Question 1

Missy has been babbling while she watches her father read the paper. Her babbling has ended with a falling intonation indicating

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A)  that she expects her father to answer her. 
B)  that she is feeling sad. 
C)  that she does not expect a response. 
D)  a problem in her language development. 
E)  that she may have a hearing problem. 
A)  that she expects her father to answer her. 
B)  that she is feeling sad. 
C)  that she does not expect a response. 
D)  a problem in her language development. 
E)  that she may have a hearing problem.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of bilingual children?

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A)  They have difficulty discriminating between the two languages. 
B)  They have more difficulty with language tasks in school. 
C)  They have an advantage in metalinguistic ability. 
D)  They reach all language milestones earlier. 
E)  They have difficulty focusing attention. 
A)  They have difficulty discriminating between the two languages. 
B)  They have more difficulty with language tasks in school. 
C)  They have an advantage in metalinguistic ability. 
D)  They reach all language milestones earlier. 
E)  They have difficulty focusing attention.

Question 3

Manny is 24 months of age and his speaking vocabulary should be about

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A)  30 words. 
B)  50 words. 
C)  240 words. 
D)  320 words. 
E)  502 words. 
A)  30 words. 
B)  50 words. 
C)  240 words. 
D)  320 words. 
E)  502 words.

Question 4

Two-year-old Alissa is more likely to imitate a correct grammatical form if she

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A)  hears her mother use that form in her normal conversation. 
B)  is explicitly corrected when she makes a grammatical error. 
C)  hears her own sentences recast by her mother. 
D)  is ignored when she speaks ungrammatically. 
E)  is reinforced for good grammar. 
A)  hears her mother use that form in her normal conversation. 
B)  is explicitly corrected when she makes a grammatical error. 
C)  hears her own sentences recast by her mother. 
D)  is ignored when she speaks ungrammatically. 
E)  is reinforced for good grammar.

Question 5

Young children who demonstrate good phonological awareness skills often use __________ when they attempt to write.

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The answer of Young children who demonstrate good phonological awareness...

Question 6

The __________ approach to teaching LEP children is also called the "sink or swim" approach.

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The answer of The __________ approach to teaching LEP children...

Question 7

Research on private speech has shown all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  it completely disappears by age 9 or 10. 
B)  young children talk to themselves when trying to remember lists. 
C)  children use it to remind themselves of a new strategy. 
D)  adults sometimes use it when dealing with difficult tasks. 
E)  it is not always audible. 
A)  it completely disappears by age 9 or 10. 
B)  young children talk to themselves when trying to remember lists. 
C)  children use it to remind themselves of a new strategy. 
D)  adults sometimes use it when dealing with difficult tasks. 
E)  it is not always audible.

Question 8

__________ is the first step in learning how to talk like a grownup.

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The answer of __________ is the first step in learning...

Question 9

According to Fenson's research, 24-month-old children's longest sentences include

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A)  one to two words. 
B)  two to three words. 
C)  three to four words. 
D)  four to five words. 
E)  five to six words. 
A)  one to two words. 
B)  two to three words. 
C)  three to four words. 
D)  four to five words. 
E)  five to six words.

Question 10

Imitation theories of language development cannot account for

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A)  children saying things like, "I hurted myself." 
B)  children's repetition of their parents. 
C)  the drift of babbling toward the language spoken around the infant. 
D)  rapid language growth of children who repeat the words they hear. 
E)  the failure of reinforcement to promote language development. 
A)  children saying things like, "I hurted myself." 
B)  children's repetition of their parents. 
C)  the drift of babbling toward the language spoken around the infant. 
D)  rapid language growth of children who repeat the words they hear. 
E)  the failure of reinforcement to promote language development.

