SPA 6542 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS
speech - ANSWER how we say sounds and words; includes articulation, voice, and
fluency
language - ANSWER a rule-governed behaviour; describes how we understand and
use symbols to share thoughts and ideas with others
language disorder - ANSWER an impairment in how we understand and/or use
spoken or written language
language disorder associated with "x" and developmental language disorder -
ANSWER What are the two groups of children described under the language
disorder umbrella?
language disorder associated with "x" - ANSWER there is a known
neurodevelopment or behavioral condition that affects language development
development language disorder - ANSWER arises in childhood when the child has
a problem using the "code" we use to communicate and the problem represents a
significant deviation from the typical developmental sequence
form - ANSWER syntax, morphology, phonology
content - ANSWER vocabulary knowledge, knowledge of objects and events
(semantics)
use - ANSWER how we use language in context, for social interactions, with other
people (pragmatics)
form, content, and use - ANSWER What are the 3 domains of language?
, production - ANSWER expressive language; spoken language, written text
comprehension and production - ANSWER what are the 2 modalities of language?
biological, cognitive, environmental, and behavioral - ANSWER what are the
possible contributing factors of a developmental disorder?
biological factors - ANSWER genetic influences, differences in the brain
(neurological structure/function)
cognitive factors - ANSWER differences in perception, processing, storage,
learning information that may contribute to language difficulties that mediate
biological and behavioral levels
environmental factors - ANSWER external experience is like an increased risk of a
disorder or serve as a protective factor in the presence of a biological risk
behavioral factors - ANSWER overt differences in behavior that characterize the
disorder
descriptive - ANSWER we observe and describe the child's language behavior in
great detail across modalities and domains
development - ANSWER we compare the child's current skills to what we expect in
typical development
descriptive-developmental approach - ANSWER used to understand and treat
language disorders in children and adolescents
eliminate the problem, change the disorder, teach compensatory strategies, and alter
the environment - ANSWER What are the 4 purposes of intervention?
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