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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A children in varying cultures reach major language milestones in a different sequence
B sign language can be learned equally well at any age
C childhood is a sensitive period for language acquisition
D children’s progress in mastering many sentence constructions is gradual
Question #2
A Deaf parents use a similar style of communication to IDS when signing to their deaf babies.
B By age 5 months, babies are more emotionally responsive to adult talk than to IDS.
C Infants prefer adult talk to infant-directed speech (IDS).
D Parents’ use of IDS results in the child’s extended use of “baby” talk.
Question #3
A similar overall appearance.
B common behaviors.
C subtle sets of features.
D prominent object part.
Question #4
A is strongest when videos are interactive.
B increases.
C is strongest when videos are rich in social cues.
D declines.
Question #5
A invisible displacement.
B deferred imitation.
C habituation.
D the violation-of-expectation method.
Question #6
A mental representations in babies between 12 and 15 months of age.
B tertiary circular reactions in the first few months of life.
C object permanence in the first few months of life.
D mental representations in babies between 6 and 12 months of age.
Question #7
A rapid development of the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex.
B the onset of telegraphic speech.
C the development of reflexive schemes.
D the development of autobiographical memory.
Question #8
A are good predictors of preschool mental test performance.
B poorly predict later intelligence.
C accurately predict later school achievement.
D overemphasize problem-solving skills.
Question #9
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 1
Question #10
A refers to a range of tasks too difficult for the child to do alone but possible with the help of more skilled partners.
B helps identify for intervention babies who are likely to have developmental problems.
C includes core domains of thought, such as physical knowledge, linguistic knowledge, psychological knowledge, and numerical knowledge.
D is a Piagetian concept that provides that infants stumble onto a new experience and then actively try to repeat it.
Question #11
A production; comprehension
B overextension; underextension
C comprehension; production
D telegraphic speech; babbling
Question #12
A organization.
B adaptation.
C assimilation.
D accommodation.
Question #13
A A deaf infant does not coo or babble.
B Babies everywhere start babbling at about the same age and produce a similar range of early sounds.
C Babies typically begin babbling around 2 months and cooing around 6 months.
D Before babies say their first words, they make little language progress.
Question #14
A organization.
B equilibrium.
C assimilation.
D accommodation.
Question #15
A wait until she understands a great deal before trying to speak.
B receive more verbal stimulation from her parents.
C rely on infant-directed speech.
D be slightly ahead of her agemates in vocabulary growth.
Question #16
A exposure to child-directed speech
B the advent of a clear self-image
C growth of the temporal lobe
D an increase in memory capacity
Question #17
A children master activities through joint activities with more mature members of their society.
B complex mental activities have their origin in perception, attention, and memory.
C babies are born with a set of innate knowledge systems.
D adaptation and organization account for changes in children’s schemes.
Question #18
A deliberate.
B awkward and disorganized.
C sensorimotor action patterns.
D creative.
Question #19
A repeat behaviors with variation.
B create mental representations.
C repeat chance behaviors largely motivated by basic needs.
D arrive at solutions suddenly rather than through trial and error.