Television programs aimed at ________ seem to contain the most gender stereotypes.
a. children c. minorities
b. adults d. teens
Question 2The figurative language in which a term is transferred from the object it customarily designates to describe a comparable object or event is called
a. metaphor. c. metalinguistic creativity.
b. metalinguistic awareness. d. metacognitive analog.
Question 3Statistical findings from meta-analytic studies indicate that the effects of prosocial television programming may be even stronger than the effects of
a. antisocial programming. c. school training.
b. parental training. d. consumerism.
Question 4Researchers who study humor or metaphoric language in young children are most likely interested in understanding the development of
a. social skills. c. metalinguistic awareness.
b. semantic linguistics. d. emotional affect.
Question 5Peter watched a violent television show with his parents and discussed with them the issues presented in the program. Stephen watched the same television show by himself. Peter is likely to be
a. more aggressive than Stephen because his parents encouraged him to view the program.
b. less aggressive than Stephen because of the mere presence of other people during viewing.
c. less aggressive than Stephen because his parents told him that the behavior on the show is not representative of the way most people act.
d. more aggressive than Stephen because of the mere presence of other people during viewing.
Question 6A preschooler who believes the word cow is a big word and the word caterpillar is a small word suggests that
a. he has dyslexia and is unable to read the two words.
b. he is underextending the meanings of the two words because he cannot read yet.
c. he lacks the metalinguistic awareness required to realize that the length of a word is not necessarily associated with the size of its referent.
d. preschoolers are not very good at comprehension monitoring.
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