1. Babbling is best described as
A. linguistic production without comprehension
B. non-linguistic vocalization
C. linguistic comprehension without production
D. a learned behavior
E. social behavior
ans: B
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2. The grammatical error,  "I goed to the store" is due to which one of the following phenomena?
A. Object bias.
B. Mutual Exclusivity Bias.
C. Over-regularization.
D. Underextension.
E. Overextension.
ans: C
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3. Which one of the following is true of Chomsky and other Nativists' claims about language development?
A. They stress the role of general cognitive structures in the acquisition of language.
B. They explain language performance better than language acquisition.
C. They stress the role of reinforcement and modeling in language acquisition.
D. They hold that a child's incorrect syntax is frequently not corrected.
ans: D
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4. At what age will a baby smile voluntarily?
A. Birth
B. 2-3 months
C. 8-9 months
D. 12-14 months
ans: B
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5. Infants who are regular in their biological functions and adaptable when their routine changes have a(n):
A. "easy" temperament
B. "Uninhibited" temperament
C. "Good" temperament
D. Non-irritable temperament
ans: A
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6. A temperamental quality (e.g., inhibition) will be expressed in children depending on:
A. the child's genes
B. child's state of exhaustion
C. mother's behavior
D. child's biological predisposition and environmental factors
ans: D
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7. Eleven-month-old Melanie looks for her mother's emotional reaction when she falls down. If mom looks upset, she cries; if mom smiles at her, Melanie continues with her activities. Melanie is using
A. contextual referencing.
B. social interaction.
C. referent information.
D. social referencing.
ans: D
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8. In his classic study of "mother love," Harry Harlow demonstrated that the most important factor in the development of attachment in rhesus monkeys was
A. the provision of food.
B. the ability to protect the infant from harm.
C. responsiveness.
D. contact comfort.
ans: D
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9. Developmental accomplishments that coincide with the emergence of clear attachment behaviors in infancy include
A. crawling.
B. the infant's first "real" words.
C. the social smile.
D. pretend play.
ans: A
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10. The majority of U.S. babies tested in the Strange Situation are classified as
A. securely attached.
B. anxious-avoidant.
C. anxious-resistant.
D. None of the above
ans: A
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11. Secure mother-infant attachment is influenced by:
A. characteristics of the mother-infant interaction.
B. characteristics of the mother.
C. characteristics of the infant.
D. all of the above.
ans: D
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12. You will know that a child's self-awareness is developing if you notice that she
A. talks about the things she is doing.
B. smiles at you.
C. uses pronouns distinguishing "he" and "she".
D. plays independently in her room.
E. all of the above
ans: C
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