CSD 333 Exam 2 || 100% correct.
True or false: Infants have trouble saying /g/ and /k/ sounds, and these sounds tend to come
out as /d/ and /t/. correct answers True
Why are newborn infants unable to produce speech sounds? correct answers Their breath
support is not sufficient for spoken language
Their oral cavity is the wrong shape for speech and is instead specialized for feeding.
The cartilages surrounding the vocal folds are disproportionately large for the vocal tract at
birth.
Approximately how old are infants when they begin to produce full, canonical syllables?
correct answers 5-10 months
Which of the following are typical signs of social engagement at about 7-8 months? correct
answers Eye Contact with others & Imitation
True or false: By age 5 months, joint attention is well established. correct answers False
The emergence of language requires that infants develop intersubjective awareness. correct
answers True
True or false: Mirror neurons are a part of the motor cortex thought to be important for
learning through imitation, including learning of language. correct answers True
Which of the following is a best practice for caregivers to promote language? correct answers
Following a child's lead and attentional focus
Expanding a child's communicative attempts with additional commentary
True or False: Research studies do not suggest overwhelming support for the use of media,
including educational DVDs, to promote language learning correct answers True
True or false: Infants take statistics on the sounds in their language and use this information
to construct phoneme categories. correct answers True
True or false: As infants progress through their first year, they specialize in the sounds of the
language they are learning, gaining sensitivity to some aspects of sound and losing sensitivity
to others. correct answers True
Which of the following are true statements about toddlers' first words? correct answers
Children say their first word around 1 year old
The two-word stage occurs around 24 months (2 years) and marks the beginning of syntax.
correct answers True
True or false: Infants have trouble saying /g/ and /k/ sounds, and these sounds tend to come
out as /d/ and /t/. correct answers True
Why are newborn infants unable to produce speech sounds? correct answers Their breath
support is not sufficient for spoken language
Their oral cavity is the wrong shape for speech and is instead specialized for feeding.
The cartilages surrounding the vocal folds are disproportionately large for the vocal tract at
birth.
Approximately how old are infants when they begin to produce full, canonical syllables?
correct answers 5-10 months
Which of the following are typical signs of social engagement at about 7-8 months? correct
answers Eye Contact with others & Imitation
True or false: By age 5 months, joint attention is well established. correct answers False
The emergence of language requires that infants develop intersubjective awareness. correct
answers True
True or false: Mirror neurons are a part of the motor cortex thought to be important for
learning through imitation, including learning of language. correct answers True
Which of the following is a best practice for caregivers to promote language? correct answers
Following a child's lead and attentional focus
Expanding a child's communicative attempts with additional commentary
True or False: Research studies do not suggest overwhelming support for the use of media,
including educational DVDs, to promote language learning correct answers True
True or false: Infants take statistics on the sounds in their language and use this information
to construct phoneme categories. correct answers True
True or false: As infants progress through their first year, they specialize in the sounds of the
language they are learning, gaining sensitivity to some aspects of sound and losing sensitivity
to others. correct answers True
Which of the following are true statements about toddlers' first words? correct answers
Children say their first word around 1 year old
The two-word stage occurs around 24 months (2 years) and marks the beginning of syntax.
correct answers True
