Deaf children who are born to hearing parents and receive later exposure to a sign language such as ...

Deaf children who are born to hearing parents and receive later exposure to a sign language such as ASL:
 
  A. deaf children born to hearing parents are unable to learn sign languages.
  B. show patterns of acquisition that are similar to later learners of a second language
  C. learn sign language just as quickly and just as well as children who acquire it from birth
  D. never become very proficient with sign language

Question 2

The case of Genie is important for the study of language development because:
 
  A. it shows that children can develop language normally even after years of abuse
  B. it provides evidence in support of the critical period for language.
  C. it provides evidence that all children have an innate ability to learn language.
  D. it shows that children's later language skills and early experiences are largely unrelated .

Question 3

The critical period hypothesis states that:
 
  A. there is a critical length of time that is required for language to develop in children.
  B. there is a critical age range during which children are able to develop language.
  C. it is critical that adults provide input to children in order for them to develop language.
  D. children must be at least as old as the critical age before they can develop language.

Question 4

Attempts to teach Chimpanzees human language have found:
 
  A. that they learn language in very similar ways to human children.
  B. that their vocal tracts prevent them from learning a spoken language but they can easily acquire a sign language.
  C. that they have been unable to learn the grammar of a human language.
  D. that they simply refuse to communicate with humans.

Question 5

Efforts to study the neural processing of language in infants:
 
  A. has found that infants tend to be less lateralized and develop left-hemisphere specialization of language over time.
  B. has found that infants have right-hemisphere dominance for language from as early as they have been tested.
  C. cannot be done because there are no brain investigation techniques suitable for working with infants.
  D. has found that infants have left-hemisphere dominance for language from as early as they have been tested.