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Syntactic Bootstrapping is a word learning process that:
 
  A. allows children to draw inferences about a word's meaning from the sentential context in which it is used.
  B. requires children to have access to social-intentional information, such as eye-gaze.
  C. helps children learn about words for footwear.
  D. children are unable to make use of until they enter school.

Question 2

A child is presented with a picture of an unfamiliar object and told that This is a pagoda. Do you see the fancy finial? The child determines that the entire item is called a pagoda and that the ball on the top is called a finial. What word learning processes did this child make?
 
  A. Cross-situational observation and Fast Mapping
  B. the Whole Object assumption and the Mutual Exclusivity assumption.
  C. the Principle of Contrast and Syntactic Bootstrapping.
  D. the Taxonomic assumption and the Principle of Conventionality

Question 3

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the process of word segmentation:
 
  A. infants are able to use melodic and rhythmic cues to help them find word boundaries.
  B. it is facilitated by short pauses introduced after each word in spoken language.
  C. it can be facilitated by properties of child directed speech, such as shorter utterances.
  D. infants are able to use statistical cues within the speech signal to help them segment words by 9 months of age.

Question 4

Factors that can influence a child's rate of vocabulary development include:
 
  A. the socio-economic status of the child's household.
  B. the amount of speech parent addresses to the child.
  C. the child's personality, including how shy or outgoing the child is.
  D. all of the above factors can influence a child's rate of vocabulary development.

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