Question 11

Research on the use of various meanings that children convey with earliest sentences (such as agent-action, action-location, and recurrence) has shown that

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A)  all children express all the meanings in their earliest sentences. 
B)  there is a fixed order in which the meanings are acquired. 
C)  all children appear to express at least a few meanings in their earliest speech. 
D)  most of the meanings are too difficult for children under five years of age. 
E)  the meanings first appear in holophrastic speech. 
A)  all children express all the meanings in their earliest sentences. 
B)  there is a fixed order in which the meanings are acquired. 
C)  all children appear to express at least a few meanings in their earliest speech. 
D)  most of the meanings are too difficult for children under five years of age. 
E)  the meanings first appear in holophrastic speech.

Question 12

In Fenson's research study of more than 1,000 toddlers, the earliest age at which the transition from simple two-word sentences to more complex forms occurred was

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A)  21 months. 
B)  22 months. 
C)  27 months. 
D)  30 months. 
E)  33 months. 
A)  21 months. 
B)  22 months. 
C)  27 months. 
D)  30 months. 
E)  33 months.

Question 13

The rules for the use of language in communicative interaction, such as the rules for taking turns and the style of speech that is appropriate for different listeners, is called __________ .

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The answer of The rules for the use of language...

Question 14

When Lisa sees a dog she points and says "kitty." Lisa is demonstrating

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A)  overextension. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  underextension. 
D)  holophrasing. 
E)  overregularization. 
A)  overextension. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  underextension. 
D)  holophrasing. 
E)  overregularization.

Question 15

Bowerman and other constructivist theorists maintain that the important factor in language development is

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A)  built-in biases. 
B)  genetically programmed operating principles. 
C)  the constraints on language. 
D)  the rate of brain cell development. 
E)  the child's construction of language. 
A)  built-in biases. 
B)  genetically programmed operating principles. 
C)  the constraints on language. 
D)  the rate of brain cell development. 
E)  the child's construction of language.

Question 16

Carlos is bilingual and his parents have asked a counselor what to expect when he goes to school. She should tell them that most bilingual children who are equally fluent in both languages

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A)  have learning problems in school. 
B)  lose fluency in both languages. 
C)  demonstrate few differences in verbal memory efficiency. 
D)  have decreased metalinguistic ability. 
E)  have difficulty focusing their attention. 
A)  have learning problems in school. 
B)  lose fluency in both languages. 
C)  demonstrate few differences in verbal memory efficiency. 
D)  have decreased metalinguistic ability. 
E)  have difficulty focusing their attention.

Question 17

The principle of contrast is an example of what some linguists believe is a(n) ________ in children's language development.

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A)  built-in bias 
B)  naming explosion 
C)  overextension 
D)  inflection 
E)  underextension 
A)  built-in bias 
B)  naming explosion 
C)  overextension 
D)  inflection 
E)  underextension

Question 18

From birth to about one month of age, we would expect that a baby's most common sound is

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A)  pseudowords. 
B)  laughing. 
C)  babbling. 
D)  cooing. 
E)  crying. 
A)  pseudowords. 
B)  laughing. 
C)  babbling. 
D)  cooing. 
E)  crying.

Question 19

Carlos lives in Mexico and Greti lives in Switzerland. Cross-cultural research indicates that both children will do all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  use more nouns than verbs. 
B)  babble after they coo. 
C)  understand before they speak language. 
D)  use their first words at about 12 months. 
E)  first use two-word phrases at 18 months. 
A)  use more nouns than verbs. 
B)  babble after they coo. 
C)  understand before they speak language. 
D)  use their first words at about 12 months. 
E)  first use two-word phrases at 18 months.

Question 20

Define overextension and underextension in language use and explain when and why children use each.

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Underextension is most common at the ear

Missy has been babbling while she watches her father read the paper. Her babbling has ended with a falling intonation indicating

Which of the following is true of bilingual children?

Manny is 24 months of age and his speaking vocabulary should be about

Two-year-old Alissa is more likely to imitate a correct grammatical form if she

Young children who demonstrate good phonological awareness skills often use __________ when they attempt to write.

