Exam 9: Language Development

Chomsky's Language Acquisition Device suggests that:

Which of the following provides evidence against the behavioral view of language development?

A rapid increase in an infant's vocabulary that usually takes place between 18 and 24 months is known as:

Behaviorists believe that language is:

Children who are fluent in two languages perform better than their monolingual counterparts on tests in which of the following areas?

Young adolescents often speak a dialect with their peers that is characterized by:

Max is slow in developing language skills.Which of the following should Max's parents NOT do?

In English we say "white house," (adjective precedes noun), but in Spanish one would say "casa blanca" (noun precedes adjective).This example illustrates different rules of:

Words have semantic restrictions on how they can be used in sentences because:

Researchers have found it generally takes immigrant children how long to become proficient in speaking English?

At what age can Emily expect her child to say, "Get shoes"?

According to Berninger, children who enter elementary school with a small vocabulary are at risk for developing:

Which language approach stresses that reading instruction should parallel a child's natural language learning?

Three-year-old Ben says, "The car is going fast." His father responds, "Where is the car going so fast?" This is an example of:

Which of the following would be a positive influence on a child's language development?

Brocca's and Wernicke's areas are predisposed for language functioning and are located in which part of the brain?

Describe two problems involved with the behavioral view of language learning.

Natalie has just turned 2 years old.About how many words are in her speaking vocabulary?

List four effective interventions for improving students' writing quality.

According to Hart and Risley, which group of parents talked less to their young children, talked less about past events, and provided less elaboration?