Question 1

Psychologists hold the view that:

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A)  language determines how babies and children develop cognitively. 
B)  cognitive development determines how children acquire language. 
C)  babies have thoughts independent of language. 
D)  None of these statements are true. 
A)  language determines how babies and children develop cognitively. 
B)  cognitive development determines how children acquire language. 
C)  babies have thoughts independent of language. 
D)  None of these statements are true. C

Question 2

Questions about how ________________________ are central to the topic of language and culture

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A)  culture influences thought 
B)  thought influences culture 
C)  cognitive development and language are related 
D)  All of these choices are true. 
A)  culture influences thought 
B)  thought influences culture 
C)  cognitive development and language are related 
D)  All of these choices are true. D

Question 3

That language is a medium for thought is a view supported by:

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A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Dan Slobin 
C)  Lev Vygotsky 
D)  Benjamin Whorf 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Dan Slobin 
C)  Lev Vygotsky 
D)  Benjamin Whorf C

Question 4

Application of the Whorfian Hypothesis to how people speak an absolute coordinate system predicts that:

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A)  people should have a better frame of reference for where they are if their frame of reference is an absolute coordinate. 
B)  people should have a better frame of reference for where they are if they have a relative frame of reference. 
C)  people who have an absolute coordinate system for frame of reference can go to a new city and point to where they are with less geographical accuracy than those with a relative frame of reference. 
D)  None of these answers are true. 
A)  people should have a better frame of reference for where they are if their frame of reference is an absolute coordinate. 
B)  people should have a better frame of reference for where they are if they have a relative frame of reference. 
C)  people who have an absolute coordinate system for frame of reference can go to a new city and point to where they are with less geographical accuracy than those with a relative frame of reference. 
D)  None of these answers are true.

Question 5

Evidence that language is a medium for thought suggests that:

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A)  lower-level thinking skills can be conducted without language. 
B)  higher-level thinking skills require language. 
C)  advanced language is necessary to higher-level thinking. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  lower-level thinking skills can be conducted without language. 
B)  higher-level thinking skills require language. 
C)  advanced language is necessary to higher-level thinking. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 6

Parents and caregivers across cultures:

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A)  implicitly teach language to their children. 
B)  vary in how often and how much they explicitly teach language to their children 
C)  teach mainly through nursery rhymes a singing. 
D)  routinely correct their children's language errors. 
A)  implicitly teach language to their children. 
B)  vary in how often and how much they explicitly teach language to their children 
C)  teach mainly through nursery rhymes a singing. 
D)  routinely correct their children's language errors.

Question 7

As early as 1949, Sapir documented how language and culture relate to each other as follows:

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A)  The "real world" is unconsciously built on the language habits of a group. 
B)  The language habits of a group grow out of their thoughts about the environment. 
C)  The environmental surroundings of a group form its language. 
D)  None of these statements are true. 
A)  The "real world" is unconsciously built on the language habits of a group. 
B)  The language habits of a group grow out of their thoughts about the environment. 
C)  The environmental surroundings of a group form its language. 
D)  None of these statements are true.

Question 8

The early psychologist, Jean Piaget, posited that:

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A)  language is dependent on, but precedes thought. 
B)  thought is dependent on, but precedes language. 
C)  cognition develops as a result of nonlinguistic interactions with the world. 
D)  nonlinguistic interactions with the world cause language to develop. 
A)  language is dependent on, but precedes thought. 
B)  thought is dependent on, but precedes language. 
C)  cognition develops as a result of nonlinguistic interactions with the world. 
D)  nonlinguistic interactions with the world cause language to develop.

Question 9

Discuss research on analogical reasoning and describe how it relates to questions regarding language as the medium of thought.

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Analogical reasoning is the process of u

Question 10

What are the arguments supporting the hypothesis that language and thought are entirely independent of each other?

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There are several arguments that support

Question 11

Mothers from Western cultures:

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A)  limit how much children tell stories about their past. 
B)  encourage children to elaborate on stories from their past. 
C)  ask children questions about their past at earlier ages than mothers from Eastern cultures. 
D)  ask children questions about their past less frequently than mothers from Eastern cultures. 
A)  limit how much children tell stories about their past. 
B)  encourage children to elaborate on stories from their past. 
C)  ask children questions about their past at earlier ages than mothers from Eastern cultures. 
D)  ask children questions about their past less frequently than mothers from Eastern cultures.

Question 12

Comparisons of Japanese mothers' to American mothers' speech to their children illustrate:

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A)  that Japanese mothers encourage their children to tell stories. 
B)  that American mothers have little time for children to tell stories. 
C)  how mothers' language with children is culturally prescribed. 
D)  the origin of proverbs in each culture. 
A)  that Japanese mothers encourage their children to tell stories. 
B)  that American mothers have little time for children to tell stories. 
C)  how mothers' language with children is culturally prescribed. 
D)  the origin of proverbs in each culture.

Question 13

Benjamin Whorf explained inexplicable human behavior by:

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A)  examining the relationship between attitude and behavior. 
B)  evaluating the source of meaning to words. 
C)  comparing the analogies people use to their behavior. 
D)  analyzing the words a culture uses. 
A)  examining the relationship between attitude and behavior. 
B)  evaluating the source of meaning to words. 
C)  comparing the analogies people use to their behavior. 
D)  analyzing the words a culture uses.

Question 14

A comparison of German mothers' speech to children with American mothers' speech showed that:

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A)  German mothers use directives more often than American mothers. 
B)  American mothers use directives more often than German mothers. 
C)  American mothers use more negative statements than German mothers. 
D)  American mothers talk more about necessity. 
A)  German mothers use directives more often than American mothers. 
B)  American mothers use directives more often than German mothers. 
C)  American mothers use more negative statements than German mothers. 
D)  American mothers talk more about necessity.

