Exam 7: Language

Which of the following is not considered a factor that might contribute to individual and cultural differences in language development?

There are distinct differences in the way preschool and school-age children approach the task of remembering.

Initially,children use the positive to express the nonexistence of things and to reject things.

Researchers believe that it is easier for children to organize objects on the intermediate levels,rather than on more broad or general levels.If word learning parallels children's ability to organize objects,which of the following words is most likely to appear the earliest in a young child's vocabulary?

During the second year of life,children begin to

Which of the following traits of "baby talk" do infants prefer?

Social interaction researchers believe that children need models who can provide a scaffold by using speech that

The regions of the brain that are known to be associated with language abilities in most people are found in the

Recent studies on how young children learn meanings of words through early parent-child interactions suggest that comprehension will be best if

When considering a child's comprehension of language versus a child's ability to produce language,researchers have found that

Which of the following is a reason for a child's poor performance on a referential communication task?

Changes in the infant's ability to produce speech sounds occur as a result of

Laurie knows that some cylindrical objects are called jars and some are called cups.This shows he is capable of using language as a cue that classes of stimuli differ from one another.

When a child uses language to direct his or her own activities out loud,such as "Now,I'm going to move this block," it is called inner speech.

The rules for using language effectively within a social context are called

Which of the following is an example of an underextension effort?

Infant vocalizations,which begin at around age six to eight weeks and are primarily vowel-like sounds,are called babbling.

When Ferdie talks to his four-month-old daughter,he uses a high-pitched,exaggerated,musical voice.Ferdie is using parentese.

The development of creole languages is strong evidence that children use language in both creative and highly organized ways.

Children who are beginning to produce two-word utterances tend not to include