EDUC 210 WEEK 2 L-A Questions With Accurate Answers
Which do babies prefer more, baby-talk over happy talk? -
Accurate answers Some studies have called into question whether high and
variable pitch and exaggerated stress are the crucial elements in the baby talk to which infants respond.
In an experiment, speech stimuli were constructed with these baby-talk characteristics, but without the
positive affect that generally accompany them. Conversely, messages spoken in an adult-to-adult style
were created that did have positive affect. Six-monthold babies preferred the positive affect, whether it
had the typical baby-talk features or not, leading the researchers to conclude that babies prefer "happy
talk" rather than baby talk
Why does the author say that a caregiver's speech is conversational? -
Accurate answers Because, they already give the gild a turn to respond even
though they do not respond.
How does the caregiver's behaviour change over the infant's first year? -
Accurate answers o 3- 7 months: The adult accepts almost any behaviour as an
attempt to communicate. The adult behaves as if the child's response is a turn in conversation (although
infants may not understand the content of the speech, comments on the various non-verbal and vocal
behaviours that occur, incorporating them into the conversation)
o 7 months +: When babies are more active partners in the interactions, mothers responded only to
higher-quality vocalizations, such as babbled sound, and not to sounds such as burps.
o 12 months +: 12
What are the long-term effects of the caregiver's interactive style? -
Accurate answers No conclusion - some research in the US suggests that
caregivers' language usage does at least affect the rate of language learning.
What is correlated more with a child's linguistic competence, the quantity of speech a child hears or the
quantity of direct adult-to-child speech? -
Accurate answers Direct adult-to-child
On average, worldwide, what do childrens' first words tend to be? Why? (Relate your answer with the
notion of semantic development) -
Accurate answers Objects, actions, and routines used in social interactions
Which do babies prefer more, baby-talk over happy talk? -
Accurate answers Some studies have called into question whether high and
variable pitch and exaggerated stress are the crucial elements in the baby talk to which infants respond.
In an experiment, speech stimuli were constructed with these baby-talk characteristics, but without the
positive affect that generally accompany them. Conversely, messages spoken in an adult-to-adult style
were created that did have positive affect. Six-monthold babies preferred the positive affect, whether it
had the typical baby-talk features or not, leading the researchers to conclude that babies prefer "happy
talk" rather than baby talk
Why does the author say that a caregiver's speech is conversational? -
Accurate answers Because, they already give the gild a turn to respond even
though they do not respond.
How does the caregiver's behaviour change over the infant's first year? -
Accurate answers o 3- 7 months: The adult accepts almost any behaviour as an
attempt to communicate. The adult behaves as if the child's response is a turn in conversation (although
infants may not understand the content of the speech, comments on the various non-verbal and vocal
behaviours that occur, incorporating them into the conversation)
o 7 months +: When babies are more active partners in the interactions, mothers responded only to
higher-quality vocalizations, such as babbled sound, and not to sounds such as burps.
o 12 months +: 12
What are the long-term effects of the caregiver's interactive style? -
Accurate answers No conclusion - some research in the US suggests that
caregivers' language usage does at least affect the rate of language learning.
What is correlated more with a child's linguistic competence, the quantity of speech a child hears or the
quantity of direct adult-to-child speech? -
Accurate answers Direct adult-to-child
On average, worldwide, what do childrens' first words tend to be? Why? (Relate your answer with the
notion of semantic development) -
Accurate answers Objects, actions, and routines used in social interactions
