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1. The most useful term for describing the linguistic input to the language learning child is ______.

a. motherese

b. infant-directed speech

c. child-directed speech

d. caregiver speech

Answer: 

c. child-directed speech

2. Chomsky (1965: 31) described the input to the language learning child as ______.

a. ‘fairly degenerate in quality’

b. ‘lacking in generative grammar’

c. ‘fairly gender-biased in quality’

d. ‘lacking in germane grammar’

Answer: 

a. ‘fairly degenerate in quality’

3. Compared with adult-directed speech, the phonology of infant-directed speech is ______.

a. slower, with exaggerated pitch contours and generally lower in pitch

b. faster, with exaggerated pitch contours and longer pauses

c. slower, with exaggerated pitch contours and generally higher in pitch

d. faster, with exaggerated pitch contours and generally lower in pitch

Answer: 

c. slower, with exaggerated pitch contours and generally higher in pitch

4. Compared with adult-directed speech, the vocabulary of child-directed speech has a high frequency of
______.

a. concrete words which refer to the ‘here-and-now’

b. special ‘baby talk’ words (e.g. choo-choo for train)

 c. abstract words specially adapted to the needs of the child

d. simplified names for objects and actions

Answer: 

a. concrete words which refer to the ‘here-and-now’

5. Compared with ADS, the subject of a sentence in CDS is more likely to be ______.

a. an adjective

b. an agent

c. a verb

d. a preposition

Answer: 

b. an agent

6. The socioeconomic status of parents is associated with the frequency and diversity of ______.

a. ADS morphology

b. CDS morphology

c. ADS vocabulary

d. CDS vocabulary

Answer: 

d. CDS vocabulary

7. By studying the effects of TV viewing on language learning, one can investigate the effects of ______.

a. input and interaction between the child and TV characters like the Teletubbies

b. input and interaction between children as they watch together

c. linguistic interaction in the absence of normal input

d. linguistic input in the absence of normal interaction

Answer: 

d. linguistic input in the absence of normal interaction

8. In his review of Skinner’s (1957) book on behaviourism and language learning, Chomsky (1959) argued
that ______.

a. operant conditioning is inefficient because it relies on imitation

b. children acquire a good deal of their verbal behaviour by imitating adults

c. children do not rely on imitation in the acquisition of verbal behaviour

d. the acquisition of verbal behaviour depends on operant conditioning

Answer: 

b. children acquire a good deal of their verbal behaviour by imitating adults

9. Studies of imitation have shown that ______.

a. both parents and children imitate one another, but parental imitations are more accurate

b. children frequently imitate grammatical rules incorrectly and therefore require correction

c. children use imitation to improve the accuracy in reproducing grammatical rules

d. both parents and children imitate each other frequently

Answer: 

d. both parents and children imitate each other frequently

10. Children who are proficient imitators tend to have ______.

a. a heritability estimate for imitation greater than 30 per cent

b. a heritability estimate for imitation less than 30 per cent

c. relatively large vocabularies by six years of age

d. mothers with relatively large vocabularies

Answer: 

c. relatively large vocabularies by six years of age

11. Negative evidence ______.

a. demonstrates that the child is still making grammatical errors

b. is information about the grammaticality of child utterances

c. is corrective information produced in an unsupportive manner

 d. is less effective than positive evidence in eradicating grammatical errors

Answer:

b. is information about the grammaticality of child utterances 

12. By using novel words in child language studies, the researcher can ______.

a. investigate the different mechanisms involved in novel versus real word acquisition

b. control for the effects of implausible phonological and semantic forms

c. control the input to the child, including frequency of occurrence of input forms

d. investigate the different mechanisms involved in positive versus negative language acquisition

Answer: 

c. control the input to the child, including frequency of occurrence of input forms

13. Studies on corrective input have shown that ______.

a. negative evidence can facilitate language development

b. negative evidence is essential for language development

c. parents stop correcting child errors by the time the child is about three years old

d. parents start correcting child errors once the child is about three years old

Answer: 

a. negative evidence can facilitate language development

14. If a culture was found where adults did not use CDS with their young children, then it could be
concluded that ______.

a. CDS was not necessary for normal language acquisition

b. imitation was unnecessary for normal language acquisition

c. ADS was necessary for normal language acquisition

d. there was no difference between CDS and ADS in its effects on normal language acquisition

