Question 1

What does the "Theory Theory" mean and how does it explain that language and cognition develop in tandem to each other?

Accepted Answer

The "Theory Theory" refers to the idea t

Question 2

Describe how cultures differ in how language is used with children. Define the term language socialization and tell how it is used in this context.

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Cultures differ in how language is used

Question 3

Researchers suggest that when children incorporate what they are told into their own understandings:

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A)  children told different things will have different understandings of the world. 
B)  they will independently conclude understandings of the world. 
C)  their language advances to the next level. 
D)  they are able to ask more questions. 
A)  children told different things will have different understandings of the world. 
B)  they will independently conclude understandings of the world. 
C)  their language advances to the next level. 
D)  they are able to ask more questions.

Question 4

How has the Whorfian hypothesis been used to test the relationship of nouns, verbs, and the development of the meanings they encode?

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The Whorfian hypothesis, also known as l

Question 5

Examining cultural differences suggests that:

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A)  language socialization is not related to teaching cultural values. 
B)  Japanese mothers use language to teach values in direct ways. 
C)  language is used to teach cultural values. 
D)  American mothers use language to teach values in indirect ways. 
A)  language socialization is not related to teaching cultural values. 
B)  Japanese mothers use language to teach values in direct ways. 
C)  language is used to teach cultural values. 
D)  American mothers use language to teach values in indirect ways.

Question 6

A comparison of how English, Japanese and Korean speakers use verbs and nouns in early childhood illustrates that

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A)  Korean-speaking children used more verbs than English-speaking children. 
B)  English-speaking children used more nouns than Korean and Japanese speaking children. 
C)  Korean-speaking children acquired concepts of means/ends earlier than English speaking children. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  Korean-speaking children used more verbs than English-speaking children. 
B)  English-speaking children used more nouns than Korean and Japanese speaking children. 
C)  Korean-speaking children acquired concepts of means/ends earlier than English speaking children. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 7

Early anthropological research on the Hopi language indicated that:

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A)  the verb forms carried information about the shape of objects. 
B)  verb forms carried information about the speaker. 
C)  verbs and nouns related to the environment. 
D)  the environment shaped the people's language. 
A)  the verb forms carried information about the shape of objects. 
B)  verb forms carried information about the speaker. 
C)  verbs and nouns related to the environment. 
D)  the environment shaped the people's language.

Question 8

Research on the use of spatial relations in language indicates that

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A)  Spanish speakers use the object as a frame of reference. 
B)  nearly all languages studied use "self" as the frame of reference. 
C)  English speakers use themselves as the frame of reference. 
D)  spatial relations are not encoded differently across cultures. 
A)  Spanish speakers use the object as a frame of reference. 
B)  nearly all languages studied use "self" as the frame of reference. 
C)  English speakers use themselves as the frame of reference. 
D)  spatial relations are not encoded differently across cultures.

Question 9

The course of language development is universal in regards to:

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A)  how and when children babble and gesture. 
B)  early vocabulary development. 
C)  grammatical learning milestones. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  how and when children babble and gesture. 
B)  early vocabulary development. 
C)  grammatical learning milestones. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 10

Identify and briefly describe the main points in the text regarding the cultural influences on language development.

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The main points in the text regarding th

Question 11

The term autobiographical memory refers to:

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A)  theories on how language forms memory of early childhood events. 
B)  the study of how children use pronouns to refer to memories of the past. 
C)  the view that females have more detailed memory than males. 
D)  the relationship of memory to language. 
A)  theories on how language forms memory of early childhood events. 
B)  the study of how children use pronouns to refer to memories of the past. 
C)  the view that females have more detailed memory than males. 
D)  the relationship of memory to language.

Question 12

Language as a source of cognitive-advancing information refers to:

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A)  the study of language and cognitive development. 
B)  increasing vocabulary to advance cognitive development. 
C)  an hypothesis about the role of language in cognitive development. 
D)  None of these statements are true. 
A)  the study of language and cognitive development. 
B)  increasing vocabulary to advance cognitive development. 
C)  an hypothesis about the role of language in cognitive development. 
D)  None of these statements are true.

