Exam 9: Language and Communication

The findings that specific regions of the brain are involved in language processing, that only humans learn grammar readily, and that there is a critical period for learning language all support the idea

Two mans is an example of overregularization.

Roger is fascinated with learning the meanings of words. Roger has a keen interest in

Children are more likely to learn a word name when adults are not looking at an object when they name it.

The term phonology refers to

Your friend Angelina wants to know what she can do to stimulate her son Mario's development. What should Angelina do in her interactions with Mario and how should she structure his home environment to maximize his language development?

Your friends Tom and Susan have an 18-month-old daughter, Lynda, who has a vocabulary of approximately 50 words. Almost all of Lynda's words are names of objects, people, or actions. Tom and Susan wonder if this is normal. What can you tell them about the different language-learning styles?

Joanne and Dennis want to do all they can to expand their preschooler son's vocabulary. Which of the following would you recommend to them?

Cheyenne makes a sarcastic comment, but does not use a mocking or overly enthusiastic tone of voice. Who is likely to realize that sarcasm is intended?

Young children do not use an object's shape to help learn its name.

Which of the following is TRUE of the development of babbling?

When presented with a message that is vague or confusing, young children frequently

When do toddlers experience their first vocabulary spurt naming (explosion)?

Celia has noticed that her 7-month-old daughter has recently begun to raise and lower the pitch of her voice when she babbles so she sometimes sounds as if she is asking questions. Celia's daughter has added __________ to her babbling.

When Utsav is riding in the car with his mother, he will point at buses, vans, bikes, and trucks and say "car." This is an example of

Infants as young as __________ of age can distinguish phonemes.

When children make the mistake of defining a word too broadly, it is referred to as

Which of the following is an example of overregularization?

Berko's classic study in which she showed children a nonsense object labeled a "wug" and then presented the child with a picture of two of these objects to see how the child would supply the plural form of "wug" demonstrated that preschool

Which of the following is an example of telegraphic speech?