Rejected children tend to express more anger in their facial expressions and verbalizations in contexts such as losing a game and show ______ as they behave aggressively toward their peers.
a. happiness c. distraction
b. uncertainty d. purpose
Question 2The grammatical rules that dictate how words can be combined are called
a. phonology. c. syntax.
b. semantics. d. pragmatics.
Question 3When peers report children as rejected, they tend to categorize them as
a. irritable and inattentive. c. complainers.
b. easily distracted. d. all of these.
Question 4One of the most important achievements that a child will make in learning words will be to acquire the meanings of the words as well. Thus, ________ is very important to learning words.
a. phonology c. syntax
b. semantics d. pragmatics
Question 5When popular children are asked to enter a group of unfamiliar children already at play, they typically
a. join in by trying to dominate the activities.
b. join in by disrupting the activities.
c. make casual statements about the children in the group or about what they are doing.
d. approach an adult to help convince the group to allow them to join the activities.
Question 6One of the first steps that ten-month-old Molly will take in learning a language is to acquire the ________ of the language. Molly will probably accomplish this task by making various speech sounds and various combinations of sounds until she learns to speak.
a. referents c. phonology
b. syntax d. pragmatics