Question 1

Infants likely learn _____ from the distributional properties of language.

Accepted Answer

A)  that the distinction between /ba/ and /pa/ is important in their language 
B)  the meaning of the sound produced by -ed as in walked 
C)  that the sound "ch" frequently comes before the sound "oo" but never before the sound "b" 
D)  the meaning of the sound produced by s in runs 
A)  that the distinction between /ba/ and /pa/ is important in their language 
B)  the meaning of the sound produced by -ed as in walked 
C)  that the sound "ch" frequently comes before the sound "oo" but never before the sound "b" 
D)  the meaning of the sound produced by s in runs

Question 2

_____ is an example of a symbolic activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Listening to music 
B)  Drawing a picture 
C)  Helping to make cookies 
D)  Going to a restaurant 
A)  Listening to music 
B)  Drawing a picture 
C)  Helping to make cookies 
D)  Going to a restaurant

Question 3

Understanding what other people say is referred to as language:

Accepted Answer

A)  comprehension. 
B)  knowledge. 
C)  construction. 
D)  production. 
A)  comprehension. 
B)  knowledge. 
C)  construction. 
D)  production.

Question 4

This refers to the idea that using the finite set of words and morphemes in humans' vocabulary, we can put together an infinite number of sentences and express an infinite number of ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)  comprehension 
B)  production 
C)  generativity 
D)  symbolic thought 
A)  comprehension 
B)  production 
C)  generativity 
D)  symbolic thought

Question 5

What is the average age at which infants begin to babble?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 weeks 
B)  5 months 
C)  7 months 
D)  10 months 
A)  8 weeks 
B)  5 months 
C)  7 months 
D)  10 months

Question 6

Theorists who have disputed Chomsky's view of language development by pointing out that the communicative function of language is key to understanding language development would be MOST interested in:

Accepted Answer

A)  electrical activity in the brain taking place while speaking. 
B)  children who are deaf's development of their own sign language with a regular grammatical structure in the absence of language exposure. 
C)  children's ability to use the social context to interpret others' speech. 
D)  statistical regularities of speech. 
A)  electrical activity in the brain taking place while speaking. 
B)  children who are deaf's development of their own sign language with a regular grammatical structure in the absence of language exposure. 
C)  children's ability to use the social context to interpret others' speech. 
D)  statistical regularities of speech.

Question 7

Baby Reginald is holding a new toy. As he holds it, his father repeatedly says, "Ball." Baby Reginald must figure out whether the word ball describes the object he is holding, the colour of the object, the sound the object makes when it is squeezed, or the way the object moves on and off the floor when he drops it. Baby Reginald is encountering the problem of:

Accepted Answer

A)  reference. 
B)  intersubjectivity. 
C)  orientation. 
D)  prosody. 
A)  reference. 
B)  intersubjectivity. 
C)  orientation. 
D)  prosody.

Question 8

Adults perceive speech sounds:

Accepted Answer

A)  continuously. 
B)  categorically, when the sounds come from their native language, and continuously, when the sounds do not come from their native language. 
C)  categorically, perceiving all phonemic categories used in human language. 
D)  categorically, perceiving only phonemic contrasts used in their native language. 
A)  continuously. 
B)  categorically, when the sounds come from their native language, and continuously, when the sounds do not come from their native language. 
C)  categorically, perceiving all phonemic categories used in human language. 
D)  categorically, perceiving only phonemic contrasts used in their native language.

Question 9

The period in which infants use one word at a time is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatic period. 
B)  period of telegraphic speech. 
C)  period of overextension. 
D)  holophrastic period. 
A)  pragmatic period. 
B)  period of telegraphic speech. 
C)  period of overextension. 
D)  holophrastic period.

Question 10

_____ is the phenomenon that, in any language, certain sounds are more likely to appear together than are others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributional properties 
B)  Voice onset time 
C)  Categorical perception 
D)  Word segmentation 
A)  Distributional properties 
B)  Voice onset time 
C)  Categorical perception 
D)  Word segmentation

Question 11

In the English language, /d/ and /k/ are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  letters. 
B)  morphemes. 
C)  phonemes. 
D)  syntax. 
A)  letters. 
B)  morphemes. 
C)  phonemes. 
D)  syntax.

Question 12

In studies by DeLoache and colleagues, 2 1/2-year-olds who cannot use the information from the scale model to find the large version of the toy in the large room are having trouble representing the model as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a real object. 
B)  a symbol. 
C)  either a real object or a symbol. 
D)  a communicative device. 
A)  a real object. 
B)  a symbol. 
C)  either a real object or a symbol. 
D)  a communicative device.

Question 13

Which statement is evidence of general learning mechanisms that underlie all learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributional learning helps infants track sequences of human actions. 
B)  First words are similar across cultures. 
C)  Children with no exposure to language have been observed to develop their own language. 
D)  Identical twins develop their own language to communicate with each other. 
A)  Distributional learning helps infants track sequences of human actions. 
B)  First words are similar across cultures. 
C)  Children with no exposure to language have been observed to develop their own language. 
D)  Identical twins develop their own language to communicate with each other.

Question 14

Which theorist proposed Universal Grammar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner 
B)  Newport 
C)  Chomsky 
D)  Pinker 
A)  Skinner 
B)  Newport 
C)  Chomsky 
D)  Pinker

Question 15

Using signs to communicate is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  comprehension. 
B)  knowledge. 
C)  construction. 
D)  production. 
A)  comprehension. 
B)  knowledge. 
C)  construction. 
D)  production.

