Which of the following is not true of babbling?

It is imitation of adult speech.

Whorf’s linguistic determinism hypothesis states that:

our language shapes our thinking.

An Olympic athlete must possess

Bodily kinesthetic Intelligence

What is Chomsky’s view of language development?

Humans have a biological predisposition to acquire language

Mary scores at the 87th percentile. In testing, this means:

87 % of those taking the test were below her

Language acquisition is best described as:

an interaction between biology and experience.

smallest structural units of sound in speech

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1
A 12 year old is found to have a mental age of 15. What is her IQ?
115
100
75
125
2
Which refers to the degree to which a test yields consistent results?
Reliability
Intelligence
Validity
Standardization
3
If a test is reliable, it is also valid
False
True
4
Which of the following is not true of babbling?
It is imitation of adult speech.
It typically occurs from about age 4 months to one year.
Babbling increasingly comes to resemble a language
It is the same in all cultures.
5
Whorf’s linguistic determinism hypothesis states that:
The size of a person’s vocabulary reflects her intelligence
our language shapes our thinking.
language is primarily a learned ability.
language is partially an innate ability.
6
Which influences language production?
Wernicke’s area
Morphemes
Broca’s area
Grammar
7
According to Spearman, our ability to perform any and all cognitive tasks is most dependent on
fluid intelligence
crystallized intelligence
G factor
S factor
8
Which is an intervention strategy educators use with gifted students?
Reaction Range
Acceleration
Standardization
Incentive
9
What behavior are you showing if you yawn in response to someone near you yawning?
Telegraphic Speech
Nonverbal Communication
Non-conscious mimicry
Child-directed speech
10
An Olympic athlete must possess
Bodily kinesthetic Intelligence
Linguistic intelligence
Intrapersonal intelligence
Interpersonal intelligence
11
Which refers to the ratio of mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100?
Achievement
IQ
SAT score
Aptitude
12
It is important that a salesman posses
Interpersonal intelligence
Intrapersonal intelligence
Linguistic intelligence
Bodily kinesthetic Intelligence
13
Bill uses a “rule of thumb” when solving a maze quickly on an iPad app. He is using:
A heuristic
An algorithm
A mental set
A mental representation
14
What is Chomsky’s view of language development?
Language is an innate ability
Language is an entirely learned ability.
no cultural influences on the development of language
Humans have a biological predisposition to acquire language
15
Mary scores at the 87th percentile. In testing, this means:
13 percent of those taking the test were equal to her
87 % of those taking the test were below her
87 percent of those taking the test were above her
She has an intellectual disability
16
Which refers to the rules for combining basic sounds into words rks?
Grammar
Language
Syntax
Phonology
17
A mental grouping of similar things, events, or people is called a (n):
Heuristic
Prototype
Concept.
Algorithm.
18
Language acquisition is best described as:
the result of conditioning and reinforcement.
biological process of maturation.
an interaction between biology and experience.
mystery of which researchers have no real understanding
19
What are phonemes?
Measurement units of acoustic energy
smallest structural units of sound in speech
smallest meaningful units of sound in speech
Gaps between speech sounds that indicate word boundaries
20
A test designed to assess what a person has learned
Achievement
Deviation IQ
IQ
Aptitude

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