quiz #5 Flashcards

1
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_____ is/are a system that relates sounds (or gestures) to meaning

A

language

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2
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when using _____, adults speak slowly and with exaggerated changed in pitch and loudness

A

infant directed speech

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3
Q

vowel-like utterances such as “ooooooo” and “ahhhhhh” are referred to as…

A

cooing

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4
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a childs ability to make connections between new words and referents so rapidly that he or she cannot be considering all possible meanings for the new word referred to as…

A

fast mapping

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5
Q

when children are learning new words, they….

A

are more likely to learn an obejcst name when adults look at the object while saying its name

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6
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defining a word too narrowly is known as…

A

an underextenstion

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7
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which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the influence of the environment on language development?

A

questioning children while reading to them forces them to idenitfy the meanings of new words

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8
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a language’s rules for combining words to create sentences are referred to as…

A

syntax

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9
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the prediction of 2 words speech…

A

often is called telegraphic speech

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10
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______ occurs when children apply rules to words that are expectations to the rule.

A

overregularization

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11
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which would occur first in language development?

A

use of intonation to indicate a question

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12
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behaviorist learning theorists propose that…

A

language is learned through imitation and reinforcement

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13
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which of the following statements reflects how children acquire grammar (according to the linguistic view)?

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humans seem to be innately prepares to process language and learn grammar

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14
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when children make the mistake of defining a word too broadly, it is referred to as…

A

overextension

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15
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the production of syllables that contain vowels and consonants is called…

A

babbling

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