Child Psychology - Qp7
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- 1.Phonemes are the elementary sounds upon which all words are based.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.What is the term given to when infants of a few weeks old make attempts to speak?
- A.
Proto-communication
- B.
Positive infant language
- C.
Pre-speech
- D.
Answer option 4
- 3.Which of the following would qualify as 'naturalistic observation'?
- A.
Observing quietly without being seen.
- B.
Observing from close by, but occasionally interacting with the subject.
- C.
Controlling the experiment as closely as possible.
- 4.Richard Brailen was one of the first psychologists to use the technique of natural observation to study the development of language.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Which of the following are likely to be retained when children are imitating sentences? (Select 2)
- A.
Verbs
- B.
Inflections
- C.
Articles
- D.
Auxiliary verbs
- E.
Nouns
- 6.Brown called the type of speech where we place constraint on length, and therefore make it similar to that which a two-year old child would use telegraphic speech.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Brown noticed that adults seemed to imitate children's speech patterns very frequently.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.What is the main problem with reinforcement theory?
- A.
The time it takes to get results
- B.
The emphasis it places on the role of parental and social approval
- C.
Lack of accuracy
- 9.Brown believed there was a considerable innate pre-disposition to language.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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