ABSC 160 Exam 3
Wernicke's area - correct answer ✔The area that primarily deals with written
and spoken language comprehension
Broca's area - correct answer ✔The area that deals with the production of
speech
phonics approach - correct answer ✔focuses on teaching small units of
separate speech sounds called phonemes and how, when combined together,
form words.
whole language approach - correct answer ✔uses reading materials that are
inherently interesting to the child and focuses on sight recognition of words in
context
dyslexia - correct answer ✔a learning disability is characterized by the
difficulty in separating sounds in both spoken and written words, making it
difficult to spell and read text.
social or pragmatic communication disorder - correct answer ✔difficulty with
both verbal and nonverbal communication
Which scientist argued that language is learned through operant conditioning
and reinforcement? - correct answer ✔B.F. Skinner
A morpheme is - correct answer ✔smallest unit of meaning
A phoneme is - correct answer ✔smallest unit of sound
, Syntax is - correct answer ✔grammar
Semantics are - correct answer ✔meaning of words
According to the content presented in lecture modules, what is generalized
imitation of language? - correct answer ✔When a child imitates behavior that
have not yet led to reinforcement.
One-syllable sounds that are combined repetitively around the age of 4 to 6
months: - correct answer ✔Babbling
soft vowel sounds such as ooh and aah - correct answer ✔Coos
According to lecture, the five-step process for language development explains
the process by which a response becomes automatically _____________,
and thus continues to be emitted more frequently in the future. - correct
answer ✔reinforced
What are the five steps for language development? - correct answer ✔1.
Parents use sound of child's native language
2. Sounds of native language become secondary reinforcers
3. During babbling, one of these sounds is emitted (by luck)
4. Consequence = hearing the sound
5. The response is automatically reinforced
What is temperament? - correct answer ✔The general emotional style an
individual displays in responding to events.
Wernicke's area - correct answer ✔The area that primarily deals with written
and spoken language comprehension
Broca's area - correct answer ✔The area that deals with the production of
speech
phonics approach - correct answer ✔focuses on teaching small units of
separate speech sounds called phonemes and how, when combined together,
form words.
whole language approach - correct answer ✔uses reading materials that are
inherently interesting to the child and focuses on sight recognition of words in
context
dyslexia - correct answer ✔a learning disability is characterized by the
difficulty in separating sounds in both spoken and written words, making it
difficult to spell and read text.
social or pragmatic communication disorder - correct answer ✔difficulty with
both verbal and nonverbal communication
Which scientist argued that language is learned through operant conditioning
and reinforcement? - correct answer ✔B.F. Skinner
A morpheme is - correct answer ✔smallest unit of meaning
A phoneme is - correct answer ✔smallest unit of sound
, Syntax is - correct answer ✔grammar
Semantics are - correct answer ✔meaning of words
According to the content presented in lecture modules, what is generalized
imitation of language? - correct answer ✔When a child imitates behavior that
have not yet led to reinforcement.
One-syllable sounds that are combined repetitively around the age of 4 to 6
months: - correct answer ✔Babbling
soft vowel sounds such as ooh and aah - correct answer ✔Coos
According to lecture, the five-step process for language development explains
the process by which a response becomes automatically _____________,
and thus continues to be emitted more frequently in the future. - correct
answer ✔reinforced
What are the five steps for language development? - correct answer ✔1.
Parents use sound of child's native language
2. Sounds of native language become secondary reinforcers
3. During babbling, one of these sounds is emitted (by luck)
4. Consequence = hearing the sound
5. The response is automatically reinforced
What is temperament? - correct answer ✔The general emotional style an
individual displays in responding to events.
