SPAU 4308 midterm UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Language - CORRECT ANSWER - A code where ideas are represented by an arbitrary
system of agreed upon symbols
Speech - CORRECT ANSWER - oral expression of language
How do receptive/expressive modalities represent in adults? children? - CORRECT
ANSWER - In adults comprehension is typically higher. In children it is more variable, but
expressive always comes second.
What are the 3 communication modes? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Auditory-oral
2. Visual-graphic
3. Visual-gestural
When does the middle/inner ear reach adult size? the auditory nerve? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20 weeks, 24 weeks
What are Piaget's 4 stages? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensorimotor, pre operational,
concrete operational, and formal operational
What are the 2 theories about language and cognition? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Strong
cognition (Piaget)- language and cognition are highly dependent
2. Weak cognition (Rice)- language and cognition are more separate than dependent
Bloom and Lahey's taxonomy of language - CORRECT ANSWER - Form: Phonology,
morphology, syntax
Content: Semantics
Use: Pragmatics
, DLD Definition - CORRECT ANSWER - Children who have significant limits in
language in absence of other clear issues
2 key differences between SLI and DLD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. no IQ at 85+ cut off
2. DLD can have comorbidity
Identified risk factors for DLD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. male
2. low SES
3. Low mother education
4. Youngest sibling
5.pre-mature birth
How is DLD identified - CORRECT ANSWER - How child interacts with local language
(ex. bilingual)> can't recover=yes, does it co-occur with anything?
What is overall prevalence of DLD? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.5%
Prevalence rate of DLD in boys vs girls - CORRECT ANSWER - 3:1
What is p-value? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tells us whether an effect exists, must be less
than .05
Effect size - CORRECT ANSWER - Tells us how big an effect (p-value) IS.
Mcgregor- Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. DLD lacks vocab depth and breadth
2. We need to help with vocab expansion
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Language - CORRECT ANSWER - A code where ideas are represented by an arbitrary
system of agreed upon symbols
Speech - CORRECT ANSWER - oral expression of language
How do receptive/expressive modalities represent in adults? children? - CORRECT
ANSWER - In adults comprehension is typically higher. In children it is more variable, but
expressive always comes second.
What are the 3 communication modes? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Auditory-oral
2. Visual-graphic
3. Visual-gestural
When does the middle/inner ear reach adult size? the auditory nerve? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 20 weeks, 24 weeks
What are Piaget's 4 stages? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensorimotor, pre operational,
concrete operational, and formal operational
What are the 2 theories about language and cognition? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Strong
cognition (Piaget)- language and cognition are highly dependent
2. Weak cognition (Rice)- language and cognition are more separate than dependent
Bloom and Lahey's taxonomy of language - CORRECT ANSWER - Form: Phonology,
morphology, syntax
Content: Semantics
Use: Pragmatics
, DLD Definition - CORRECT ANSWER - Children who have significant limits in
language in absence of other clear issues
2 key differences between SLI and DLD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. no IQ at 85+ cut off
2. DLD can have comorbidity
Identified risk factors for DLD - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. male
2. low SES
3. Low mother education
4. Youngest sibling
5.pre-mature birth
How is DLD identified - CORRECT ANSWER - How child interacts with local language
(ex. bilingual)> can't recover=yes, does it co-occur with anything?
What is overall prevalence of DLD? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.5%
Prevalence rate of DLD in boys vs girls - CORRECT ANSWER - 3:1
What is p-value? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tells us whether an effect exists, must be less
than .05
Effect size - CORRECT ANSWER - Tells us how big an effect (p-value) IS.
Mcgregor- Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. DLD lacks vocab depth and breadth
2. We need to help with vocab expansion
