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Module 5 developmental psychology Exam
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What is language? - Answer✔Form of communtication ,whether spoken ,written , or signed ,
based on system of symbols
What is syntax? - Answer✔Ways words are combined to form acceptable phrases and
sentences (me goed to the park) . Syntax good /grammar bad , syntax bad / grammar good
How does language develop in infancy - Answer✔Babbling , gestures , and other vocalizations ,
crying present at birth
When does cooing begin - Answer✔2-4 months of age
When does babbling begin and what is it - Answer✔About 6 months of age , string of consonant
sounds "da", "ba"
What is not talking in infancy but parents think it is - Answer✔Babbling
When does gestures begin - Answer✔8-13 months of age "pick me up " , "I want " w/ arms
Asian child learns __ earlier than child learning English. - Answer✔verbs
Infants recognize language sounds - Answer✔Referential and expressive styles , overextension
and under extension of words
two word utterances - Answer✔18-24 months , telegraphic soeexh
What is telegraphic speech? - Answer✔Least amount you can say and have it make sense
Vocabulary spurt - Answer✔About 18-24 months the child goes through a dramatic increase in
words ,about 50 words @ 18 months , 200 words @ age 2
Alphabetic Principle - Answer✔Knowing that the letters have specific sounds and functions in
your language
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Vocabulary and grammar - Answer✔Process of categorizing becomes easier , from age 6-11
:14,000-40,000 words , improved logical reasoning & analytic skills
Development of metalinguistics awareness - Answer✔Knowledge about language; improves
considerably during elementary school years -teenage years
In adolescence; most know rules for appropriate language use - Answer✔Child with large
vocabulary learns to read easier , vocabulary development linked to comprehension and
intelligence
whole language approach - Answer✔Instruction to parallel child's natural language (sight words
), learning; reading should be whole , meaningful
Basic skills and phonics approach - Answer✔Instruction would teach phonics and its basic
rules(sound out words increase complexity of reading) , reading should involve simplified
materials
Writing in middle and late childhood - Answer✔2-to-3-year-olds emerge from scribbling to
begin printing letters
Most ___ can print there names - Answer✔4 year olds
Most ___can reproduce (copy) letters - Answer✔5-year olds
In middle and late childhood reversals letters are ___ - Answer✔Normal , adults should
encourage early writing
Years of practice needed for good writing - Answer✔Linked to cognitive and language skills
Concerns about students' writing competence , grades 4-12 - Answer✔About 70% are low-
achieving in writing
Concerns about students' writing competence, high school grads - Answer✔50% not ready for
college-level writing
Good writing results from good teaching efforts - Answer✔More you write better you get at it
sensitive periods vary across different language systems - Answer✔Native-like accent best
learned before age 12 , adults learn faster than children , attainment not as high as children's
U. S. students lag behind students in developed countries in what ? - Answer✔Learning a
second language
Bilingualism - Answer✔U. S: many miss out on benefits , these children have greater cognitive
function and process better
adolescence and language ; increased use and understanding of what - Answer✔Sophisticated
words, analysis and abstract thinking , metaphors and satire
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Module 5 developmental psychology Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
What is language? - Answer✔Form of communtication ,whether spoken ,written , or signed ,
based on system of symbols
What is syntax? - Answer✔Ways words are combined to form acceptable phrases and
sentences (me goed to the park) . Syntax good /grammar bad , syntax bad / grammar good
How does language develop in infancy - Answer✔Babbling , gestures , and other vocalizations ,
crying present at birth
When does cooing begin - Answer✔2-4 months of age
When does babbling begin and what is it - Answer✔About 6 months of age , string of consonant
sounds "da", "ba"
What is not talking in infancy but parents think it is - Answer✔Babbling
When does gestures begin - Answer✔8-13 months of age "pick me up " , "I want " w/ arms
Asian child learns __ earlier than child learning English. - Answer✔verbs
Infants recognize language sounds - Answer✔Referential and expressive styles , overextension
and under extension of words
two word utterances - Answer✔18-24 months , telegraphic soeexh
What is telegraphic speech? - Answer✔Least amount you can say and have it make sense
Vocabulary spurt - Answer✔About 18-24 months the child goes through a dramatic increase in
words ,about 50 words @ 18 months , 200 words @ age 2
Alphabetic Principle - Answer✔Knowing that the letters have specific sounds and functions in
your language
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Vocabulary and grammar - Answer✔Process of categorizing becomes easier , from age 6-11
:14,000-40,000 words , improved logical reasoning & analytic skills
Development of metalinguistics awareness - Answer✔Knowledge about language; improves
considerably during elementary school years -teenage years
In adolescence; most know rules for appropriate language use - Answer✔Child with large
vocabulary learns to read easier , vocabulary development linked to comprehension and
intelligence
whole language approach - Answer✔Instruction to parallel child's natural language (sight words
), learning; reading should be whole , meaningful
Basic skills and phonics approach - Answer✔Instruction would teach phonics and its basic
rules(sound out words increase complexity of reading) , reading should involve simplified
materials
Writing in middle and late childhood - Answer✔2-to-3-year-olds emerge from scribbling to
begin printing letters
Most ___ can print there names - Answer✔4 year olds
Most ___can reproduce (copy) letters - Answer✔5-year olds
In middle and late childhood reversals letters are ___ - Answer✔Normal , adults should
encourage early writing
Years of practice needed for good writing - Answer✔Linked to cognitive and language skills
Concerns about students' writing competence , grades 4-12 - Answer✔About 70% are low-
achieving in writing
Concerns about students' writing competence, high school grads - Answer✔50% not ready for
college-level writing
Good writing results from good teaching efforts - Answer✔More you write better you get at it
sensitive periods vary across different language systems - Answer✔Native-like accent best
learned before age 12 , adults learn faster than children , attainment not as high as children's
U. S. students lag behind students in developed countries in what ? - Answer✔Learning a
second language
Bilingualism - Answer✔U. S: many miss out on benefits , these children have greater cognitive
function and process better
adolescence and language ; increased use and understanding of what - Answer✔Sophisticated
words, analysis and abstract thinking , metaphors and satire
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