Question 1

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'phonology' in language?

Accepted Answer

The sound system of a language, including the rules for combining sounds into sequences.

Question 2

A child says, 'goed' instead of 'went.' This error is best explained by which property of language development?

Accepted Answer

Overregularization of morphological rules.

Question 3

According to the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

The structure of a language can shape the way its speakers perceive and think about reality.

Question 4

Which brain region is most closely associated with speech production?

Accepted Answer

Broca's area

Question 5

A researcher finds that bilingual children outperform monolingual children on tasks requiring executive function. Which explanation is most consistent with current research?

Accepted Answer

Bilingual children may have had higher executive function to begin with, but bilingualism can also enhance these skills.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a morpheme?

Accepted Answer

The word 'unhappiness', which contains three morphemes: 'un-', 'happy', and '-ness'.

Question 7

Which statement best illustrates the role of pragmatics in language?

Accepted Answer

Understanding that 'Can you pass the salt?' is a request, not a question about ability.

Question 8

According to Noam Chomsky, what is the primary reason children are able to learn language so quickly?

Accepted Answer

Children are biologically prepared to learn language and have an innate universal grammar.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the critical period hypothesis in language development?

Accepted Answer

There is a specific window in early life when language acquisition occurs most easily.

Question 10

A psychologist is studying how emojis are used in electronic communication. What did research find about the use of grammar with emojis?

Accepted Answer

People use the same kind of grammar with emojis as they do with words.

Question 11

Which of the following best illustrates the influence of environment on language development?

Accepted Answer

Children in families who talk more with them develop larger vocabularies.

Question 12

Which milestone is typically reached by children between 18 and 24 months?

Accepted Answer

Vocabulary increases to an average of 200 words and two-word combinations appear.

Question 13

Which of the following is a real-world example of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

Inuit speakers have multiple words for snow, which may influence how they perceive and categorize snow.

Question 14

Which formula best represents the relationship between the number of morphemes and the mean length of utterance (MLU) in early childhood language development?

Accepted Answer

$$ 	ext{MLU} = \frac{	ext{Total number of morphemes}}{	ext{Total number of utterances}} $$

Question 15

Which of the following best explains why Genie, the child who was isolated and abused, had difficulty developing language even after being rescued?

Accepted Answer

She missed the critical period for language development due to lack of exposure.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a basic property of language?

Accepted Answer

Echolocation

Question 17

A child learning to use plurals correctly is demonstrating mastery of which aspect of language?

Accepted Answer

Morphology

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the role of Broca's area in language?

Accepted Answer

It is involved in the production of speech and grammatical processing.

Question 19

Which statement best summarizes the findings of research on emoji use in communication?

Accepted Answer

People apply similar grammatical rules to emojis as they do to words, suggesting emojis are a form of language.

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