SHS 465 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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SHS 465 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Who is pinker? - Answer- - linguistic approach (bootstrapping)
- children acquire syntax of a language by learning and recognizing semantic elements and then building upon that knowledge
Connectionist theory - Answer- - children learn by...
SHS 465 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Who is pinker? - Answer- - linguistic approach (bootstrapping)
- children acquire syntax of a language by learning and recognizing semantic elements
and then building upon that knowledge
Connectionist theory - Answer- - children learn by creating neural connections that are
based on exposure to a variety of stimuli
- theory tends to support second language acquisition
Hypothesis - Answer- concerned with a prediction that stems from a theory
What is a diary study? - Answer- - parents write down or record their child's speech,
language and learning milestones over a period time
- works are descriptive in nature
- findings from these studies presented children as very creative and capable of
discovering the structure of language from their environment
modern day diary studies - Answer- - language environment analysis (LENA)
* a 16-hour speech sample is collected and can then by analyzed for over 25 metrics
- Main metrics:
* adult word count
* conversational turns
* child vocalizations
name the diary study strengths. - Answer- - rich
- observation
- first insights
- parents know the context
name the diary study weaknesses. - Answer- - unsystematic
- reliability is dependent on the narrator
- chance for biases
large sample studies - Answer- - driven primarily by the emergence of behaviorism
- determine typical behavior using a large sample size
(MB-CDIs)
large sample studies strengths - Answer- - normative data
- group data
- measurement of variables
, large sample studies weaknesses - Answer- - linguistically naïve
- group data only
- superficial
l- not driven by hypotheses
longitudinal studies - Answer- - visiting and observing a child's language development
regularly or at predetermined times
- goal was to describe the grammar of a child by determining the governing rules
- marks an interest in the biological nature of language (Chomsky)
experimental studies - Answer- - studies in which a treatment, procedure, or program is
intentionally introduced, and an outcome is observed
- studies in which the independent variables are directly manipulated and the effects on
the dependent variable are examined
independent variable - Answer- person, object, etc. that is held constantaka control
dependent variable - Answer- person, object, etc. that is manipulated in an experiment
aka treatment
experimental studies in speech and language - Answer- - speech perception
- speech production
- language comprehension
- language production
- impact of intervention practices
experimental studies strengths - Answer- - focused
- advance allows for new modalities of study
- isolate causes and effect relationships
- firmly establishes the effects of treatment and teaching methods
- only research that can examine alternative hypotheses
experimental studies weaknesses - Answer- - tend to be isolated (can be mechanistic)
- tasks may be artificial
types of research - Answer- - basic research
- applied research
- translational research
basic research - Answer- - generate/refine knowledge
- improve understanding of how children acquire speech/language
applied research - Answer- - address specific problem to inform practice
- improve understanding of aspects that hinder/enhance language development
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