Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  that language is learned primarily through imitation and reinforcement.
B)  that there is an inborn grammar-learning device.
C)  that children use powerful cognitive mechanisms to find recurring patterns in speech they hear.
D)  that language learning takes place through social interactions. B

Question 2

Seven-month-old Julius hears this conversation:
John: I want to go swim.
John's dad: Do you want to swim in the pool?
John: No,I want to swim in the lake.
If Julius then hears the words "run" and "swim," what would you expect him to do?

Accepted Answer

A)   pay more attention to "run" than to "swim"
B)   pay more attention to "swim" than to "run"
C)   pay equal attention to "run" and "swim"
D)   say the words "run" and "swim" B

Question 3

Eighteen-month-old Lenny's vocabulary contains some words that are names for objects but also has many social phrases such as "I want it" and "Go away." Lenny has a(n) ________ style of learning language.

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual
B)  fast mapping
C)  referential
D)  expressive D

Question 4

What is language and how does it differ from simple communication?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is language and how does it...

Question 5

Which would occur first in language development?

Accepted Answer

A)  comprehension of passive sentences
B)  use of negation
C)  use of intonation to indicate a question
D)  use of embedded sentences

Question 6

Noel believes that children master grammar in the context of interactions with adults in which both parties want improved communication.Noel's beliefs fit best with the

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive approach.
B)  linguistic approach.
C)  social interaction approach.
D)  behaviourist approach.

Question 7

People can easily acquire language at any point in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Barry tells his three-year-old son,Billy,the name of an unfamiliar object.You would expect Billy to

Accepted Answer

A)  use rules to link the word with its meaning.
B)  not use any rules to determine the meaning of the word.
C)  need to hear the new word many times before he learns its correct meaning.
D)  systematically evaluate all possible hypotheses regarding the correct meaning of the word.

Question 9

Cooing involves combining vowel and consonant sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Early on,use of gestures is completely independent of use of words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What can adults do during their interactions with children to promote children's language development (i.e. ,help children master grammar and other aspects of language)?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What can adults do during their interactions...

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your friend Angelina wants to know what...

Question 13

The sounds of a language are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics.
B)  pragmatics.
C)  phonology.
D)  syntax.

Question 14

Infants as young as ________ of age can distinguish phonemes.

Accepted Answer

A)  one month
B)  six months
C)  one year
D)  two years

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of overregularization?

Accepted Answer

A)  mans
B)  women
C)  children's
D)  mice

Question 16

Most children say their first words at about ________ of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months
B)  12 months
C)  18 months
D)  24 months

Question 17

Infants as young as one month can discriminate different sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following grammatical forms have most children mastered by the time they enter kindergarten?

Accepted Answer

A)  forming sentences with the required auxiliary verb before the subject
B)  using negation
C)  using embedded sentences
D)  Children have usually mastered the formation of sentences with the required auxiliary verb before the subject,the use of negation,and the use of embedded sentences.

Question 19

The use of symbols is not related to language development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One way that young infants seem to identify words is by

Accepted Answer

A)  paying attention to unusual combinations of syllables.
B)  paying more attention to stressed syllables rather than unstressed syllables.
C)  paying more attention to words they have never heard before.
D)  paying attention to the meaning of words.

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

Seven-month-old Julius hears this conversation: John: I want to go swim. John's dad: Do you want to swim in the pool? John: No,I want to swim in the lake. If Julius then hears the words "run" and "swim," what would you expect him to do?

Eighteen-month-old Lenny's vocabulary contains some words that are names for objects but also has many social phrases such as "I want it" and "Go away." Lenny has a(n) ________ style of learning language.

What is language and how does it differ from simple communication?

Which would occur first in language development?

Noel believes that children master grammar in the context of interactions with adults in which both parties want improved communication.Noel's beliefs fit best with the

People can easily acquire language at any point in life.

Barry tells his three-year-old son,Billy,the name of an unfamiliar object.You would expect Billy to

Cooing involves combining vowel and consonant sounds.

Early on,use of gestures is completely independent of use of words.

What can adults do during their interactions with children to promote children's language development (i.e. ,help children master grammar and other aspects of language)?

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?

The sounds of a language are referred to as

Infants as young as ________ of age can distinguish phonemes.

Which of the following is an example of overregularization?

Most children say their first words at about ________ of age.

Infants as young as one month can discriminate different sounds.

Which of the following grammatical forms have most children mastered by the time they enter kindergarten?

The use of symbols is not related to language development.

One way that young infants seem to identify words is by