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1) brendon believes that he is worthless, that other people do not like him, and that he will never have satisfying interpersonal relationships. to counteract this belief, brendons therapist says to him, brendon, i like and appreciate you. i enjoy […]

1) if a seriously brain-damaged patient cannot give informed consent to participate in medical research, then researchers can: a.include the person in research only if they provide a complete debriefing at the conclusion of the study b.relax the requirements regarding […]

1) in order to preserve cognitive economy, collins and quillian suggested that we store semantic information: a.only at the highest possible node b.at every appropriate node c.at those nodes used most commonly d.only at the lexeme level 2) patients with […]

1) when children acquire two languages at the same time, their bilingualism is referred to as: a.sequential b.simultaneous c.mutual d.secondary 2) in a lexical decision experiment, a participant must decide: a.if a word is ambiguous or not b.if a word […]

1) chomsky used the sentence colorless green ideas sleep furiously to illustrate the point that: a.the associative chain theory of language was invalid b.each word in a sentence serves as a stimulus for the next word c.we use meaning more […]

1) a child who says fweet instead of sweet would be illustrating the phonological process called: a.reduction b.coalescence c.assimilation d.reduplication 2) the type of memory that holds traces of events that are specific to a time and place is called […]

1) children sometimes use sentences such as see window and shake hands early in language development. according to the parameter setting view, they do so because: a.they initially assume that sentences without subjects are grammatical b.they do not have the […]

1) recent research on gender and language: a.confirmed that women use tag questions more than men b. do not find that women use tag questions more than men c.found that women used tag questions more when they were the more […]

1) intersection search refers to the process of: a.activating multiple meanings of a word in parallel b.searching for information relevant to both items in a semantic verification task c.the process of activating words base on their initial consonant d.deciding whether […]

1) metalinguistic skills are thought to develop _________ the primary skills of speaking and listening a.well before b.just before c.concurrently with d.after 2) when we say that languages differ in their degree of differentiation of semantic domains, we mean that: […]

1) the phenomenon of producing more than one speech sound at a time is called: a.coarticulation b.context-conditioned variation c.parallel transmission d.formant interaction 2) mehler et al (1988) showed that infants can distinguish intonational contours in their maternal language and those […]

1) later chimp language studies focused on: a.teaching chimps a simpler form of signing b.whether chimps could teach signs to younger chimps without human intervention c.socializing chimps so that they have a more natural need for communication d.teaching chimps to […]

1) childrens first use of negative sentences reflects which operating principle? a.pay attention to the ends of words b.avoid exceptions c.avoid interruptions or rearrangement of linguistic units d.pay attention to the order of words and morphemes 2) the relationship between […]

1) the method of inducing subjects to produce errors such as barn door after producing sequences such as bell dark and bean deck, and darn bore is known as the _______________ technique: a.lexical bias b.production cycle c.anticipatory retracing d.phonological bias […]

1) woods (1975) study of evoked potentials found right-ear advantages when speech stimuli were presented and: a.the stimuli were semantically meaningful b.the stimuli were familiar c.the task was linguistic in nature d.the stimuli were processed holistically 2) _______ occurs when […]

1) when we say, can you open the door? instead of open the door! we are using rules of politeness. these rules are part of which aspect of linguistic knowledge? a.syntax b.pragmatics c.phonology d.semantics 2) studies of teacher-student communication in […]

1) baddeley, gathercole, and papagno (1998) used a _______ test to study the relationship between working memory and vocabulary development in children. a.memory span b.digit span c.reading comprehension d.deferred imitation 2) studies of mispronunciation detection have found that restorations are: […]

1) studies of the role of titles in text comprehension have shown that: a.titles are only comprehended after the passage is understood b.titles orient readers to particular aspects of a passage c.readers often find titles to be distracting d.subjects ignore […]

1) the derivational theory of complexity held that the psychological complexity of a sentence was closely related to the: a.number of phrase-structure rules in its derivation b.number of transformational rules in its derivation c.number of recursions in its derivation d.number […]

1) children with williams syndrome display: a.normal cognitive development but delayed syntactic skills b.delayed cognitive development but normal syntactic skills c.delayed cognitive development and delayed syntactic skills d.normal cognitive development and poor semantic skills 2) which is not true of […]

1) studies of the comprehension of indirect speech acts have led to the conclusion that: a.indirect speech acts are easier to comprehend than direct speech acts b.indirect speech acts are harder to comprehend than direct speech acts c.indirect speech acts […]

1) a speech act serves a.to communicate information b.to serve as an action c.to determine the literal meaning of a sentence d.to guide conversation 2) in the bock and a.lemma b.lexeme c.morpheme d.basic-level Answer: b 3) bickertons (1984) preemption principle […]

1) an individual who is present during a conversation but not directly involved in a given conversational exchange is called a(n): a.eavesdropper b.participant c.overhearer d.side participant 2) the words sand, mud, and air are: a.count nouns b.complex nouns c.mass nouns […]

1) the bundle of fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres is called the: a.angular gyrus b.association cortex c.arcuate fasciculus d.corpus callosum 2) browns (1973) study of grammatical morphemes found that the _____ morpheme was the earliest acquired. a.possessive […]

1) homesign, studied by goldin-meadow and others, is an example of: a.a fully developed signed language b.a pidgin c.a creole d.a dialect 2) studies by warren and colleagues indicate that if a speech sound in a sentence is replaced by […]

1) according to fromkins model, what is the correct order of stages of production? a.syntactic structure, content words, phonetic segments, intonation contour b..content words, syntactic structure, phonetic segments, intonation contour c.syntactic structure, intonation contour, content words, phonetic segment d.content words, […]