Answer: 

a. CDS was not necessary for normal language acquisition

15. Heath’s (1983) study of African-Americans in Trackton, South Carolina, ______.

 a. provides strong evidence for the universality of ADS

b. provides strong evidence for the universality of CDS

c. demonstrates how parental beliefs about child rearing affect language development

d. provides poor evidence to support the view that CDS is not universally available

Answer: 

d. provides poor evidence to support the view that CDS is not universally available

Curriculum Development MCQs vol 2 for the preparation of FPSC test for Secondary School Teacher,
Trained Graduate Teacher and Lecturers. Pedagogy MCQs set 2 on Curriculum Development and
Assessment for the online preparation of FPSC SST, Lecturers and TGT

Pedagogy MCQs on Curriculum Development

1. Components of a curriculum is /are ___?
(A) Teaching Strategy
(B) Objectives
(C) Evaluation
(D) All of the Above
(E) None of the above.

2. Name the committee which is responsible for finalization Curriculum for Secondary Level?
(A) Provincial Curriculum Wing Committee
(B) National Curriculum Committee
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the above..

3. Number of the basic components of a Curriculum are ____?

(A) 4
(B) 12
(C) 24
(D) All of the Above..

4. How the Effectiveness of the Curriculum is determined?

(A) Objectives
(B) Evaluation
(C) Economics
(D) None of the above.
5. From the given options which one is the component of a curriculum?
(A) Design
(B) Evaluation
(C) Implementation
(D) None of the Above.

6. An Educational System depends on What to systematize and execute the process of Education?
(A) Syllabus
(B) Curriculum
(C) Course
(D) None of the Above..

7. A plan of action for preparing a curriculum is _________?

(A) Elements of Curriculum
(B) Curriculum Design
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the Above.

8. The problem being faced in Curriculum Development in Pakistan is ?

(A) Less no of trained teachers
(B) insufficient financial resources
(C) Lack of buildings
(D) All of the Above.

9. Major functions of all Text Book Boards in Pakistan ?

(A) Printing Curriculum
(B) Printing Books
(C) Both A & B
(D) None of the Above.

10. West Pakistan Text Book Board was established in ?

(A) July 1961
(B) July 1962
(C) July 1963
(D) All of the Above

Answers to Educational Psychology Pedagogy MCQs for FPSC SST Vol 2

1. D
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. B
10. B

1 . Curriculum is:

A.Course

B.Syllabus

C. Co-curricular activities

D
Overall activities of an institution
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

Overall activities of an institution

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2 . Important factor of curriculum is to help to achieve the:

A. Education B. Objectives

C. Values D. Job

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Objectives

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3 . Mini Culture is:

A. Content B. Classroom

C. Curriculum D. Home

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Classroom

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4 . Which domain of objectives is not being evaluated through our present system of examination:

A. Affective B. Cognitive

C. Psychomotor D. None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Affective

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5 . Which of the following is the nature of curriculum?

A. Critical B. Creative

C. Conservative D. All of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

6 . Curriculum provides guidance for:

A. School B. Teacher

C. Students D. Parents

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Students

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7 . Psychological foundation play its role in the development of curriculum keeping in view the:

A.Student’s needs

B.Student’s interest

C. Student’s capabilities

D
All of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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8 . Syllabus is a part of:

A. Curriculum B. Classroom

C. Activities D. Society

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:
Curriculum

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9 . Curriculum presents instructional material is stated by:

A. Elizhalh Maccis B. Jack Kerr

C. WTeller D. Smith

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

Smith

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10 . An outline-of the topics of a subject to the covered in specific time is called:

A. Programme B. Syllabus

C. Curriculum D. Course

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Course

11 . Curriculum organization used for different concepts at the same class is:

A. Horizontal B. Vertical

C. Logical D. None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A
Explanation:

Horizontal

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12 . The category of Audio Visual Aids is:

A. Tape-recorder B. Television

C. Radio D. All of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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13 . Major concern of curriculum is:

A.Change in individuals behavior

B.Preparation for service

C. Personal satisfaction

D
None of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Change in individuals behavior

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14 . The importance of curriculum in the system of education is just like a:

