Attempt 2 of 2
Written Mar 3, 2026 9:06 PM - Mar 3, 2026 10:08 PM
Attempt Score - 90 %
Overall Grade (Highest Attempt) - 90 %
Question 1 points
Characteristic toddler speech includes:
whispering.
stuttering.
telegraphic speech.
anti-social speech.
Question 2 points
New technology used to study infant's brain function and developing language ability suggests that:
infants are smarter and display more emotions than previously believed.
the ability of many American infants has declined.
much of what was suspected about language growth has been disproven.
fine distinctions between speech sounds is rarely recognized by babies during the first months of life.
Question 3 points
Parents' and caregivers' attitudes and expectations about infants' awareness and sensory abilities may be
predictive of:
height and weight.
future musical abilities.
developmental growth.
speech growth.
Question 4 points
Phonology is connected to:
intellectual learning.
using words as symbols.
the sounds of speech.
the meanings of words.
Question 5 points
,The critical time to diagnose and treat hearing impairment so that the child's speech develops normally is at
__________ month(s) of age.
one
six
eight
eleven
Question 6 points
An infant at 3 to 6 months of age can be expected to:
turn to look at the family's pet dog barking.
make vocal sounds including consonant-like babbles.
react to changes in a primary caregiver's tone of voice.
All of the above
Question 7 points
The smallest unit of speech that distinguishes one utterance from another is called a:
morpheme.
phoneme.
syntax unit.
symbol.
Question 8 points
Books that infants and young toddlers seem to prefer and that are recommended in the text include:
oversized books.
books with large print.
those without contrasting backgrounds.
colorful touch-and-feel books.
Question 9 points
An infant's early ability to recognize subtle differences among sounds in all world languages:
disappears with age.
confirms most theories of child language development.
increases with age.
remains constant if good child care is provided.
Question 10 points
The toddler who uses the word no in speech:
is displaying a negative attitude.
wants to be cooperative.
needs firm handling.
may be testing to see if there is a choice.
, Question 11 points
If you were planning a toddler story time with a group of 12 toddlers:
choose three to four good books.
invite their mothers.
plan for 20 to 30 minutes.
place chairs in a circle.
Question 12 points
Neurolinguistics is best defined as:
the study of language complexity.
a branch of speech theory.
the study of linguistics and brain structure and function.
the study of language acquisition.
Question 13 points
A newborn's auditory system:
regresses shortly after birth.
may have developed so well that an unborn child can hear his mother's voice.
is better developed than his sight system.
is rarely affected prenatally by a mother's health.
Question 14 points
Infants react to the speech sounds they hear and:
learn to speak by remembering words.
build a vocabulary of 20 to 25 sounds.
decode and divide them into abstract categories.
watch how the people around them form their vowel sounds.
Question 15 points
Identify the mother who would best promote her infant's language growth.
One who talked baby talk and listened
One who was confident in her infant's abilities, watchful, warm, and responsive
One who was animated, expressive, and liked to sing
One who spent lots of time with her infant and provided many educational toys
Question 16 points
Which of the following is NOT a typical toddler speech characteristic?
Stuttering
Use of prepositions
Running words together
Omitting letter sounds