Question 1

In one study cited in the text, when preschool children were shown a picture of a catlike animal and an experimenter either simply labeled the animal "dog" (group A)  or said, "You're not going to believe this, but this is actually a dog" (group B) , how likely were the children to extend the word to other catlike stimuli?

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A)  In that study, both groups of children readily extended the word.
B)  In that study, both groups of children were similarly reluctant to extend the word.
C)  In that study, Group A was more reluctant than was group B to extend the word.
D)  In that study, Group B was more reluctant than was group A to extend the word.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Infants likely learn _____ from the distributional properties of language.

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A)  that the distinction between /ba/ and /pa/ is important in their language
B)  the meaning of the sound produced by "ed" as in "walked"
C)  that the sound /ch/ frequently comes before the sound /oo/ but never before the sound /b/
D)  the meaning of the sound produced by "s" in "runs"E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

A broad interpretation of the meaning of a word is referred to as

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A)  overextension.
B)  underextension.
C)  babbling.
D)  pragmatics.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The study by DeLoache and her colleagues that used a "shrinking room" demonstrated that young children's trouble with scale models is due to their

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A)  trouble dealing with dual representation.
B)  inability to remember the location of a hidden toy.
C)  poor imagination skills.
D)  difficulty comprehending the meaning of maps.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Jaimson is right-handed. This means that language is primarily represented in

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A)  the left hemisphere of his brain.
B)  the right hemisphere of his brain.
C)  the left and right hemispheres of his brain equally.
D)  either hemisphere of his brain, as individuals differ greatly as to which part of their brain controls language.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The number of words children know is NOT related to

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A)  the number of words that they hear.
B)  their caregivers' vocabularies.
C)  their socioeconomic status.
D)  their genetic predisposition to acquire language.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D) D

Question 7

Which factor is NOT involved in learning language?

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A)  phonological development
B)  semantic development
C)  pragmatic development
D)  production developmentE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

_____ is a way in which parents play a role in their children's grammatical development.

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A)  Explicit instruction of grammar
B)  Filling in missing parts of incomplete utterances
C)  Correcting grammatical errors
D)  Direct teaching of the native languageE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The finding that infants pay attention to the speaker's intentions when interpreting the meaning of the speaker's words supports the importance of _____ in language development.

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A)  the simultaneous activity of interconnected processing units
B)  Universal Grammar
C)  a language-specific learning module
D)  social interactionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

Which of these skills typically develops LATEST?

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A)  reciprocal conversation
B)  comprehension of multiple meanings of words
C)  ability to use information about others' perspectives in conversation
D)  production of narrativesE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Using signs to communicate is referred to as

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A)  comprehension.
B)  knowledge.
C)  construction.
D)  production.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Of these phrases, which is MOST likely to be spoken by a child in the telegraphic speech phase?

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A)  "Ouch head"
B)  "The bunny"
C)  "Apple eat"
D)  "Baby sleeping"E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which theorist proposed Universal Grammar?

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A)  Skinner
B)  Newport
C)  Chomsky
D)  PinkerE) A) and B)
F) C) and D) C

Question 14

What is intersubjectivity?

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A)  judgments made across time periods
B)  when two interacting partners share a mutual understanding
C)  infants' ability to determine meanings of words from context
D)  use of the grammatical structure of an entire sentence to figure out meaningE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which word is generally the first word spoken by infants who speak Cantonese?

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A)  mommy
B)  hi
C)  milk
D)  noE) A) and C)
F) All of the above A

Question 16

Which of these would NOT be considered a symbol?

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A)  spoken language
B)  a picture
C)  a map
D)  a facial expressionE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The distinctive mode of speech used when speaking to infants and toddlers is referred to as

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A)  infant-directed speech.
B)  prosody.
C)  pragmatics.
D)  syntax.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Morphemes refer to the

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A)  rules for combining words of a language.
B)  elementary units of sound.
C)  pairs of words in a language that have the same sound but different meanings.
D)  smallest units of meaning.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which statement about the vocalizations and babbling of deaf infants is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Until approximately 6 months of age, deaf infants produce vocalizations similar to those of hearing infants.
B)  The vocal babbling of deaf infants begins at the same time as that of hearing babies.
C)  Deaf infants exposed to ASL begin babbling manually at about 12 months of age.
D)  Deaf infants do not engage in vocal babbling.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

In a study by Hirsh-Pasek and Golinkoff, when infants were shown two videotaped scenes, one with a woman kissing keys while holding a ball and the other with a woman kissing a ball while holding keys and hearing "She's kissing the keys," infants

Accepted Answer

A)  were sensitive to word order.
B)  learned from syntactic bootstrapping.
C)  used intention to comprehend meaning.
D)  did all of these.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 6: Development of Language and Symbol Use

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Infants likely learn _____ from the distributional properties of language.

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A broad interpretation of the meaning of a word is referred to as

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The study by DeLoache and her colleagues that used a "shrinking room" demonstrated that young children's trouble with scale models is due to their

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Jaimson is right-handed. This means that language is primarily represented in

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The number of words children know is NOT related to

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Which factor is NOT involved in learning language?

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_____ is a way in which parents play a role in their children's grammatical development.

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The finding that infants pay attention to the speaker's intentions when interpreting the meaning of the speaker's words supports the importance of _____ in language development.

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Which of these skills typically develops LATEST?

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Using signs to communicate is referred to as

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Of these phrases, which is MOST likely to be spoken by a child in the telegraphic speech phase?

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Which theorist proposed Universal Grammar?

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What is intersubjectivity?

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Which word is generally the first word spoken by infants who speak Cantonese?

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Which of these would NOT be considered a symbol?

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The distinctive mode of speech used when speaking to infants and toddlers is referred to as

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Morphemes refer to the

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Which statement about the vocalizations and babbling of deaf infants is TRUE?

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In a study by Hirsh-Pasek and Golinkoff, when infants were shown two videotaped scenes, one with a woman kissing keys while holding a ball and the other with a woman kissing a ball while holding keys and hearing "She's kissing the keys," infants

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