Question 1

________ involves the appropriate use of language in different contexts.

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A)  Semiotics
B)  Semantics
C)  Pragmatics
D)  HapticsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

What are the salient features of the core knowledge approach?

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The core knowledge approach states that ...

Question 3

Long before infants speak recognizable words,they produce a number of vocalizations.What are the functions of these vocalizations?

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The functions of these early vocalizatio...

Question 4

Patricia Kuhl's research has demonstrated that from birth up to about 6 months of age,infants are "citizens of the world." In the context of Kuhl's research,what does this expression convey?

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A)  Infants recognize when sounds change most of the time,irrespective of the language being spoken.
B)  Infants are exclusively sensitive to the language their parents speak between birth and 6 months of age.
C)  Long before infants speak recognizable words,they produce a number of vocalizations in order to specifically imitate the language their parents speak.
D)  Infants respond quickly to polite speech in their native language between birth and 6 months of age.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

The Bayley Scales of Infant Development are administered to

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A)  the infant.
B)  the caregiver.
C)  both the infant and the caregiver.
D)  older siblings.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

A link between measures of habituation and dishabituation and later intelligence has been documented in infants as young as

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A)  3-6 months.
B)  7-9 months.
C)  12-15 months.
D)  33-36 months.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Lily was five when a car accident damaged a crucial portion of her brain that controlled language functioning.Following the accident,Lily was unable to speak,although she could understand the meaning of the words being spoken to her.From the information provided in this scenario,we can infer that the brain damage Lily suffered affected her

Accepted Answer

A)  Wernicke's area.
B)  limbic system.
C)  Broca's area.
D)  amygdala.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

________ is defined as the use of content words without grammatical markers such as articles,auxiliary verbs,and other connectives.

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A)  Gesture
B)  Elaborative speech
C)  Receptive speech
D)  Telegraphic speechE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

In the context of Piaget's sensorimotor development,a ________ is a scheme based on the attempt to reproduce an event that initially occurred by chance.

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A)  secondary circular reaction
B)  simple reflex
C)  tertiary circular reaction
D)  primary circular reactionE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

According to your text,a "short looker" is an infant

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A)  who is below average in height.
B)  whose processing speed is highly efficient.
C)  whose attention span is shorter than other infants.
D)  who is likely to have cognitive problems during the preschool years.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The use of child-directed speech has been associated with all the following benefits EXCEPT

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A)  higher vocabulary.
B)  greater word production.
C)  better word-processing skills.
D)  gains in height and weight.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

An overall score that combines the subscores in the four domains of the Gesell test assessment of infants is known as the ________ quotient.

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A)  deviation
B)  developmental
C)  clinical
D)  intelligenceE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is an important function of child-directed speech?

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A)  It captures the infant's attention and maintains communication.
B)  It reduces the occurrence of infantile amnesia for the earliest memories of infancy.
C)  It reduces the need for reciprocal interaction between caregivers and children.
D)  It assists in prolonging REM sleep in infants.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Research by Renée Baillargeon found that infants as young as three to four months expect objects to be

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A)  substantial.
B)  temporary.
C)  intangible.
D)  transient.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

What is object permanence?

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Object permanence is the understanding t...

Question 16

When an individual experiences brain damage affecting his or her Broca's area or Wernicke's area,it leads to specific language deficiencies that are collectively referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  anoxia.
B)  ataxia.
C)  aphasia.
D)  amnesia.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Piaget stressed that

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A)  children are passive recipients of information from the environment.
B)  the sole determinant of a child's cognitive development is the culture in which he or she is born.
C)  children actively construct their own cognitive worlds.
D)  the cognitive development of children has a purely biological basis.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

________ are defined as cognitive groupings of similar objects,events,people,or ideas.

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A)  Data
B)  Scripts
C)  Concepts
D)  RecordsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Recent research has suggested that joint attention skills at 12 months of age are related to

Accepted Answer

A)  better fine motor skills at 3 years of age.
B)  better self-regulation skills at 3 years of age.
C)  reduced memory capacity at 3 years of age.
D)  decreases in perceptual processing at 3 years of age.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The gurgling sound made in the back of the throat by babies,usually to express pleasure during interaction with the caregiver,is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  cooing.
B)  crying.
C)  babbling.
D)  murmuring.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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________ is defined as the use of content words without grammatical markers such as articles,auxiliary verbs,and other connectives.

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Research by Renée Baillargeon found that infants as young as three to four months expect objects to be

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A link between measures of habituation and dishabituation and later intelligence has been documented in infants as young as

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An overall score that combines the subscores in the four domains of the Gesell test assessment of infants is known as the ________ quotient.

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