PSYC 2070 Exam 3 Quizzes with
complete solution 2025/2026
____ are the rules that govern the meaning of words and sentences. - correct answer ✔Semantics
When 2-year-old Helena says, "My socks on," rather than "I put on my socks," she is using _________ -
correct answer ✔telegraphic speech
In the months spanning their third birthday, the number of ways children combine words and phrases to
form sentences, known as _____, doubles each month - correct answer ✔syntax
______ is the aspect of language relating to communicating effectively and appropriately with others. -
correct answer ✔Pragmatics
Jeremy, age 6, is trying to wait patiently so he can receive two marshmallows instead of taking one
marshmallow right away. Based on research what strategy would he be most inclined to use to help him
wait? - correct answer ✔Sing a song to remind himself that he will get a bigger treat if he waits.
Who argued for the nativist approach to understanding language development? - correct answer
✔Noam Chomsky
Chomsky's analysis suggests that all the world's languages share a similar underlying structure he calls
_______ - correct answer ✔universal grammar
According to the __________, language development comes about through a combination of genetically
determined predispositions and environmental circumstances - correct answer ✔interactionist
perspective
Unlike Whorf, Piaget believed that _______ - correct answer ✔thinking shapes language
, Infant-directed speech is ________ - correct answer ✔very similar across cultures
In infant-directed speech, parents tend to use twice as many __________ with their daughters than with
their sons. - correct answer ✔diminutives
he greater the ______ children have been exposed to, the better they perform on a variety of measures
of intellectual achievement at age 3 - correct answer ✔number and variety of words
_______ is the educational approach that teaches English language learners solely in English. - correct
answer ✔Immersion
Bilingual speakers show __________ than students who speak only one language. - correct answer
✔greater cognitive flexibility
Which of the following is an important legacy left by Alfred Binet's work on intelligence testing? - correct
answer ✔a focus on linking intelligence with academic success
In the __________, an orally administered test, young children may be asked questions about their
everyday activities or asked to copy complex figures. - correct answer ✔Stanford-Binet Intelligence
Scale
A test is considered to have __________ when it produces consistent results each time it is
administered. - correct answer ✔reliability
When it comes to intelligence, some people say there is no substitute for experience. Which concept
reflects this perspective? - correct answer ✔crystallized intelligence
complete solution 2025/2026
____ are the rules that govern the meaning of words and sentences. - correct answer ✔Semantics
When 2-year-old Helena says, "My socks on," rather than "I put on my socks," she is using _________ -
correct answer ✔telegraphic speech
In the months spanning their third birthday, the number of ways children combine words and phrases to
form sentences, known as _____, doubles each month - correct answer ✔syntax
______ is the aspect of language relating to communicating effectively and appropriately with others. -
correct answer ✔Pragmatics
Jeremy, age 6, is trying to wait patiently so he can receive two marshmallows instead of taking one
marshmallow right away. Based on research what strategy would he be most inclined to use to help him
wait? - correct answer ✔Sing a song to remind himself that he will get a bigger treat if he waits.
Who argued for the nativist approach to understanding language development? - correct answer
✔Noam Chomsky
Chomsky's analysis suggests that all the world's languages share a similar underlying structure he calls
_______ - correct answer ✔universal grammar
According to the __________, language development comes about through a combination of genetically
determined predispositions and environmental circumstances - correct answer ✔interactionist
perspective
Unlike Whorf, Piaget believed that _______ - correct answer ✔thinking shapes language
, Infant-directed speech is ________ - correct answer ✔very similar across cultures
In infant-directed speech, parents tend to use twice as many __________ with their daughters than with
their sons. - correct answer ✔diminutives
he greater the ______ children have been exposed to, the better they perform on a variety of measures
of intellectual achievement at age 3 - correct answer ✔number and variety of words
_______ is the educational approach that teaches English language learners solely in English. - correct
answer ✔Immersion
Bilingual speakers show __________ than students who speak only one language. - correct answer
✔greater cognitive flexibility
Which of the following is an important legacy left by Alfred Binet's work on intelligence testing? - correct
answer ✔a focus on linking intelligence with academic success
In the __________, an orally administered test, young children may be asked questions about their
everyday activities or asked to copy complex figures. - correct answer ✔Stanford-Binet Intelligence
Scale
A test is considered to have __________ when it produces consistent results each time it is
administered. - correct answer ✔reliability
When it comes to intelligence, some people say there is no substitute for experience. Which concept
reflects this perspective? - correct answer ✔crystallized intelligence
