Question 1

A mother who spoke both English and Spanish while her baby is just a newborn can expect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Newborns can distinguish between different languages and will show a preference for the languages they have been exposed to in utero, such as English and Spanish in this case.

Question 2

The channeling of language preference and perception to one's native tongue is an example of

Accepted Answer

Perceptual narrowing refers to the process by which individuals become more attuned to their native language sounds and less sensitive to non-native sounds as they develop.

Question 3

Which will impact how phonemes combine into words?

Accepted Answer

Language impacts how phonemes combine into words, as different languages have different phonetic and phonological rules that dictate how sounds can be combined.

Question 4

In the real-life example of the word apple, _______ can describe why infants are able to detect the likelihood of ap being paired with ple?

Accepted Answer

Statistical learning refers to the ability of infants to detect patterns and regularities in the environment, such as the likelihood of certain sounds being paired together in speech.

Question 5

Infants begin to babble and vocalize when parents interact with them. About what age will infants begin to produce canonical syllables or babbles?

Accepted Answer

Infants typically begin to produce canonical syllables or babbles as young as 6 months. This stage is characterized by the repetition of consonant-vowel combinations, such as "ba" or "da."

Question 6

According to the reading, infants who have hearing disabilities tend to display what amount of canonical babbling relative to hearing infants?

Accepted Answer

Infants with hearing disabilities tend to display less frequent canonical babbling compared to hearing infants, as their ability to hear and mimic sounds is impaired.

Question 7

Semantic development refers to

Accepted Answer

Semantic development refers to the understanding and acquisition of the meanings of words and how they combine to form meaningful phrases and sentences.

Question 8

Which represents the order in which infants typically learn different types of words?

Accepted Answer

Infants typically learn nouns before verbs because nouns are concrete and easier to associate with objects and people in their environment.

Question 9

When might a child experience a "vocabulary growth spurt"?

Accepted Answer

A vocabulary growth spurt typically occurs around 18 months of age, when children rapidly acquire new words and their vocabulary expands significantly.

Question 10

When will children typically begin experimenting with different sounds?

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Question 11

Which is the set of rules that govern the ordering of parts of speech for children that form meaningful sentences?

Accepted Answer

Syntax refers to the set of rules that govern the structure of sentences, including the order of words and phrases to create meaningful sentences.

Question 12

Tanya (18 months old) is presented with sentence, "The dog is blinking the cat." Tanya knows the words fly and cow, and through her understanding of the grammatical structure points to a picture of a dog that is licking a cat. This illustrates how _______ aids young children in the learning of new words.

Accepted Answer

Syntactic bootstrapping is the process by which young children use their understanding of the grammatical structure of a sentence to help them learn the meaning of new words. In the example given, Tanya is able to use her understanding of the grammatical structure of the sentence "The dog is blinking the cat" to infer that the word "blinking" must mean something that the dog is doing to the cat. This allows her to point to the picture of the dog that is licking the cat, even though she does not know the meaning of the word "licking."

Question 13

A toddler wants to leave the house and go somewhere by saying "go car?" repeatedly to his mom. This kind of speech is known as

Accepted Answer

Telegraphic speech refers to the early speech stage in children where they use short and simple combinations of words, often omitting less critical words, similar to a telegram.

Question 14

Why do children begin using prepositions, conjunctions, and articles at a later age of 2-3?

Accepted Answer

Children begin using prepositions, conjunctions, and articles at a later age because these parts of speech require a foundational understanding of both nouns and verbs to form more complex sentence structures.

Question 15

Which development reveals a child's growing skills in pragmatics?

Accepted Answer

Learning social conventions and norms around language use is a key aspect of pragmatics, which involves the ability to use language appropriately in different social contexts.

Question 16

Which behaviors are a part of infants' turn-taking during communication with others?

Accepted Answer

Infants use a combination of words, sounds, gestures, coos, and smiles to engage in turn-taking during communication with others.

Question 17

Infants can use nonverbal methods-their own and those of others-to

Accepted Answer

Infants use nonverbal cues for various purposes, including making requests, learning words, drawing attention, and interpreting intentions, encompassing all the options listed.

Question 18

At what age does infant gaze start?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Chomsky suggested that children are innately endowed with the ability to learn language, which he attributed to

Accepted Answer

Chomsky proposed the concept of a "language acquisition device" (LAD), which is an innate mechanism or process that allows children to develop language skills naturally.

Question 20

Chomsky believed that children are innately endowed to learn language. From the options, which provides support to back Chomsky's claim?

Accepted Answer

Chomsky's theory of Universal Grammar suggests that children have an innate ability to generate and understand an infinite number of sentences, which supports the idea of an inherent language faculty.

Quiz 6: Language Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood