Question 1

The length of time between when air passes through the lips and when the vocal cords start vibrating is referred to 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 2

Which bit of conversation is an example of a narrative?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Grandma, please take me to the park. I want to go to the park and do the twisty slide." 
B)  "Daddy and I went to the park today. I went on the big twisty slide." 
C)  "Yay, I love the park. This twisty slide is so much fun." 
D)  "Kelsey said she will take me to the park tomorrow. I am going to go down the twisty slide." 
A)  "Grandma, please take me to the park. I want to go to the park and do the twisty slide." 
B)  "Daddy and I went to the park today. I went on the big twisty slide." 
C)  "Yay, I love the park. This twisty slide is so much fun." 
D)  "Kelsey said she will take me to the park tomorrow. I am going to go down the twisty slide."

Question 3

Which statement about infant-directed speech is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infant-directed speech affects infants' attention to language. 
B)  Infant-directed speech is necessary for language mastery. 
C)  Infants learn new words better when the words are presented in infant-directed speech. 
D)  Infants prefer infant-directed speech to adult-directed speech, even when it is in an unfamiliar language. 
A)  Infant-directed speech affects infants' attention to language. 
B)  Infant-directed speech is necessary for language mastery. 
C)  Infants learn new words better when the words are presented in infant-directed speech. 
D)  Infants prefer infant-directed speech to adult-directed speech, even when it is in an unfamiliar language.

Question 4

In the English language, walked contains "walk" and "ed," which are both:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

_____ is a way in which parents play a role in their children's grammatical development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Explicit instruction 
B)  Filling in missing parts of incomplete utterances 
C)  Correcting grammatical errors 
D)  Direct teaching of the native language 
A)  Explicit instruction 
B)  Filling in missing parts of incomplete utterances 
C)  Correcting grammatical errors 
D)  Direct teaching of the native language

Question 6

The study by Carey and Bartlett that taught young children the novel word chromium demonstrated:

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of linguistic context. 
B)  the whole-object assumption. 
C)  syntactic bootstrapping. 
D)  fast mapping. 
A)  the use of linguistic context. 
B)  the whole-object assumption. 
C)  syntactic bootstrapping. 
D)  fast mapping.

Question 7

Which word is MOST likely to be a first word for a Canadian English-speaking child?

Accepted Answer

A)  mama 
B)  go 
C)  bunny 
D)  tree 
A)  mama 
B)  go 
C)  bunny 
D)  tree

Question 8

Learning _____ is considered part of communicative competence.

Accepted Answer

A)  how to produce the "r" sound 
B)  the rules of negation 
C)  how to take turns during conversations with others 
D)  the contrast between the meanings of the words table and desk 
A)  how to produce the "r" sound 
B)  the rules of negation 
C)  how to take turns during conversations with others 
D)  the contrast between the meanings of the words table and desk

Question 9

Six-month-old Liana, 9-month-old Joshua, and 11-month-old Sadie all live in English-speaking homes in English-speaking communities. Which statement is MOST likely to be true of their abilities to discriminate among sounds that are found in Mandarin Chinese but are not found in English?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liana will be the most able. 
B)  Sadie will be the most able. 
C)  Liana and Joshua will be equally able, and both will be more able than Sadie. 
D)  Joshua and Sadie will be equally able, and both will be more able than Liana. 
A)  Liana will be the most able. 
B)  Sadie will be the most able. 
C)  Liana and Joshua will be equally able, and both will be more able than Sadie. 
D)  Joshua and Sadie will be equally able, and both will be more able than Liana.

Question 10

Descriptions of past events that have the basic structure of a story are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  collective monologues. 
B)  anecdotes. 
C)  cooperative dialogues. 
D)  narratives. 
A)  collective monologues. 
B)  anecdotes. 
C)  cooperative dialogues. 
D)  narratives.

Question 11

Research conducted by Fernald on infants' comprehension of the meaning of the emotional tone of infant-directed speech indicated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  infants cannot differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech. 
B)  although infants can differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech, they do not behave as if they comprehend the meaning of the emotional tone. 
C)  infants exhibit appropriate facial emotion when listening to positively toned and negatively toned speech. 
D)  infants can differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech only in their native language. 
A)  infants cannot differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech. 
B)  although infants can differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech, they do not behave as if they comprehend the meaning of the emotional tone. 
C)  infants exhibit appropriate facial emotion when listening to positively toned and negatively toned speech. 
D)  infants can differentiate between positively toned and negatively toned speech only in their native language.

