Question 1

Your neighbor is concerned because his 14­month­old son only says a few words. He wonders what he can do to facilitate his son's word learning. What would you tell him about his child's progress in the process of language learning? What would you tell him about the role of adults in supporting children's language development?

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Question 2

According to cognitive approaches to explaining language acquisition, language ability arises from the existence of a language acquisition device.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Kanzi, a chimpanzee who understood simple requests, was told, "Give Liz a shot." What did he do?

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A)  He ignored the request and continued with the activity he was already engaged in.
B)  He gave a syringe to Liz.
C)  He touched the syringe on Liz's arm as if giving her a shot.
D)  He touched the syringe to his own arm as if giving himself a shot.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

If an infant holds up her cup and says "more" to get more juice, she is using:

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A)  recursion.
B)  a protoimperative.
C)  a protodeclarative.
D)  the cooperative principle.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

As Tanya is getting ready for bed, she points to her blanket. Tanya is MOST likely engaging in protodeclarative pointing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Primary intersubjectivity refers to:

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A)  a baby's use of cooing before the secondary stage of the sound repertoire, babbling.
B)  social referencing.
C)  a baby's use of the cry signal starting at birth.
D)  sharing feelings as a result of organized face­to­face interactions.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

When a child between the ages of 2 and 3 years old cannot produce a particular sound, she will typically:

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A)  substitute another sound.
B)  become frustrated and angry.
C)  refuse to use words that include the sound.
D)  misunderstand words that include the sound when she hears them.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

When children hear an unfamiliar word in a familiar and highly structured situation, they likely form an idea of the word's meaning and how that word might fit into their existing repertoire. This phenomenon has been termed:

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A)  pragmatism.
B)  fast mapping.
C)  mental module.
D)  telegraphic ability.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

American adults are likely to modify their speech to children to:

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A)  complicate their own utterances.
B)  increase the opportunity to use gestures.
C)  immediately correct children's grammatical errors.
D)  match the level of complexity in the children's own speech.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Deaf children raised by parents who do not know sign language:

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A)  do not learn any language.
B)  learn to read lips.
C)  develop "home signs" to communicate.
D)  learn to vocalize to communicate.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

Children's earliest overextensions are likely to be related to:

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A)  parents' lack of clarity when speaking to children.
B)  perceptual similarities between the items.
C)  children's limited memory capacity.
D)  children's overly restricted understanding of semantics.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Describe Chomsky's concept of a mental "organ." What role does it play in language acquisition?

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Question 13

When babies and mothers talk, they share knowledge about objects to which they jointly attend. This is an example of ____________ as a precursor to language.

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A)  social referencing
B)  primary intersubjectivity
C)  pragmatic communication
D)  secondary intersubjectivityE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Grammatical morphemes:

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A)  are innate structures inherent in language.
B)  measure the complexity of children's utterances.
C)  create meaning by showing the relations between words.
D)  show that children do not understand the difference between verbs and nouns.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Keily is watching her mother cook breakfast. On the counter is a spoon and a whisk. Although Keily has never heard the label "whisk" before, she hands her mother the correct tool when her mother asks her to pass the whisk. This is an example of:

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A)  overextension.
B)  underextension.
C)  fast mapping.
D)  reformulation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

One mechanism through which language is acquired, according to a biological explanation of language acquisition, would be:

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A)  imitation and conditioning.
B)  the triggering of the language acquisition device.
C)  assimilation and accommodation.
D)  coordination in cultural scripts.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

A protodeclarative is:

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A)  always verbal.
B)  a way of referring.
C)  not considered conversational in nature.
D)  a way of engaging another person in order to achieve a desired object.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

High pitch, exaggerated intonation, slow speech, and distinct pauses between utterances are speech patterns of:

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A)  children over the age of 3.
B)  adults speaking to children.
C)  children under the age of 3.
D)  hearing children of deaf parents.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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One mechanism through which language is acquired, according to a biological explanation of language acquisition, would be:

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If an infant holds up her cup and says "more" to get more juice, she is using:

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Primary intersubjectivity refers to:

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According to cognitive approaches to explaining language acquisition, language ability arises from the existence of a language acquisition device.

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Keily is watching her mother cook breakfast. On the counter is a spoon and a whisk. Although Keily has never heard the label "whisk" before, she hands her mother the correct tool when her mother asks her to pass the whisk. This is an example of:

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As Tanya is getting ready for bed, she points to her blanket. Tanya is MOST likely engaging in protodeclarative pointing.

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When a child between the ages of 2 and 3 years old cannot produce a particular sound, she will typically:

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A protodeclarative is:

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When children hear an unfamiliar word in a familiar and highly structured situation, they likely form an idea of the word's meaning and how that word might fit into their existing repertoire. This phenomenon has been termed:

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High pitch, exaggerated intonation, slow speech, and distinct pauses between utterances are speech patterns of:

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When a child between the ages of 2 and 3 years old cannot produce a particular sound, she will typically:

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