Question 1

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Receptive vocabulary

Accepted Answer

A) average number of morphemes in an utterance 
B) words the child can use 
C) assesses mental and motor abilities 
D) underlying meaning of a sentence 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)learning language results from an interaction between the environment and an inborn tendency
I)repeat behaviors that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)modification of existing schemes
M)"Car go!"
N)communication through symbols formed by moving hands and arms
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)imitation of people or events that occurred in the past
Q)automatic repetition of sounds or words
R)characterized by impaired comprehension of speech
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)period during which the brain is capable of learning language due to its plasticity

Question 2

How well do infant IQ tests,such as the Bayley scales,predict later school success?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overall scores on the Bayley scales predict later school grades and IQ scores 
B)  Performance on the Bayley language items predict language skills at ages 6-8 
C)  The Bayley scales can predict math grades in elementary school 
D)  Items on the Bayley scales predict school success through college

Question 3

Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn (2009)found that second graders who were encouraged to use a signing system during their second year

Accepted Answer

A)  were delayed in their language development. 
B)  showed advanced social skills compared to other children. 
C)  continued to use the signing system,as well as verbal means of communication. 
D)  scored 12 IQ points higher than those children who did not use a signing system.

Question 4

Babbling

Accepted Answer

A)  appears between 6 and 9 months of age. 
B)  occurs before cooing. 
C)  is strongly related to words the child is trying to say. 
D)  occurs after the ability to use intonation.

Question 5

At about 18 to 22 months of age,there is a rapid burst in vocabulary.Approximately 75% of the words added during this time are nouns.This vocabulary burst can be called

Accepted Answer

A)  the expressive explosion. 
B)  the specific nominal explosion. 
C)  the naming explosion. 
D)  referential style.

Question 6

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Deep structure

Accepted Answer

A) average number of morphemes in an utterance 
B) words the child can use 
C) assesses mental and motor abilities 
D) underlying meaning of a sentence 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)learning language results from an interaction between the environment and an inborn tendency
I)repeat behaviors that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)modification of existing schemes
M)"Car go!"
N)communication through symbols formed by moving hands and arms
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)imitation of people or events that occurred in the past
Q)automatic repetition of sounds or words
R)characterized by impaired comprehension of speech
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)period during which the brain is capable of learning language due to its plasticity

Question 7

The mean length of utterance (MLU)is the average number of morphemes used in a sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the first month of a child's life,crying

Accepted Answer

A)  is highly specific. 
B)  is activated by the vocal tract. 
C)  is non-distinct. 
D)  serves no useful purpose.

Question 9

Rovee-Collier and her colleagues (1993)tied one end of a ribbon to a brightly colored mobile and tied the other end ties to an infant's ankle.What did these studies measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Object permanence 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Memory 
D)  The age of onset of primary circular reactions

Question 10

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Accommodation

Accepted Answer

A) average number of morphemes in an utterance 
B) words the child can use 
C) assesses mental and motor abilities 
D) underlying meaning of a sentence 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)learning language results from an interaction between the environment and an inborn tendency
I)repeat behaviors that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)modification of existing schemes
M)"Car go!"
N)communication through symbols formed by moving hands and arms
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)imitation of people or events that occurred in the past
Q)automatic repetition of sounds or words
R)characterized by impaired comprehension of speech
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)period during which the brain is capable of learning language due to its plasticity

Question 11

Language development is

Accepted Answer

A)  unpredictable. 
B)  sequenced and step-like. 
C)  dependent entirely upon environmental stimulation,not genetics. 
D)  gender specific in its timing.

Question 12

A child is shown two objects for 20 seconds.After this,one of the objects is replaced and the infant spends more time looking at the new object.What does this represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visual recognition 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Memory 
D)  All of these

Question 13

In terms of individual differences in intelligence among infants,

Accepted Answer

A)  there are no individual differences in intelligence among infants. 
B)  infant intelligence develops in a discontinuous,stage-like process across childhood. 
C)  there can be a great deal of variability in intelligence among infants. 
D)  there is a genetic process of development that minimizes individual differences in infant intelligence.

Question 14

Improvement in infant memory probably indicates

Accepted Answer

A)  enhanced encoding of information. 
B)  less efficiency in retrieving stored information. 
C)  that older infants use more memory pruning. 
D)  All of these

Question 15

Hazel got a puppy.She knows that puppies are animals.Her next-door neighbor has a cat.Hazel's mother tells her that both puppies and cats are animals.As a result,Hazel changes her scheme of animals to include cats.Changing a scheme to incorporate new information is called

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  reaction range. 
C)  augmentation. 
D)  accommodation.

Question 16

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Sensitive period

Accepted Answer

A) average number of morphemes in an utterance 
B) words the child can use 
C) assesses mental and motor abilities 
D) underlying meaning of a sentence 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)learning language results from an interaction between the environment and an inborn tendency
I)repeat behaviors that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)modification of existing schemes
M)"Car go!"
N)communication through symbols formed by moving hands and arms
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)imitation of people or events that occurred in the past
Q)automatic repetition of sounds or words
R)characterized by impaired comprehension of speech
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)period during which the brain is capable of learning language due to its plasticity

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the following:
-Prelinguistic

Accepted Answer

A) average number of morphemes in an utterance 
B) words the child can use 
C) assesses mental and motor abilities 
D) underlying meaning of a sentence 
E) discriminate known objects from novel objects
F)one-word utterance that conveys a sentence of meaning
G)words the child knows
H)learning language results from an interaction between the environment and an inborn tendency
I)repeat behaviors that affect the environment
J)babbling
K)concept of the world
L)modification of existing schemes
M)"Car go!"
N)communication through symbols formed by moving hands and arms
O)items exist even when out of sight
P)imitation of people or events that occurred in the past
Q)automatic repetition of sounds or words
R)characterized by impaired comprehension of speech
S)schemes are applied to specific situations
T)period during which the brain is capable of learning language due to its plasticity

Question 18

What is the earliest age that a rudimentary knowledge of object permanence has been found?

Accepted Answer

A)  At birth 
B)  3.5 months 
C)  8 months 
D)  12 months

Question 19

Describe the sequence of language development in children.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Key biological structures that may provide the basis for the LAD are based in the right hemisphere for most people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Infancy: Cognitive Development

MATCHING Match the following: -Receptive vocabulary

How well do infant IQ tests,such as the Bayley scales,predict later school success?

Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn (2009) found that second graders who were encouraged to use a signing system during their second year