| Question 1 | 5 / 5 points |
Infants a few days old may prefer familiar:
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| faces. | ||
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| smells. | ||
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| voices. | ||
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| All of the above | ||
| Question 2 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Neurolinguistics is best defined as:
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| the study of language complexity. | ||
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| a branch of speech theory. | ||
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| the study of linguistics and brain structure and function. | ||
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| the study of language acquisition. | ||
| Question 3 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Which of the following is a useful pivot word?
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| Car | ||
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| Kitty | ||
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| Where | ||
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| Cookie | ||
| Question 4 | 5 / 5 points | ||
New technology used to study infant's brain function and developing language ability suggests that:
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| infants are smarter and display more emotions than previously believed. | ||
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| the ability of many American infants has declined. | ||
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| much of what was suspected about language growth has been disproven. | ||
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| fine distinctions between speech sounds is rarely recognized by babies during the first months of life. | ||
| Question 5 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Highly repetitive and simplified "parentese" is:
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| typical in all cultures. | ||
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| not recommended in the text. | ||
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| inappropriate in some cultures. | ||
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| appropriate, but most mothers need training to do it. | ||
| Question 6 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The number of brain synapses is believed to peak at __________ months.
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| 6 | ||
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| 12 | ||
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| 18 | ||
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| 24 to 36 | ||
| Question 7 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Considering story books with electronic features, educators believe that:
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| they may be more educative than human read-alouds. | ||
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| they are not worth the money. | ||
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| reading with a responsive adult is best. | ||
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| they attract but do not hold toddlers' attention for long. | ||
| Question 8 | 5 / 5 points | ||
An infant at 3 to 6 months of age can be expected to:
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| turn to look at the family's pet dog barking. | ||
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| make vocal sounds including consonant-like babbles. | ||
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| react to changes in a primary caregiver's tone of voice. | ||
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| All of the above | ||
| Question 9 | 5 / 5 points | ||
A newborn's auditory system:
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| regresses shortly after birth. | ||
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| may have developed so well that an unborn child can hear his mother's voice. | ||
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| is better developed than his sight system. | ||
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| is rarely affected prenatally by a mother's health. | ||
| Question 10 | 5 / 5 points | ||
When using a block as a baby bottle, the toddler is engaging in:
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| cooperative play. | ||
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| symbolic play. | ||
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| sensory play. | ||
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| elaborative play. | ||
| Question 11 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Parents who believe reading is a source of enjoyment usually have children who:
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| collect books and handle them gently. | ||
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| avoid books when play is available. | ||
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| have positive attitudes about reading. | ||
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| use books for informational purposes. | ||
| Question 12 | 5 / 5 points | ||
An infant's early ability to recognize subtle differences among sounds in all world languages:
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| disappears with age. | ||
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| confirms most theories of child language development. | ||
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| increases with age. | ||
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| remains constant if good child care is provided. | ||
| Question 13 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The smallest unit of speech that distinguishes one utterance from another is called a:
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| morpheme. | ||
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| phoneme. | ||
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| syntax unit. | ||
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| symbol. | ||
| Question 14 | 5 / 5 points | ||
One can expect toddlers to use crayons:
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| without attempting to chew them. | ||
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| with a scrubbing motion. | ||
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| and make scribbles and enclosed shapes. | ||
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| and make recognizable forms. | ||
| Question 15 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Identify the mother who would best promote her infant's language growth.
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| One who talked baby talk and listened | ||
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| One who was confident in her infant's abilities, watchful, warm, and responsive | ||
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| One who was animated, expressive, and liked to sing | ||
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| One who spent lots of time with her infant and provided many educational toys | ||
| Question 16 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Prudent advice to parents about book sharing with a toddler is to:
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| relax and enjoy. | ||
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| pass on the information in the book. | ||
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| emphasize important words. | ||
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| concentrate on the book's content. | ||
| Question 17 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Parents' and caregivers' attitudes and expectations about infants' awareness and sensory abilities may be predictive of:
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| height and weight. | ||
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| future musical abilities. | ||
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| developmental growth. | ||
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| speech growth. | ||
| Question 18 | 5 / 5 points | ||
Characteristic toddler speech includes:
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| whispering. | ||
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| stuttering. | ||
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| telegraphic speech. | ||
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| anti-social speech. | ||
| Question 19 | 5 / 5 points | ||
If you were planning a toddler story time with a group of 12 toddlers:
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| choose three to four good books. | ||
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| invite their mothers. | ||
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| plan for 20 to 30 minutes. | ||
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| place chairs in a circle. | ||
| Question 20 | 5 / 5 points | ||
The toddler who uses the word no in speech:
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| is displaying a negative attitude. |
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| wants to be cooperative. |
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| needs firm handling. |
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| may be testing to see if there is a choice. |
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