Question 1

Researchers who study humor or metaphoric language in young children are most likely interested in understanding the development of

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A)  social skills. 
B)  semantic linguistics. 
C)  metalinguistic awareness. 
D)  emotional affect. 
A)  social skills. 
B)  semantic linguistics. 
C)  metalinguistic awareness. 
D)  emotional affect.

Question 2

Bilingual children have been found to display

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A)  a greater metalinguistic awareness than monolingual children have. 
B)  a weaker metalinguistic awareness than monolingual children have. 
C)  a metalinguistic awareness equal to that of monolingual children. 
D)  a greater metalinguistic awareness than monolingual adults have. 
A)  a greater metalinguistic awareness than monolingual children have. 
B)  a weaker metalinguistic awareness than monolingual children have. 
C)  a metalinguistic awareness equal to that of monolingual children. 
D)  a greater metalinguistic awareness than monolingual adults have.

Question 3

In a research study,six-month-old Nadine listened to a voice that said either "mommy" or "daddy." At the same time,Nadine saw two side-by-side video images of her mother and father.Every time the voice said,"mommy," Nadine looked at the screen showing her mother;every time the voice said,"daddy," Nadine looked at the screen showing her father.This suggests that Nadine

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A)  can produce words before she can comprehend them. 
B)  can determine the meanings of words she has not yet heard. 
C)  does not know the specific meanings of words. 
D)  can comprehend words before she can produce them. 
A)  can produce words before she can comprehend them. 
B)  can determine the meanings of words she has not yet heard. 
C)  does not know the specific meanings of words. 
D)  can comprehend words before she can produce them.

Question 4

Explain the error called overregularization that follows the two-word stage.

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Overregularization is the tend

Question 5

Which of the following is not an example of a constraint on language learning?

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A)  Children tend to think that a novel word refers to a whole object,not to just part of an object. 
B)  Children treat new words as labels for unfamiliar objects rather than assigning the new word to an object for which they already know the word. 
C)  Children ignore novel words unless an object is pointed to directly and at the same moment the new word is introduced. 
D)  Children do not treat novel words as synonyms for words they already know. 
A)  Children tend to think that a novel word refers to a whole object,not to just part of an object. 
B)  Children treat new words as labels for unfamiliar objects rather than assigning the new word to an object for which they already know the word. 
C)  Children ignore novel words unless an object is pointed to directly and at the same moment the new word is introduced. 
D)  Children do not treat novel words as synonyms for words they already know.

Question 6

While playing house,Kerri decided that it was nighttime.As she pretended to brush her teeth,she squeezed her fist into a ball and waved it up and down in front of her open mouth.Kerri's behavior tells us that her gesture

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A)  is recreating the form of the toothbrush. 
B)  is recreating the shape of the toothbrush. 
C)  is recreating the function of the toothbrush. 
D)  has nothing to do with a toothbrush. 
A)  is recreating the form of the toothbrush. 
B)  is recreating the shape of the toothbrush. 
C)  is recreating the function of the toothbrush. 
D)  has nothing to do with a toothbrush.

Question 7

Newborn Tariq is likely to show a preference for classical music over other sounds.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The pattern of intonation that distinguishes questions from declarative statements is an example of phonology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Children are likely to treat new words as labels for unfamiliar objects,a tendency referred to as

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A)  the semantic feature hypothesis. 
B)  fast-mapping. 
C)  the mutual exclusivity bias. 
D)  functional theory. 
A)  the semantic feature hypothesis. 
B)  fast-mapping. 
C)  the mutual exclusivity bias. 
D)  functional theory.

Question 10

When Amanda wants a drink,she says "drink cup," but when she wants someone else to drink from her cup,she says "cup drink." The fact that Amanda changes the word order to convey different meanings suggests that she is learning the _______ of her language.

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

Question 11

The words cat and sat differ in meaning because of the sounds /c/ and /s/,which are referred to as

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A)  semantic variables. 
B)  tonal morphemes. 
C)  phonemes. 
D)  syntactic consonants. 
A)  semantic variables. 
B)  tonal morphemes. 
C)  phonemes. 
D)  syntactic consonants.

Question 12

How does the fact that the Samoan culture has few verbalizations of praise for individuals reflect its socialization?

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When Samoan children are exposed to a la

Question 13

Natasha,a bilingual child,and Sandra,a monolingual child,are being compared on both verbal and nonverbal problem-solving performance.Which of the following statements regarding Natasha and Sandra is most accurate?

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A)  Natasha is likely to be better at solving both verbal and nonverbal problems than Sandra will. 
B)  Natasha is likely to be better at solving verbal,but not nonverbal,problems than Sandra will. 
C)  Natasha is likely to be better at solving nonverbal,but not verbal,problems than Sandra will. 
D)  Natasha and Sandra will be equally successful at solving both verbal and nonverbal problems. 
A)  Natasha is likely to be better at solving both verbal and nonverbal problems than Sandra will. 
B)  Natasha is likely to be better at solving verbal,but not nonverbal,problems than Sandra will. 
C)  Natasha is likely to be better at solving nonverbal,but not verbal,problems than Sandra will. 
D)  Natasha and Sandra will be equally successful at solving both verbal and nonverbal problems.