The __________ approach to teaching LEP children is also called the "sink or swim" approach.

Research on private speech has shown all of the following EXCEPT

__________ is the first step in learning how to talk like a grownup.

According to Fenson's research, 24-month-old children's longest sentences include

Imitation theories of language development cannot account for

Research on the use of various meanings that children convey with earliest sentences (such as agent-action, action-location, and recurrence) has shown that

In Fenson's research study of more than 1,000 toddlers, the earliest age at which the transition from simple two-word sentences to more complex forms occurred was

The rules for the use of language in communicative interaction, such as the rules for taking turns and the style of speech that is appropriate for different listeners, is called __________ .

When Lisa sees a dog she points and says "kitty." Lisa is demonstrating

Bowerman and other constructivist theorists maintain that the important factor in language development is

Carlos is bilingual and his parents have asked a counselor what to expect when he goes to school. She should tell them that most bilingual children who are equally fluent in both languages

The principle of contrast is an example of what some linguists believe is a(n) ________ in children's language development.

From birth to about one month of age, we would expect that a baby's most common sound is

Carlos lives in Mexico and Greti lives in Switzerland. Cross-cultural research indicates that both children will do all of the following EXCEPT

Define overextension and underextension in language use and explain when and why children use each.

Basic Issues in the Study of Development

Prenatal Development

Birth and Early Infancy

Physical Development

Perceptual Development

Cognitive Development I: Structure and Process

Cognitive Development Ii: Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities

Personality Development: Alternative Views

Concepts of Self, Gender, and Sex Roles

The Development of Social Relationships

Thinking About Relationships: Social-Cognitive and Moral Development

The Ecology of Development: the Child Within the Family System

Beyond the Family: the Impact of the Broader Culture

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Exam 8: The Development of Language

Missy has been babbling while she watches her father read the paper. Her babbling has ended with a falling intonation indicating

Which of the following is true of bilingual children?

Manny is 24 months of age and his speaking vocabulary should be about

Two-year-old Alissa is more likely to imitate a correct grammatical form if she

Young children who demonstrate good phonological awareness skills often use __________ when they attempt to write.

The __________ approach to teaching LEP children is also called the "sink or swim" approach.

Research on private speech has shown all of the following EXCEPT

__________ is the first step in learning how to talk like a grownup.

According to Fenson's research, 24-month-old children's longest sentences include

Imitation theories of language development cannot account for

Research on the use of various meanings that children convey with earliest sentences (such as agent-action, action-location, and recurrence) has shown that

In Fenson's research study of more than 1,000 toddlers, the earliest age at which the transition from simple two-word sentences to more complex forms occurred was

The rules for the use of language in communicative interaction, such as the rules for taking turns and the style of speech that is appropriate for different listeners, is called __________ .

When Lisa sees a dog she points and says "kitty." Lisa is demonstrating

Bowerman and other constructivist theorists maintain that the important factor in language development is

Carlos is bilingual and his parents have asked a counselor what to expect when he goes to school. She should tell them that most bilingual children who are equally fluent in both languages

The principle of contrast is an example of what some linguists believe is a(n) ________ in children's language development.

From birth to about one month of age, we would expect that a baby's most common sound is

Carlos lives in Mexico and Greti lives in Switzerland. Cross-cultural research indicates that both children will do all of the following EXCEPT

Define overextension and underextension in language use and explain when and why children use each.

Basic Issues in the Study of Development

Prenatal Development

Birth and Early Infancy

Physical Development

Perceptual Development

Cognitive Development I: Structure and Process

Cognitive Development Ii: Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities

Personality Development: Alternative Views

Concepts of Self, Gender, and Sex Roles

The Development of Social Relationships

Thinking About Relationships: Social-Cognitive and Moral Development

The Ecology of Development: the Child Within the Family System

Beyond the Family: the Impact of the Broader Culture

Atypical Development

Putting It All Together: The Developing Child

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