Question 1

The communicative use of sounds by infants is called

Accepted Answer

A) holophrase speech. 
B) representational speech. 
C) prelinguistic speech. 
D) "motherese." 
A) holophrase speech. 
B) representational speech. 
C) prelinguistic speech. 
D) "motherese."

Question 2

Developmental scientists have proposed several explanations for why most people cannot remember anything that happened to them before about 2 years of age.Which of the following has NOT been offered as an explanation for this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Early events are not retained because the brain is not developed enough to store those memories. 
B) Early memories are stored but then repressed because they are emotionally troubling. 
C) Children cannot store memories until they have words to talk about them. 
D) The introduction of television too early prevents retention of memories until after two years old. 
A) Early events are not retained because the brain is not developed enough to store those memories. 
B) Early memories are stored but then repressed because they are emotionally troubling. 
C) Children cannot store memories until they have words to talk about them. 
D) The introduction of television too early prevents retention of memories until after two years old.

Question 3

Learning,or behavioral,theorists maintain that language is learned through

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning. 
B) habituation. 
C) nativism. 
D) reinforcement. 
A) classical conditioning. 
B) habituation. 
C) nativism. 
D) reinforcement.

Question 4

Which of the following descriptions regarding the concept of guided participation is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Guided participation brings the child's understanding closer to that of the adult. 
B) Guided participation requires reinforcement to work 
C) Guided participation decreases the range of the child's zone of proximal development on that particular task. 
D) Guided participation varies from culture to culture. 
A) Guided participation brings the child's understanding closer to that of the adult. 
B) Guided participation requires reinforcement to work 
C) Guided participation decreases the range of the child's zone of proximal development on that particular task. 
D) Guided participation varies from culture to culture.

Question 5

In operant conditioning,the learner

Accepted Answer

A) acts on the environment. 
B) is passive. 
C) does not respond to a stimulus. 
D) responds favorably to punishment. 
A) acts on the environment. 
B) is passive. 
C) does not respond to a stimulus. 
D) responds favorably to punishment.

The communicative use of sounds by infants is called

Developmental scientists have proposed several explanations for why most people cannot remember anything that happened to them before about 2 years of age.Which of the following has NOT been offered as an explanation for this phenomenon?

Learning,or behavioral,theorists maintain that language is learned through

Which of the following descriptions regarding the concept of guided participation is false?

In operant conditioning,the learner

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The communicative use of sounds by infants is called

Developmental scientists have proposed several explanations for why most people cannot remember anything that happened to them before about 2 years of age.Which of the following has NOT been offered as an explanation for this phenomenon?

Learning,or behavioral,theorists maintain that language is learned through

Which of the following descriptions regarding the concept of guided participation is false?

In operant conditioning,the learner

Studying a Childs World

A Childs World: How We Discover It

Forming a New Life: Conception,heredity,and Environment

Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development and Health During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

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