1) according to piaget, the transition from the sensorimotor period to the preoperational is signaled by: a.the appearance of the childs first word b.the childs ability to walk unaided c.deferred imitation and pretend play d.the ability of a child to […]

1) __________ is the process of relating incoming information to information already stored in permanent memory. a.instantiation b.inferencing c.elaboration d.retention 2) which of the following points support the theory that gestural language preceded the evolution of speech? a.children who are […]

1) a characteristic that distinguishes each phoneme from every other is called a(n): a.distinctive feature b.morpheme c.phone d.inflection 2) children who have mastered object permanence begin to use words that refer to: a.objects that dont move b.objects that they can […]

1) the strong form of the whorf hypothesis holds that: a.languages differ in the ease with which certain ideas can be expressed b.the presence of linguistic categories creates cognitive categories c.language influences specialized modes of thought d.ultimately, all languages express […]

1) a child who says baba for basket is illustrating: a.reduction b.coalescence c.assimilation d.reduplication 2) werker and tees (1984) examined how infants from english-speaking families perceived phonemic contrasts from other languages (hindi and (salish/thompson). the study showed that: a.infant girls […]

1) christianson and colleagues (2001) presented participants with sentences such as while anna dressed the baby played in the crib and found that many participants: a.misinterpreted the sentences initially then corrected themselves b.never actually comprehended the sentences accurately c.used a […]

1) the smallest unit of sound that makes a difference in meaning is a(n): a.phone b.phoneme c.morpheme d.inflection 2) the study of how children develop language is known as: a.language comprehension b.language production c.language acquisition d.metalanguage Answer: c 3) ________ […]

1) ________ models are inspired by patterns of neural activity in the brain. a.parallel distributed processing b.modularity c.visuospatial sketchpad d.autonoetic 2) bickertons language bioprogram hypothesis: a.suggests that children are born with a backup linguistic system b.cannot explain reports of congenitally […]

1) a recent study of ethnic identity and academic achievement illustrated how racial centrality, private regard, and public regard work together to influence black adolescents’ school performance and motivation. the researchers identified four distinct clusters within their sample of 600 […]

1) the tendency to interpret ambiguous interactions with others as deliberately antagonistic is called: a.attention deficit disorder. b.negative affectivity. c.hostile attributional bias. d.oppositional defiant disorder. 2) approximately what percentage of american 20- to 22-year-olds live with or are supported financially […]

1) denise’s parents have both been laid off from work and are unable to pay the bills. denise’s parents are likely to do all of the following, except: a.become less nurturing toward denise. b.begin using harsher and more inconsistent discipline […]

1) pepler, jiang, craig, & connolly (2008) studied a sample of 10 to 17 year old toronto youths and found that: a.about 40% of adolescents have never bullied anyone. b.nearly all adolescents surveyed had engaged in bullying of some form. […]

1) american high school students spend fewer than _____ hours per week on homework, while japanese high school students average closer to _____. a.10; 20 hours per week b.20; 20 hours per week c.5; 5 hours per day d.5; 5 […]

1) according to piaget, the period of cognitive development that is based on theoretical, abstract principles of logic is called: a.sensorimotor. b.preoperational. c.concrete operations. d.formal operations. 2) renee, a 6-year-old, is unable to answer the question, “how are a motorcycle […]

1) which of the following statements about abortion and teen pregnancy is not true? a.there are no differences between pregnant teenagers who do and do not seek abortion. b.unplanned pregnancies are much more likely to be terminated by abortion among […]

1) what is the main reason that many achievement-related issues take on new significance during adolescence: a.biological transitions b.social transitions c.changes in cognitions d.achievement-related issues do not take on new significance during adolescence 2) according to the textbook, which of […]

1) whereas _________ refers to individuals’ capacity to behave on their own, ___________ has emotional and cognitive as well as behavioral components. a.independence; self-sufficiency b.autonomy; independence c.independence; autonomy d.autonomy; self-sufficiency 2) according to the textbook, in early adolescence, formal thinking: […]

1) ms. willingham sets high standards for her students but is very responsive to their needs. what type of teaching style is this characteristic of? a.autocratic b.authoritarian c.authoritative d.permissive 2) individuals who were adolescents in the late 1950s and 1960s […]

1) studies that compare adolescents’ working models of their relationships: a.show that emotional attachments in adolescence were influenced by attachments formed in infancy. b.suggest that an individual’s beliefs and expectations about relationships are similar across different interpersonal domains. c.demonstrate different […]

1) according to the textbook, one of the pathways by which adolescents who feel discriminated against experience negative mental health outcomes is: a.adolescents who feel discriminated against in school report feeling less control over their academic achievement, which leads to […]

1) according to the textbook, all of the following are reasons that adolescents’ ambitions are consonant with the socioeconomic status of those around them, except: a.occupational attainment depends strongly on educational attainment and educational attainment is greatly influenced by socioeconomic […]

1) steve eats lunch with jeff, hans, and mike every day. after school, they play computer games and talk about girls. this group of boys is called: a.a crowd. b.a clique. c.a reference group. d.a youth culture. 2) authoritative parenting […]

1) which of the following would be considered the least effective method for treating depression? a.behavioral psychotherapy b.insight-oriented psychotherapy c.cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy d.use of medications such as ssris 2) optimal development during adolescence appears to be facilitated by the ________ style […]

1) the term given in the text that describes siblings who are deliberately trying to be different from each other is: a.differential treatment. b.sibling deidentification. c.sibling rivalry. d.sibling discrepancy. 2) charlie is able to tune out the television so that […]