Question 12

Which statement about infants' ability to distinguish between speech sounds is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newborns can discriminate between only those speech sounds they have heard before. 
B)  Newborns possess an innate ability to discriminate between speech sounds they have never heard before. 
C)  Babies must learn to distinguish between speech sounds as they learn which contrasts are important for their native language. 
D)  Babies gain the ability to distinguish between speech sounds that are not used in their native language as they mature. 
A)  Newborns can discriminate between only those speech sounds they have heard before. 
B)  Newborns possess an innate ability to discriminate between speech sounds they have never heard before. 
C)  Babies must learn to distinguish between speech sounds as they learn which contrasts are important for their native language. 
D)  Babies gain the ability to distinguish between speech sounds that are not used in their native language as they mature.

Question 13

Research examining groups of children who were deaf and who had no exposure to formal spoken or signed languages has demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  children rarely go beyond the linguistic input they receive. 
B)  although children sometimes go beyond the linguistic input they receive, their spontaneous language remains far from qualifying as a true language. 
C)  children do go beyond the linguistic input they receive, and their spontaneous language can develop into a true language. 
D)  children who are not exposed to a formal language are unable to comprehend or produce language. 
A)  children rarely go beyond the linguistic input they receive. 
B)  although children sometimes go beyond the linguistic input they receive, their spontaneous language remains far from qualifying as a true language. 
C)  children do go beyond the linguistic input they receive, and their spontaneous language can develop into a true language. 
D)  children who are not exposed to a formal language are unable to comprehend or produce language.

Question 14

Describe the relative impact of nature and nurture on language development as proposed by Chomsky and Skinner. Provide descriptive examples.

Accepted Answer

The study of language development emerge

Question 15

In the English language, _____ is an example of a morpheme.

Accepted Answer

A)  the word called 
B)  the plural s 
C)  the sound /th/ 
D)  the /r/ sound 
A)  the word called 
B)  the plural s 
C)  the sound /th/ 
D)  the /r/ sound

Question 16

Language is:

Accepted Answer

A)  neither species-specific nor species-universal. 
B)  species-specific. 
C)  species-universal. 
D)  both species-specific and species-universal. 
A)  neither species-specific nor species-universal. 
B)  species-specific. 
C)  species-universal. 
D)  both species-specific and species-universal.

Question 17

Which statement about toddlers and word order is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children in the telegraphic speech phase are as likely to say two words in the correct order for their native language as to say the two words in the wrong order. 
B)  Children know about the correct order for word combinations before they put two words together themselves. 
C)  Children learn about word order through trial and error. 
D)  Word order is consistent across most languages of the world, so children's appropriate use of word order is experience-independent. 
A)  Children in the telegraphic speech phase are as likely to say two words in the correct order for their native language as to say the two words in the wrong order. 
B)  Children know about the correct order for word combinations before they put two words together themselves. 
C)  Children learn about word order through trial and error. 
D)  Word order is consistent across most languages of the world, so children's appropriate use of word order is experience-independent.

Question 18

Toddler Arielle sees a baby being tickled by a boy and hears her mother say, "The boy is tickling the baby." Arielle, who has never heard anyone use the word tickling, is MOST likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  not to consider what the word tickling refers to, as young children are unable to determine the meaning of a word after a single exposure. 
B)  to know that the word tickling is relevant to the scene she has just witnessed but not be able to determine whether tickling refers to what the boy did, what the baby did, or what the two of them did together. 
C)  to believe that tickling refers to what the baby did. 
D)  to believe that tickling refers to what the boy did. 
A)  not to consider what the word tickling refers to, as young children are unable to determine the meaning of a word after a single exposure. 
B)  to know that the word tickling is relevant to the scene she has just witnessed but not be able to determine whether tickling refers to what the boy did, what the baby did, or what the two of them did together. 
C)  to believe that tickling refers to what the baby did. 
D)  to believe that tickling refers to what the boy did.