Question 14

Underextension errors occur when a child applies a label to

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A)  a narrower class of objects than the term signifies. 
B)  objects that have different functions. 
C)  objects that look different. 
D)  a broader category than the word signifies. 
A)  a narrower class of objects than the term signifies. 
B)  objects that have different functions. 
C)  objects that look different. 
D)  a broader category than the word signifies.

Question 15

What four skills must children master in the process of acquiring language?

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Children must master

Question 16

Explain inner-speech.How does it differ from private speech?

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Private speech is a child's ov

Question 17

What is Broca's area,and how does it relate to the involvement of the brain in language?

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Broca's area is located in the

Question 18

Explain the critical period theory of language acquisition.What findings exist to support this theory? What elements might critics point to?

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Answers will vary,but should discuss tha

Question 19

Olga,who is five years old,and Natalya,who is fourteen years old,recently moved to the United States.According to recent research on second-language learning,

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A)  Olga and Natalya should be equally proficient at learning English. 
B)  Natalya is likely to learn English more easily than Olga. 
C)  Olga is likely to learn English more easily than Natalya. 
D)  it is difficult to predict any differences in Olga's and Natalya's abilities to learn English. 
A)  Olga and Natalya should be equally proficient at learning English. 
B)  Natalya is likely to learn English more easily than Olga. 
C)  Olga is likely to learn English more easily than Natalya. 
D)  it is difficult to predict any differences in Olga's and Natalya's abilities to learn English.

Question 20

Julie is able to sort her toys into two distinct categories.Claude is not yet able to do this.Julie is likely to have more words than Claude does.

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A) True 
 B)False

Researchers who study humor or metaphoric language in young children are most likely interested in understanding the development of

Bilingual children have been found to display

Explain the error called overregularization that follows the two-word stage.

Which of the following is not an example of a constraint on language learning?

While playing house,Kerri decided that it was nighttime.As she pretended to brush her teeth,she squeezed her fist into a ball and waved it up and down in front of her open mouth.Kerri's behavior tells us that her gesture

Newborn Tariq is likely to show a preference for classical music over other sounds.

The pattern of intonation that distinguishes questions from declarative statements is an example of phonology.

Children are likely to treat new words as labels for unfamiliar objects,a tendency referred to as

When Amanda wants a drink,she says "drink cup," but when she wants someone else to drink from her cup,she says "cup drink." The fact that Amanda changes the word order to convey different meanings suggests that she is learning the _______ of her language.

The words cat and sat differ in meaning because of the sounds /c/ and /s/,which are referred to as

How does the fact that the Samoan culture has few verbalizations of praise for individuals reflect its socialization?

Natasha,a bilingual child,and Sandra,a monolingual child,are being compared on both verbal and nonverbal problem-solving performance.Which of the following statements regarding Natasha and Sandra is most accurate?

Underextension errors occur when a child applies a label to

What four skills must children master in the process of acquiring language?

Explain inner-speech.How does it differ from private speech?

What is Broca's area,and how does it relate to the involvement of the brain in language?

Explain the critical period theory of language acquisition.What findings exist to support this theory? What elements might critics point to?

Olga,who is five years old,and Natalya,who is fourteen years old,recently moved to the United States.According to recent research on second-language learning,

Julie is able to sort her toys into two distinct categories.Claude is not yet able to do this.Julie is likely to have more words than Claude does.

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Exam 7: Language

Researchers who study humor or metaphoric language in young children are most likely interested in understanding the development of

Bilingual children have been found to display

Explain the error called overregularization that follows the two-word stage.

Which of the following is not an example of a constraint on language learning?

While playing house,Kerri decided that it was nighttime.As she pretended to brush her teeth,she squeezed her fist into a ball and waved it up and down in front of her open mouth.Kerri's behavior tells us that her gesture

Newborn Tariq is likely to show a preference for classical music over other sounds.

The pattern of intonation that distinguishes questions from declarative statements is an example of phonology.

Children are likely to treat new words as labels for unfamiliar objects,a tendency referred to as

When Amanda wants a drink,she says "drink cup," but when she wants someone else to drink from her cup,she says "cup drink." The fact that Amanda changes the word order to convey different meanings suggests that she is learning the _______ of her language.

The words cat and sat differ in meaning because of the sounds /c/ and /s/,which are referred to as

How does the fact that the Samoan culture has few verbalizations of praise for individuals reflect its socialization?

Natasha,a bilingual child,and Sandra,a monolingual child,are being compared on both verbal and nonverbal problem-solving performance.Which of the following statements regarding Natasha and Sandra is most accurate?

Underextension errors occur when a child applies a label to

What four skills must children master in the process of acquiring language?

Explain inner-speech.How does it differ from private speech?

What is Broca's area,and how does it relate to the involvement of the brain in language?

Explain the critical period theory of language acquisition.What findings exist to support this theory? What elements might critics point to?

Olga,who is five years old,and Natalya,who is fourteen years old,recently moved to the United States.According to recent research on second-language learning,

Julie is able to sort her toys into two distinct categories.Claude is not yet able to do this.Julie is likely to have more words than Claude does.

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Beyond Family and Peers

Filters