A.Preparation of students for service

B.Constitution in a country

C. Provision of latest knowledge

D
None of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Provision of latest knowledge

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15 . Curriculum is supposed to:

A.Be organized by the school

B.Achieve the objective

C. Both (a) and (b)

D
None of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Both (a) and (b)

16 . Curriculum reflects the culture of:

A. School B. Home

C. Area D. Society

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D
Explanation:

Society

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17 . Curriculum is interpreted to mean all the organized courses, activities and experiences which
students have under the directions of the school, whether in the classroom or not, is said by:

A. John Dewey B. Stephen Romine

C. H. Rugg D. Hilda taba

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

Hilda taba

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18 . Learning means:

A. Teaching process B. Curriculum change

C. Change in behaviour D. None of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Curriculum change

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19 . The outline of the Contents is;

A. Syllabus B. Programme

C. Course D. All of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Syllabus

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20 . Component of curriculum is:

A.Teaching strategies

B.Objectives

C. Evaluation

D
All of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

21 . Intelligence level of gifted students is:

A. 90 and above B. 110 and above

C. 140 and above D. None of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

140 and above

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22 . The mirror of the Society is:

A. playground B. community

C. Hospital D. School

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

School

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23 . Types of individual differences are:

A. Mental B. Physical

C. Emotional D. All of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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24 . A curriculum is blue print or pip of the school that includes experiences for the:

A. Experts B. Teacher

C. Learner D. Curriculum planner

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Learner
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25 . If two or more methods are mixed up for teaching, the teaching method will be known as:

A. Eclectic method B. Combined method

C. Mixed method D. None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Eclectic method

26 . The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines curriculum as a:

A. Chariot race course B. Course of learning

C. Course of Education D. Course of study

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Chariot race course

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27 . The model of curriculum could not move above elementary stage is:

A. Subject curriculum B. activity curriculum

C. Core curriculum D. None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:
activity curriculum

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28 . A curriculum is the sum total of a school’s t influence a child’s:

A. Action B. Attitude

C. Personality D. Behaviors

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

Behaviors

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29 . Percentage of knowledge gained through observation/vision is:

A. 40% B. 55%

C. 60% D. 75%

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

75%

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30 . The base on which the subject activities and experience are planned is called:

A. Unit B. Design

C. Lesson D. Curriculum

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B
Explanation:

Design

31 . Summative evaluation takes place:

A. In the beginning B. In the middle

C. After regular inter D. At the end

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

At the end

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32 . In planning and implementing curricula school makes its selection from:

A. Nation B. Region

C. Culture D. Mass communication

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Culture

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33 . How many basic components of curriculum have:

A. 2 B. 4

C. 6 D. 8

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B
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34 . Curriculum development refers to the total process of curriculum:

A. Implementing B. Evaluating

C. Designing D. All of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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35 . Which one is not the component, of the Curriculum

A. Contents B. Design

C. Objectives D. Evaluation

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Design

36 . Effectiveness of curriculum is determined by:

A.Evaluation

B.Objective

C. Method
D
Design
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Evaluation

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37 . The arrangement of the elements of curriculum can be can as:

A.Curriculum Design

B.Curriculum Foundation

C. Curriculum Construction

D
Curriculum Development
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Curriculum Design

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38 . The model of behavioral objectives of curriculum evaluation was presented by:

A. John Dewey B. Tyler

C. Hilda taba D. Stuffle beam

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Tyler
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39 . The method used to evaluate the curriculum is:

A.Summative Evaluation

B.Diagnostic Evaluation

C. Formative Evaluation

D
All of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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40 . When, What, Why & How, to teach is the main task of:

A.Educational psychology

B.Educational philosophy

C. Economics

D
History
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Educational psychology

41 . The forces that effect the development of curriculum are called:

A.Curriculum Design
B.Curriculum Evaluation

C. Elements of curriculum

D
Foundations of curriculum
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

Foundations of curriculum

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42 . Philosophical foundation of curriculum is concerned with:

A. Ideas B. History

C. Economy D. Contents

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Ideas

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43 . Student’s needs and interests are important in

A.Sociological foundation

B.Psychological foundation

C. Economical foundation

D
Historical foundation
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Psychological foundation

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44 . Psychological foundations of curriculum help curriculum developers to understand the nature of:

