Question 1

The consonant-vowel utterances that characterize the infant's first attempts to vocalize are called

Accepted Answer

A)  cooing. 
B)  babbling. 
C)  canonical babbling. 
D)  baby talk. 
A)  cooing. 
B)  babbling. 
C)  canonical babbling. 
D)  baby talk.

Question 2

Damage to Wernicke's area may result in expressive aphasia,a loss of the ability to understand speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When considering socialization,language can help with development in a broader sense by

Accepted Answer

A)  helping children discern the social roles,relationships,and values of the culture. 
B)  advancing children's problem-solving ability. 
C)  enhancing a child's cognitive ability. 
D)  limiting their vocabulary to match local social constraints. 
A)  helping children discern the social roles,relationships,and values of the culture. 
B)  advancing children's problem-solving ability. 
C)  enhancing a child's cognitive ability. 
D)  limiting their vocabulary to match local social constraints.

Question 4

At the two-word stage,children's utterances are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  be unintelligible. 
B)  be inconsistent with respect to word order. 
C)  be unaffected by the semantic relationships among words. 
D)  contain consistent word orders. 
A)  be unintelligible. 
B)  be inconsistent with respect to word order. 
C)  be unaffected by the semantic relationships among words. 
D)  contain consistent word orders.

Question 5

Who is most likely to show overlapping regions of activation for two languages in Broca's area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles,a native French speaker who learned English after the age of fifteen. 
B)  Rick,a native English speaker who learned Japanese after the age of sixteen. 
C)  Jean-Paul,a native French speaker who learned Russian in the first grade. 
D)  Marc,a native English speaker who learned Italian in the ninth grade. 
A)  Charles,a native French speaker who learned English after the age of fifteen. 
B)  Rick,a native English speaker who learned Japanese after the age of sixteen. 
C)  Jean-Paul,a native French speaker who learned Russian in the first grade. 
D)  Marc,a native English speaker who learned Italian in the ninth grade.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of private speech in slightly older children?

Accepted Answer

A)  A first-grader displaying externalized speech during math problem solving. 
B)  A third-grader counting on his fingers to solve a math problem. 
C)  A seventh-grader verbally thinking through the steps of a math problem in her head. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  A first-grader displaying externalized speech during math problem solving. 
B)  A third-grader counting on his fingers to solve a math problem. 
C)  A seventh-grader verbally thinking through the steps of a math problem in her head. 
D)  None of these.

Question 7

The grammatical rules that dictate how words can be combined are called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Discuss the ways in which language acquisition varies by culture.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should d

Question 9

In Samoan speech,few verbalizations include praise or blame for

Accepted Answer

A)  adults. 
B)  groups. 
C)  individuals. 
D)  children. 
A)  adults. 
B)  groups. 
C)  individuals. 
D)  children.

Question 10

Children's first words are typically _______,labels for objects,people,or events.

Accepted Answer

A)  numbers 
B)  nouns 
C)  descriptives 
D)  declaratives 
A)  numbers 
B)  nouns 
C)  descriptives 
D)  declaratives

The consonant-vowel utterances that characterize the infant's first attempts to vocalize are called

Damage to Wernicke's area may result in expressive aphasia,a loss of the ability to understand speech.

When considering socialization,language can help with development in a broader sense by

At the two-word stage,children's utterances are likely to

Who is most likely to show overlapping regions of activation for two languages in Broca's area?

Which of the following is an example of private speech in slightly older children?

The grammatical rules that dictate how words can be combined are called

Discuss the ways in which language acquisition varies by culture.

In Samoan speech,few verbalizations include praise or blame for

Children's first words are typically _______,labels for objects,people,or events.

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Exam 7: Language

The consonant-vowel utterances that characterize the infant's first attempts to vocalize are called

Damage to Wernicke's area may result in expressive aphasia,a loss of the ability to understand speech.

When considering socialization,language can help with development in a broader sense by

At the two-word stage,children's utterances are likely to

Who is most likely to show overlapping regions of activation for two languages in Broca's area?

Which of the following is an example of private speech in slightly older children?

The grammatical rules that dictate how words can be combined are called

Discuss the ways in which language acquisition varies by culture.

In Samoan speech,few verbalizations include praise or blame for

Children's first words are typically _______,labels for objects,people,or events.

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