Question 1

Infants prefer adult-directed speech to infant-directed speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Young infants seem to identify words by

Accepted Answer

A)  paying attention to unusual combinations of syllables. 
B)  paying more attention to stressed syllables, rather than unstressed syllables. 
C)  paying more attention to words they have never heard before. 
D)  paying attention to the meaning of words. 
A)  paying attention to unusual combinations of syllables. 
B)  paying more attention to stressed syllables, rather than unstressed syllables. 
C)  paying more attention to words they have never heard before. 
D)  paying attention to the meaning of words. B

Question 4

__________ occurs when children apply rules to words that are exceptions to the rule.

Accepted Answer

A)  An underextension 
B)  An overextension 
C)  Overregularization 
D)  Semantic bootstrapping 
A)  An underextension 
B)  An overextension 
C)  Overregularization 
D)  Semantic bootstrapping

Question 5

Most toddlers understand that one's reply to comments should be related to the comment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

The ability to remember speech sounds briefly is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  phonological memory. 
B)  referential memory. 
C)  expressive memory. 
D)  fast mapping. 
A)  phonological memory. 
B)  referential memory. 
C)  expressive memory. 
D)  fast mapping.

Question 8

Nicole is being raised in a home where both English and Spanish are spoken. She is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  learn language at the same rate as a child who is learning only one language. 
B)  learn language more slowly at first because she will mix words from the two languages, but will be as proficient or better in language skill than monolingual children later in childhood. 
C)  learn language more quickly at first because she is exposed to more words but have less proficient language skills than monolingual children later in childhood. 
D)  be delayed in her language growth throughout infancy and childhood. 
A)  learn language at the same rate as a child who is learning only one language. 
B)  learn language more slowly at first because she will mix words from the two languages, but will be as proficient or better in language skill than monolingual children later in childhood. 
C)  learn language more quickly at first because she is exposed to more words but have less proficient language skills than monolingual children later in childhood. 
D)  be delayed in her language growth throughout infancy and childhood.

Question 9

Prior to the preschool years, young children do not understand the relation between scale models and the objects they represent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

People can easily acquire language at any point in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements about language development is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The period from birth to about age 12 is critical for learning language. 
B)  Foreign languages can be as easily mastered during adulthood as in childhood. 
C)  Nonhumans can learn grammar as easily as humans if sufficient imitation and reinforcement is used. 
D)  All areas of the brain appear to be involved in language processing. 
A)  The period from birth to about age 12 is critical for learning language. 
B)  Foreign languages can be as easily mastered during adulthood as in childhood. 
C)  Nonhumans can learn grammar as easily as humans if sufficient imitation and reinforcement is used. 
D)  All areas of the brain appear to be involved in language processing.

Question 13

The production of syllables that contain vowels and consonants is called

Accepted Answer

A)  cooing. 
B)  babbling. 
C)  fast mapping. 
D)  intonation. 
A)  cooing. 
B)  babbling. 
C)  fast mapping. 
D)  intonation.

Question 14

Researchers have studied the impact on language development of cochlear implants in profoundly deaf children. They found that

Accepted Answer

A)  children who received cochlear implants did not show any benefits to their language development. 
B)  cochlear implants replace other forms of therapy for deaf children. 
C)  almost all children showed large improvements in their language skills. 
D)  children who received cochlear implants acquired language at the same rate as children with normal hearing. 
A)  children who received cochlear implants did not show any benefits to their language development. 
B)  cochlear implants replace other forms of therapy for deaf children. 
C)  almost all children showed large improvements in their language skills. 
D)  children who received cochlear implants acquired language at the same rate as children with normal hearing.

Question 15

Children cannot understand metaphors based on abstract relations until they can reason abstractly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to the rules that young children use to learn the meanings of new words, when Ravisha points to a picture of a boy in a blue shirt and says "boy" her 13-month-old son will assume that the word "boy" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the boy. 
B)  the boy's shirt. 
C)  the color blue. 
D)  the book that Ravisha is reading. 
A)  the boy. 
B)  the boy's shirt. 
C)  the color blue. 
D)  the book that Ravisha is reading.

Question 17

Describe and give an example of the two naming errors that children make when learning new words. When do these errors occur? When do these errors go away?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 18

Overextensions

Accepted Answer

A)  occur more often when children are producing words than when they are comprehending words. 
B)  occur when children define a word too narrowly. 
C)  are not influenced by feedback from parents. 
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 when children define a word too narrowly. 
C)  are not influenced by feedback from parents. 
D)  become more common as children get older.

Question 19

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 20

Which of the following is positively related to the size of a child's vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

A)  having parents who speak to the child infrequently 
B)  reading written material 
C)  rarely asking children questions 
D)  viewing cartoons on television 
A)  having parents who speak to the child infrequently 
B)  reading written material 
C)  rarely asking children questions 
D)  viewing cartoons on television

Infants prefer adult-directed speech to infant-directed speech.

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

Young infants seem to identify words by

__________ occurs when children apply rules to words that are exceptions to the rule.

Most toddlers understand that one's reply to comments should be related to the comment.

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

The ability to remember speech sounds briefly is known as

Nicole is being raised in a home where both English and Spanish are spoken. She is likely to

Prior to the preschool years, young children do not understand the relation between scale models and the objects they represent.

People can easily acquire language at any point in life.

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

Which of the following statements about language development is TRUE?

The production of syllables that contain vowels and consonants is called

Researchers have studied the impact on language development of cochlear implants in profoundly deaf children. They found that

Children cannot understand metaphors based on abstract relations until they can reason abstractly.

According to the rules that young children use to learn the meanings of new words, when Ravisha points to a picture of a boy in a blue shirt and says "boy" her 13-month-old son will assume that the word "boy" refers to

Describe and give an example of the two naming errors that children make when learning new words. When do these errors occur? When do these errors go away?

Overextensions

Youngsters with a referential style of language-learning

Which of the following is positively related to the size of a child's vocabulary?

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Exam 9: Language and Communication

Infants prefer adult-directed speech to infant-directed speech.

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

Young infants seem to identify words by

__________ occurs when children apply rules to words that are exceptions to the rule.

Most toddlers understand that one's reply to comments should be related to the comment.

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

The ability to remember speech sounds briefly is known as

Nicole is being raised in a home where both English and Spanish are spoken. She is likely to

Prior to the preschool years, young children do not understand the relation between scale models and the objects they represent.

People can easily acquire language at any point in life.

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

Which of the following statements about language development is TRUE?

The production of syllables that contain vowels and consonants is called

Researchers have studied the impact on language development of cochlear implants in profoundly deaf children. They found that

Children cannot understand metaphors based on abstract relations until they can reason abstractly.

According to the rules that young children use to learn the meanings of new words, when Ravisha points to a picture of a boy in a blue shirt and says "boy" her 13-month-old son will assume that the word "boy" refers to

Describe and give an example of the two naming errors that children make when learning new words. When do these errors occur? When do these errors go away?

Overextensions

Youngsters with a referential style of language-learning

Which of the following is positively related to the size of a child's vocabulary?

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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