Quiz 2 prep

When do children typically start acquiring language skills?

• After starting school

• Before they ever step foot in a school

• During their teenage years

• In college

Which of the following is one of the methods by which children acquire language?

• Memorization

• Imitation

• Translation

• Guesswork

What does the innateness hypothesis suggest about humans and language?

• Humans learn language solely through environmental exposure.

• Humans are genetically disposed to acquire and use language.

• Language is acquired only through formal education.

• Language patterns are not innate in humans.

Which of the following is NOT a belief of the innateness hypothesis?

• Language acquisition is genetically predisposed.

• Babies are born with no language abilities.

• There are linguistic universals known as Universal Grammar.

• Children can acquire grammar with incomplete input.

What is the Critical/Sensitive Period Hypothesis primarily concerned with?

• The optimal time for acquiring language

• The best age for learning mathematics

• The period for developing motor skills

• The time for mastering musical instruments

At what age do infants begin variegated babbling, with sequences like [bugabimo]?

• 4-5 months

• 6 months

• 20 months

• 10-11 months

At what age do children typically begin to use two-word utterances with a single intonational pattern?

• 12 months

• 18-24 months

• 6 months

• 3 years

How many bird species are there approximately ?

• 1

• 3000

• 9000

• 15000

Young bird listens to adult in order to learn calls

• true

• false

Birds, like humans, have critical period to acquire birdsongs

• true

• false