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Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition

E. Mavis Hetherington, University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke, University of California
Mark Schmuckler, University of Toronto at Scarborough

Language and Communication

True/False Quiz


1	Language is a system of symbols used to communicate.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	In a recast, the adult imitates, expands, or adds to the child's statement.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Syntax involves the meaning of words and sentences.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	A proto-imperative is a gesture that an infant uses to make some sort of statement about an object.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Nativists assert that certain universal features common to all languages are innate.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Even newborns prefer to listen to infant-directed speech than to adult-directed speech.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The critical period for language acquisition occurs between 18 months and puberty.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Negative evidence is corrective feedback that parents may give to young language-learning children.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Children from poor economic backgrounds hear about the same number of words from their parents as do children from middle class economic backgrounds.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Jerome Bruner is an advocate of the social interaction view.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	A child's first words are spoken between 10 and 15 months.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	Within the first week of life, newborns can distinguish the voice of their mother from that of an unfamiliar woman.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	Cooing is produced after the onset of babbling.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	Critics of bilingualism are concerned that the task of learning two languages interferes with children's language learning (although this may not generally be the case).
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	The naming explosion typically occurs around 18 months of age.
		A)	True
		B)	False


16	Linguist Noam Chomsky was one of the most influential advocates of the nativist position.
		A)	True
		B)	False


17	Striking evidence for the importance of the environment in language learning arises from study of children who speak a creole language.
		A)	True
		B)	False


18	Development of language can be wholly accounted for by the principles of reinforcement, imitation, and generalization.
		A)	True
		B)	False


19	Grammar consists of two major parts: syntax and pragmatics.
		A)	True
		B)	False


20	Examples of phonemes include "bat", "bit", and "cat".
		A)	True
		B)	False

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