Question 16

Babies who use "baby signs":

Accepted Answer

A)  are usually deaf. 
B)  tend to experience delays in the development of spoken language. 
C)  are often emotionally disturbed. 
D)  tend to have larger spoken vocabularies at age 3 years. 
A)  are usually deaf. 
B)  tend to experience delays in the development of spoken language. 
C)  are often emotionally disturbed. 
D)  tend to have larger spoken vocabularies at age 3 years.

Question 17

In regard to their ability to learn language, nonhuman primates:

Accepted Answer

A)  have essentially no ability to learn how to use words to communicate. 
B)  can learn vocabulary and symbol combinations, but the communicative system they can acquire is not generally considered to be a language. 
C)  naturally use language to communicate with other members of their species, although their languages are not as complex as human languages. 
D)  do not have the vocal apparatus for producing speech, but when they are taught a sign language, they are able to learn a complex language. 
A)  have essentially no ability to learn how to use words to communicate. 
B)  can learn vocabulary and symbol combinations, but the communicative system they can acquire is not generally considered to be a language. 
C)  naturally use language to communicate with other members of their species, although their languages are not as complex as human languages. 
D)  do not have the vocal apparatus for producing speech, but when they are taught a sign language, they are able to learn a complex language.

Question 18

The perception of speech sounds as belonging to discrete categories is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  prosody. 
B)  voice onset time. 
C)  categorical perception. 
D)  word segmentation. 
A)  prosody. 
B)  voice onset time. 
C)  categorical perception. 
D)  word segmentation.

Question 19

Which statement about the results of Janet Werker's research on 6- to 12-month-old infants' ability to distinguish between speech sounds that are not important in their native language is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants of all ages were able to distinguish between the speech sounds. 
B)  Infants of all ages were unable to distinguish between the speech sounds. 
C)  Infants who were 6 to 8 months old were unable to distinguish between the speech sounds, but 10- to 12-month-olds were able to make the distinctions. 
D)  Infants who were 6 to 8 months old were able to distinguish between the speech sounds, but 10- to 12-month-olds were unable to make the distinctions. 
A)  Infants of all ages were able to distinguish between the speech sounds. 
B)  Infants of all ages were unable to distinguish between the speech sounds. 
C)  Infants who were 6 to 8 months old were unable to distinguish between the speech sounds, but 10- to 12-month-olds were able to make the distinctions. 
D)  Infants who were 6 to 8 months old were able to distinguish between the speech sounds, but 10- to 12-month-olds were unable to make the distinctions.

Question 20

Describe the characteristics of an infant's babbling.

Accepted Answer

Babbling, which begins between 6 and 10

Infants likely learn _____ from the distributional properties of language.

_____ is an example of a symbolic activity.

Understanding what other people say is referred to as language:

This refers to the idea that using the finite set of words and morphemes in humans' vocabulary, we can put together an infinite number of sentences and express an infinite number of ideas.

What is the average age at which infants begin to babble?

Theorists who have disputed Chomsky's view of language development by pointing out that the communicative function of language is key to understanding language development would be MOST interested in:

Adults perceive speech sounds:

The period in which infants use one word at a time is referred to as the:

_____ is the phenomenon that, in any language, certain sounds are more likely to appear together than are others.

In the English language, /d/ and /k/ are examples of:

In studies by DeLoache and colleagues, 2 1/2-year-olds who cannot use the information from the scale model to find the large version of the toy in the large room are having trouble representing the model as:

Which statement is evidence of general learning mechanisms that underlie all learning?

Which theorist proposed Universal Grammar?

Using signs to communicate is referred to as:

Babies who use "baby signs":

In regard to their ability to learn language, nonhuman primates:

The perception of speech sounds as belonging to discrete categories is known as:

Which statement about the results of Janet Werker's research on 6- to 12-month-old infants' ability to distinguish between speech sounds that are not important in their native language is TRUE?

Describe the characteristics of an infant's babbling.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behaviour

Theories of Cognitive Development

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters

Exam 6: Development of Language and Symbol Use

Infants likely learn _____ from the distributional properties of language.

_____ is an example of a symbolic activity.

Understanding what other people say is referred to as language:

This refers to the idea that using the finite set of words and morphemes in humans' vocabulary, we can put together an infinite number of sentences and express an infinite number of ideas.

What is the average age at which infants begin to babble?

Theorists who have disputed Chomsky's view of language development by pointing out that the communicative function of language is key to understanding language development would be MOST interested in:

Adults perceive speech sounds:

The period in which infants use one word at a time is referred to as the:

_____ is the phenomenon that, in any language, certain sounds are more likely to appear together than are others.

In the English language, /d/ and /k/ are examples of:

In studies by DeLoache and colleagues, 2 1/2-year-olds who cannot use the information from the scale model to find the large version of the toy in the large room are having trouble representing the model as:

Which statement is evidence of general learning mechanisms that underlie all learning?

Which theorist proposed Universal Grammar?

Using signs to communicate is referred to as:

Babies who use "baby signs":

In regard to their ability to learn language, nonhuman primates:

The perception of speech sounds as belonging to discrete categories is known as:

Which statement about the results of Janet Werker's research on 6- to 12-month-old infants' ability to distinguish between speech sounds that are not important in their native language is TRUE?

Describe the characteristics of an infant's babbling.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behaviour

Theories of Cognitive Development

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters