CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+|100% CORRECT

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|LATEST
2025/2026|GRADED A+|100% CORRECT
Research with bonobos and chimpanzees has shown that: - ANSWER-
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They can be taught to understand simple spoken language.
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One of the areas of the brain that is involved in language processing is: - ANSWER-Broca's area
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A father uses high pitch, exaggerated intonation, and slow speech when talking to his baby. Th
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is is: - ANSWER-A perfectly normal adult modification of speech directed to young children
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A child uses the word "car" to refer to a school bus. This is an example of: - ANSWER-
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Overextension



Learning word meaning, as in Question 4, is an example of which aspect of language develop
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ment? - ANSWER-Semantic B B




Andrew uses the word "mouses" instead of "mice." This is an example of which aspect of lang
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uage development? - ANSWER-Syntactic
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Alison points to the dog and says "doggie". This is a protodeclarative, an example of which asp
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ect of language development? - ANSWER-Pragmatic
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Stevie is learning to parse the words that he hears into individual sounds and syllables. This is
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an example of which aspect of language development? - ANSWER-Phonological
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The "vocabulary spurt" typically happens at about what age? - ANSWER-18-24 months
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Which of the following emphasizes the environmental basis for language acquisition? -
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ANSWER-Bruner's Language Acquisition Support System
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, Which of the following statements supports a biological explanation of language development
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? - ANSWER-Our brains are "hard-wired" to learn language
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A research study examines the relationships between early word learning and conceptual dev
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elopment. This study is examining ______________ explanations of language acquisition. -
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ANSWER-Cognitive
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Four-year-old Peter's high motor drive is best demonstrated when he: - ANSWER-
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Spends the afternoon skipping around his front yard.
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In spite of pediatricians' recommendations, most 2 to 5-
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year olds average how much sleep per day? - ANSWER-About 10 hours
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Young children may experience undernourishment due to food insecurity, which occurs when:
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- ANSWER-The family lacks money to provide enough food.
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Jennifer tries to sit on the tiny chair from her doll house. This kind of scale error is likely a funct
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ion of: - ANSWER-Immature brain development
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Andrew thinks there are more coins here: o o o o o than here: ooooo. Piaget calls this: -
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ANSWER-Centration
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Cora is talking on the phone and says, "Look at this" pointing to something in the room. Piaget
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calls this: - ANSWER-Egocentrism
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Parents can help children encode and store memories of new events and experiences by: -
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ANSWER-Asking questions and making connections to the child's previous experience
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Before a child has developed Theory of Mind, he will not understand that: - ANSWER-
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Other people might have thoughts and ideas that are different from his
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