Question 19

Can nonhuman primates learn language? Provide a brief description of research conducted in this area and what the general results have been. Discuss three differences between human and nonhuman communicators.

Accepted Answer

No animals other than humans naturally d

Question 20

Fast mapping refers to children's use of the _____ as a cue to figure out the meaning of a novel word.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus of adults' attention 
B)  grammatical category of the novel word 
C)  structure of the whole sentence 
D)  contrastive use of a familiar and unfamiliar word 
A)  focus of adults' attention 
B)  grammatical category of the novel word 
C)  structure of the whole sentence 
D)  contrastive use of a familiar and unfamiliar word

The length of time between when air passes through the lips and when the vocal cords start vibrating is referred to as:

Which bit of conversation is an example of a narrative?

Which statement about infant-directed speech is NOT true?

In the English language, walked contains "walk" and "ed," which are both:

_____ is a way in which parents play a role in their children's grammatical development.

The study by Carey and Bartlett that taught young children the novel word chromium demonstrated:

Which word is MOST likely to be a first word for a Canadian English-speaking child?

Learning _____ is considered part of communicative competence.

Six-month-old Liana, 9-month-old Joshua, and 11-month-old Sadie all live in English-speaking homes in English-speaking communities. Which statement is MOST likely to be true of their abilities to discriminate among sounds that are found in Mandarin Chinese but are not found in English?

Descriptions of past events that have the basic structure of a story are referred to as:

Research conducted by Fernald on infants' comprehension of the meaning of the emotional tone of infant-directed speech indicated that:

Which statement about infants' ability to distinguish between speech sounds is TRUE?

Research examining groups of children who were deaf and who had no exposure to formal spoken or signed languages has demonstrated that:

Describe the relative impact of nature and nurture on language development as proposed by Chomsky and Skinner. Provide descriptive examples.

In the English language, _____ is an example of a morpheme.

Language is:

Which statement about toddlers and word order is TRUE?

Toddler Arielle sees a baby being tickled by a boy and hears her mother say, "The boy is tickling the baby." Arielle, who has never heard anyone use the word tickling, is MOST likely:

Can nonhuman primates learn language? Provide a brief description of research conducted in this area and what the general results have been. Discuss three differences between human and nonhuman communicators.

Fast mapping refers to children's use of the _____ as a cue to figure out the meaning of a novel word.

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

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Exam 6: Development of Language and Symbol Use

The length of time between when air passes through the lips and when the vocal cords start vibrating is referred to as:

Which bit of conversation is an example of a narrative?

Which statement about infant-directed speech is NOT true?

In the English language, walked contains "walk" and "ed," which are both:

_____ is a way in which parents play a role in their children's grammatical development.

The study by Carey and Bartlett that taught young children the novel word chromium demonstrated:

Which word is MOST likely to be a first word for a Canadian English-speaking child?

Learning _____ is considered part of communicative competence.

Six-month-old Liana, 9-month-old Joshua, and 11-month-old Sadie all live in English-speaking homes in English-speaking communities. Which statement is MOST likely to be true of their abilities to discriminate among sounds that are found in Mandarin Chinese but are not found in English?

Descriptions of past events that have the basic structure of a story are referred to as:

Research conducted by Fernald on infants' comprehension of the meaning of the emotional tone of infant-directed speech indicated that:

Which statement about infants' ability to distinguish between speech sounds is TRUE?

Research examining groups of children who were deaf and who had no exposure to formal spoken or signed languages has demonstrated that:

Describe the relative impact of nature and nurture on language development as proposed by Chomsky and Skinner. Provide descriptive examples.

In the English language, _____ is an example of a morpheme.

Language is:

Which statement about toddlers and word order is TRUE?

Toddler Arielle sees a baby being tickled by a boy and hears her mother say, "The boy is tickling the baby." Arielle, who has never heard anyone use the word tickling, is MOST likely:

Can nonhuman primates learn language? Provide a brief description of research conducted in this area and what the general results have been. Discuss three differences between human and nonhuman communicators.

Fast mapping refers to children's use of the _____ as a cue to figure out the meaning of a novel word.

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