Question 13

Slobin's (2003) research on language as an influence on "thinking for speaking" indicates that:

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A)  core concepts in each culture dictate how people describe events. 
B)  speaking about an event is like watching a film of the event. 
C)  pronouns are used similarly across cultures. 
D)  the syntactic and semantic units present in a language dictate how people talk about events. 
A)  core concepts in each culture dictate how people describe events. 
B)  speaking about an event is like watching a film of the event. 
C)  pronouns are used similarly across cultures. 
D)  the syntactic and semantic units present in a language dictate how people talk about events.

Question 14

Two researchers, Li and Gleitman (2002), ___________Levinson's (2003) finding that English speakers using a relative frame of reference get lost easier in a new city.

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A)  supported 
B)  disproved of 
C)  suggested further research is needed for 
D)  proposed a new hypothesis for 
A)  supported 
B)  disproved of 
C)  suggested further research is needed for 
D)  proposed a new hypothesis for

Question 15

An example of the German-speaker and Spanish-speaker test of the Whorfian Hypothesis is that:

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A)  German speakers identify "bridge" with a feminine noun, and used feminine terms to describe the bridge. 
B)  Spanish speakers identify "bridge" as masculine, and used masculine terms to describe the bridge. 
C)  Spanish speakers described the bridge a big, dangerous, and sturdy. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  German speakers identify "bridge" with a feminine noun, and used feminine terms to describe the bridge. 
B)  Spanish speakers identify "bridge" as masculine, and used masculine terms to describe the bridge. 
C)  Spanish speakers described the bridge a big, dangerous, and sturdy. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

What does the "Theory Theory" mean and how does it explain that language and cognition develop in tandem to each other?

Describe how cultures differ in how language is used with children. Define the term language socialization and tell how it is used in this context.

Researchers suggest that when children incorporate what they are told into their own understandings:

How has the Whorfian hypothesis been used to test the relationship of nouns, verbs, and the development of the meanings they encode?

Examining cultural differences suggests that:

A comparison of how English, Japanese and Korean speakers use verbs and nouns in early childhood illustrates that

Early anthropological research on the Hopi language indicated that:

Research on the use of spatial relations in language indicates that

The course of language development is universal in regards to:

Identify and briefly describe the main points in the text regarding the cultural influences on language development.

The term autobiographical memory refers to:

Language as a source of cognitive-advancing information refers to:

Slobin's (2003) research on language as an influence on "thinking for speaking" indicates that:

Two researchers, Li and Gleitman (2002), ___________Levinson's (2003) finding that English speakers using a relative frame of reference get lost easier in a new city.

An example of the German-speaker and Spanish-speaker test of the Whorfian Hypothesis is that:

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

What does the "Theory Theory" mean and how does it explain that language and cognition develop in tandem to each other?

Describe how cultures differ in how language is used with children. Define the term language socialization and tell how it is used in this context.

Researchers suggest that when children incorporate what they are told into their own understandings:

How has the Whorfian hypothesis been used to test the relationship of nouns, verbs, and the development of the meanings they encode?

Examining cultural differences suggests that:

A comparison of how English, Japanese and Korean speakers use verbs and nouns in early childhood illustrates that

Early anthropological research on the Hopi language indicated that:

Research on the use of spatial relations in language indicates that

The course of language development is universal in regards to:

Identify and briefly describe the main points in the text regarding the cultural influences on language development.

The term autobiographical memory refers to:

Language as a source of cognitive-advancing information refers to:

Slobin's (2003) research on language as an influence on "thinking for speaking" indicates that:

Two researchers, Li and Gleitman (2002), ___________Levinson's (2003) finding that English speakers using a relative frame of reference get lost easier in a new city.

An example of the German-speaker and Spanish-speaker test of the Whorfian Hypothesis is that:

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

Filters