Question 15

The relationship of language skill to performance on tasks that assess theory of mind is explained by:

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A)  the view that Theory of Mind and language expression are interdependent. 
B)  observation that Theory of Mind and language expression are developed through conversation. 
C)  the view that language is needed in order to make observations related to Theory of Mind. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  the view that Theory of Mind and language expression are interdependent. 
B)  observation that Theory of Mind and language expression are developed through conversation. 
C)  the view that language is needed in order to make observations related to Theory of Mind. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 16

Describe findings in research on the encoding of spatial relations in language and in thought.

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Research on the encoding of spatial rela

Question 17

George Orwell (1949) posited that:

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A)  Government would control people by controlling the words they are allowed to say. 
B)  thought controls language. 
C)  language controls thought. 
D)  government would control language and thought. 
A)  Government would control people by controlling the words they are allowed to say. 
B)  thought controls language. 
C)  language controls thought. 
D)  government would control language and thought.

Question 18

The theory that language and cognition develop in tandem with each other:

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A)  considers that children form language in developmental stages. 
B)  indicates that children develop cognition in stages. 
C)  is based on the view that words are a form of new information, which leads to forming new ideas, and new ideas form new language concepts. 
D)  None of these statements are true. 
A)  considers that children form language in developmental stages. 
B)  indicates that children develop cognition in stages. 
C)  is based on the view that words are a form of new information, which leads to forming new ideas, and new ideas form new language concepts. 
D)  None of these statements are true.

Question 19

A 2003 study comparing how Korean- and English-speaking children and adults:

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A)  demonstrates that the Whorfian Hypothesis does not hold true when applied to semantics. 
B)  supports the application of the Whorfian Hypothesis to how special distinctions are made in language. 
C)  compared how children and adults described tight-fitting containment, or putting letter shapes into a puzzle. 
D)  indicated that children used the same terms to describe tight-fitting containment across cultures. 
A)  demonstrates that the Whorfian Hypothesis does not hold true when applied to semantics. 
B)  supports the application of the Whorfian Hypothesis to how special distinctions are made in language. 
C)  compared how children and adults described tight-fitting containment, or putting letter shapes into a puzzle. 
D)  indicated that children used the same terms to describe tight-fitting containment across cultures.

Question 20

The amount of time that caregivers in various cultures talk to children influences:

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A)  the speed at which they fully learn language. 
B)  cultural differences, but not how the child learns language. 
C)  how researchers make conclusions regarding child language learning. 
D)  how much children talk to each other. 
A)  the speed at which they fully learn language. 
B)  cultural differences, but not how the child learns language. 
C)  how researchers make conclusions regarding child language learning. 
D)  how much children talk to each other.

Psychologists hold the view that:

Questions about how ________________________ are central to the topic of language and culture

That language is a medium for thought is a view supported by:

Application of the Whorfian Hypothesis to how people speak an absolute coordinate system predicts that:

Evidence that language is a medium for thought suggests that:

Parents and caregivers across cultures:

As early as 1949, Sapir documented how language and culture relate to each other as follows:

The early psychologist, Jean Piaget, posited that:

Discuss research on analogical reasoning and describe how it relates to questions regarding language as the medium of thought.

What are the arguments supporting the hypothesis that language and thought are entirely independent of each other?

Mothers from Western cultures:

Comparisons of Japanese mothers' to American mothers' speech to their children illustrate:

Benjamin Whorf explained inexplicable human behavior by:

A comparison of German mothers' speech to children with American mothers' speech showed that:

The relationship of language skill to performance on tasks that assess theory of mind is explained by:

Describe findings in research on the encoding of spatial relations in language and in thought.

George Orwell (1949) posited that:

The theory that language and cognition develop in tandem with each other:

A 2003 study comparing how Korean- and English-speaking children and adults:

The amount of time that caregivers in various cultures talk to children influences:

Introduction to the Study of Language Development

Biological Bases of Language Development

Communicative Development: Foundations and Functions of Language

Phonological Development: Learning the Sounds of Language

Lexical Development: Learning Words

The Development of Syntax and Morphology: Learning the Structure of Language

Childhood Bilingualism

Language in School Years

Language Development in Special Populations

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Exam 7: Language, Culture, and Cognition in Development

Psychologists hold the view that:

Questions about how ________________________ are central to the topic of language and culture

That language is a medium for thought is a view supported by:

Application of the Whorfian Hypothesis to how people speak an absolute coordinate system predicts that:

Evidence that language is a medium for thought suggests that:

Parents and caregivers across cultures:

As early as 1949, Sapir documented how language and culture relate to each other as follows:

The early psychologist, Jean Piaget, posited that:

Discuss research on analogical reasoning and describe how it relates to questions regarding language as the medium of thought.

What are the arguments supporting the hypothesis that language and thought are entirely independent of each other?

Mothers from Western cultures:

Comparisons of Japanese mothers' to American mothers' speech to their children illustrate:

Benjamin Whorf explained inexplicable human behavior by:

A comparison of German mothers' speech to children with American mothers' speech showed that:

The relationship of language skill to performance on tasks that assess theory of mind is explained by:

Describe findings in research on the encoding of spatial relations in language and in thought.

George Orwell (1949) posited that:

The theory that language and cognition develop in tandem with each other:

A 2003 study comparing how Korean- and English-speaking children and adults:

The amount of time that caregivers in various cultures talk to children influences:

Introduction to the Study of Language Development

Biological Bases of Language Development

Communicative Development: Foundations and Functions of Language

Phonological Development: Learning the Sounds of Language

Lexical Development: Learning Words

The Development of Syntax and Morphology: Learning the Structure of Language

Childhood Bilingualism

Language in School Years

Language Development in Special Populations

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