children who have difficulty remembering speech sounds accurately find word learning particularly challenging.

At what age do infants generally experience a naming explosion during which they learn new words,particularly names of objects,much more rapidly?

You visit your friend,Amy,and her 6-month-old son,Joey.You notice that when Amy talks to Joey she speaks slowly and with exaggerated changes in pitch and loudness.You think to yourself

Which of the following is an example of overregularization?

Infants who are younger than 6 months of age

Deloache and colleagues (2010)conducted an experiment to determine the impact of exposure to infant-oriented videos on word learning.Which of the following is correct regarding the results of their experiment?

Most children say their first words at about __________ of age.

Eighteen-month-old Zach's vocabulary consists mainly of words that are the names of objects,persons,or actions.Zach has a(n)__________ style of learning language.

During the stage of two-word speech,children use wh- words when asking questions.

The region of the brain that is necessary for combining words into meaningful sentences is known as

When an unfamiliar word is heard,children will assume that the word refers to an object that is present that does not have a name.

Calling all four-legged animals doggie is an example of underextension.

Children's first questions

Children use rules such as "agent + action," "action + object," "action + location," and "attribute + entity" to

Children's understanding of sarcasm

Effective communication is important throughout life.Give and explain three guidelines for effective oral communication.

The production of two-word speech does not follow any rules.

Infants' early attempts to communicate include pointing,touching,or making noises.

Fast mapping denotes the phenomenon that

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Youngsters with a referential style of language-learning

Children who have difficulty remembering speech sounds accurately find word learning particularly challenging.

At what age do infants generally experience a naming explosion during which they learn new words,particularly names of objects,much more rapidly?

You visit your friend,Amy,and her 6-month-old son,Joey.You notice that when Amy talks to Joey she speaks slowly and with exaggerated changes in pitch and loudness.You think to yourself

Which of the following is an example of overregularization?

Infants who are younger than 6 months of age

Deloache and colleagues (2010)conducted an experiment to determine the impact of exposure to infant-oriented videos on word learning.Which of the following is correct regarding the results of their experiment?

Most children say their first words at about __________ of age.

Eighteen-month-old Zach's vocabulary consists mainly of words that are the names of objects,persons,or actions.Zach has a(n)__________ style of learning language.

During the stage of two-word speech,children use wh- words when asking questions.

The region of the brain that is necessary for combining words into meaningful sentences is known as

When an unfamiliar word is heard,children will assume that the word refers to an object that is present that does not have a name.

Calling all four-legged animals doggie is an example of underextension.

Children's first questions

Children use rules such as "agent + action," "action + object," "action + location," and "attribute + entity" to

Children's understanding of sarcasm

Effective communication is important throughout life.Give and explain three guidelines for effective oral communication.

The production of two-word speech does not follow any rules.

Infants' early attempts to communicate include pointing,touching,or making noises.

Fast mapping denotes the phenomenon that

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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