A child in Japan internalizes the basic speech sounds of that language system, while a child from Peru learns different sounds. What is the study of the sounds of a language called?
a. communicative competence
b. phonology
c. semantics
d. syntax
Ques. 2When children learn the structure of a language system, they are said to be learning the:
a. phonemes.
b. phonology.
c. semantics.
d. syntax.
Ques. 3What does Vygotsky call the process by which adults or more skilled children facilitate development in less mature children by providing verbal information?
a. accommodation
b. assimilation
c. scaffolding
d. zone of proximal development
Ques. 4A toddler who points at a toy and says, That, that is using language pragmatically in:
a. a personal way.
b. an imaginative way.
c. an informative way.
d. an instrumental way.
Ques. 5Parents should discourage a child's attachment to a transitional object if it lasts past age 5.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 6An effective way to help young children to develop self-control is to provide a predictable daily schedule.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 7Children may have a secure relationship with one parent and an insecure relationship with the other.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 8Most toddlers cannot understand when or why their parents feel angry, happy, or sad.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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