WGU D094 Exam with Questions and
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A device that allows children to sift through language and generate rules that govern
the language - ✔✔Imitation of others' language and reinforcement for
recognizable speech
Vygotsky's approach to language development focuses on which key concept?
Social interaction
Universal grammar
Prompting
Reinforcement - ✔✔Social interaction
Babbling usually occurs during which developmental age?
1-2 months of age
11 months-1.5 years of age
0-11 months of age
18-24 months of age - ✔✔0-11 months of age
At which stage of language development would a child say, "I go store Auntie."?
Holophrastic
Babbling
,Two-word
Telegraphic - ✔✔Telegraphic
A child says, "Julia go play dog." At which stage of language development is the
child most likely working?
Babbling
Holophrastic
Two-word
Telegraphic - ✔✔Telegraphic
At what age can a child be expected to point to body parts and to point to or
name pictures in books?
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-4 years
4-5 years - ✔✔1-2 years
A mother says to her three year old, "Oh no! You fell down. Did you get an
owie?" Vygotsky would categorize this mother's conversation with her child as
Scaffolding the child's speech
Working in the child's zone of proximal development
Using universal grammar with the child
Providing the child with positive reinforcement - ✔✔Working in the child's zone
of proximal development
,A child says, "C," and the dad gives the child a cookie. A child says, "Coo, " and the dad
gives the child a cookie. The child says, "Cook," and the dad gives the child a cookie.
The child says, "Cookie" and the dad gives the child a cookie. Which of Skinner's key
processes for learning language is the father using?
Imitating
Prompting
Shaping
Repetition - ✔✔Shaping
At what age can children be expected to understand words of order and time and to use
sentences that have more than one action word?
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-4 years
4-5 years - ✔✔4-5 years
At which stage of language development would a child say, "Nancy thirsty!"?
Holophrastic
Babbling
Two-word
Telegraphic - ✔✔Universal grammar
Children between the ages of 3 to 6 years of age can be expected to:
, Tell a story
Make jokes or tease others
Express their opinions
Use figurative language - ✔✔Tell a story
Susan and Mamie are at the dinner table with their mother. Mamie asks her mother,
"Can I have dessert now?" and her mother replies "Yes." Susan immediately says, "Can
I have dessert now?" Which of Skinner's key processes is Susan using in this situation?
Prompting
Imitation
Shaping
Scaffolding - ✔✔Imitation
By 11-18 years of age, children and teens can be expected to:
Tell a story
Make jokes or tease others
Express their opinions
Use figurative language - ✔✔Use figurative language
Chomsky theorizes that all languages follow certain basic rules. What does he call
his theory?
Language acquisition device
Universal grammar
The stages of language development
The rules of language development - ✔✔Universal grammar
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