A. Content B. Learner

C. Teacher D. Ideas

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Learner

45 . Sociological foundations are concerned with:

A. History B. Economy

C. Soceity D. Idea

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Soceity

46 . Subject Centered designs revolve around:

A. Content B. Learner

C. Social values D. Social problems

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A
Explanation:

Content

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47 . Areas/sources of information for psychological foundation are:

A.Learning process

B.Teaching method

C. Student characteristics

D
All of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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48 . Knowledge is compartmentalized in:

A.Learner centred curriculum

B.Activity centred curriculum

C. Subject centred curriculum

D
None of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Subject centred curriculum

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49 . Prior planning is characteristic of:

A.Subject centred curriculum

B.Activity centred curriculum

C. Learner centred curriculum

D
None of these
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Subject centred curriculum

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50 . Broad field curriculum is a modification of;

A.Activity centred curriculum

B.Learner centred curriculum

C. Subject centred curriculum

D
None of these
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Subject centred curriculum

51 . Curriculum based on thinking of John Dewey is

A.learner centred curriculum

B.activity centred curriculum

C. subject centred curriculum

D
None of these
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

activity centred curriculum

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52 . The characteristics of Activity Centred Curriculum:

A.Student Interest

B.Training of practical work

C. Overall development

D
All of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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53 . Curriculum emphasized for primary classes is:

A.Teacher centred curriculum

B.Integrated curriculum

C. Subject based curriculum

D
None of these
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Integrated curriculum

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54 . Development of curriculum at higher level and its application at different levels is:

A.Horizontal organization

B.Vertical organization

C. Centralized

D
Decentralized
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Centralized

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55 . The purpose of integrated curriculum is:

A.Increase in no. of books

B.Decrease in no. of books

C. Increases is student enrolment

D
Decrease in dropout
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Decrease in no. of books

56 . The relationship of different concepts at one level is:

A.Horizontal organization

B.Vertical organization

C. Centralized

D
Decentralized
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Horizontal organization

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57 . The factor effecting curriculum development is:

A. Sociological factor B. Economical factor

C. Scientific factor D. All of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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58 . Making value judgment about curriculum is:

A.Curriculum development

B.Curriculum evaluation

C. Curriculum elements

D
Curriculum design
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Curriculum evaluation

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59 . The evaluation used to improve the contents during curriculum development is:

A.Summative evaluation

B.Formative evaluation

C. Diagnostic evaluation

D
None of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Formative evaluation

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60 . Evaluation used to improve the contents after curriculum development is:

A.Summative evaluation

B.Formative evaluation

C. Diagnostic evaluation
D
None of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Summative evaluation

61 . Repetition of concepts of same level in two consecutive classes lacks the quality of:

A.Horizontal organization

B.Vertical organization

C. Relevancy

D
Flexibility
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Vertical organization

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62 . The major purpose of co-curricular activities is to:

A.Help students achieve a well-adjusted personality

B.Provide relief from the usual classroom routine

C. Allow students an opportunity to develop in to good citizens

D
Permit students to have a choice of educational program
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A
Explanation:

Help students achieve a well-adjusted personality

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63 . Curriculum improvement should a ------------------ process

A.Last

B.Initial

C. Internal

D
Continuous
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

Continuous

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64 . Five stages of awareness, interest, evaluation, trial and adoption are for:

A.Curriculum change

B.Curriculum formation

C. Curriculum development

D
Curriculum implementation
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Curriculum change

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65 . The highest in rank in ministry of education is:

A.Administrative officer

B.Secretary

C. Education officer

D
Research Officer
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Secretary

66 . To select subject matter, one should consider student’s:

A. I.Q B. Class

C. Health D. Physical age

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

I.Q

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67 . School curriculum is defined as

A.Methods of instruction

B.Experiences organized by school

C. Materials of instruction

D
Courses of study
.
Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Experiences organized by school

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68 . The part of the curriculum designed to meet the needs of all students is:

A.General education

B.Specialized education

C. The extra-curriculum

D
The program of studies
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

General education

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69 . What the child studies in a class is decided by:

A. Principal B. Parents

C. Teacher D. Child himself

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Teacher

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70 . Curriculum effectiveness is determined by:

A.Community cooperation

B.Teacher competence

C. Student interest

D
Quality of supervision
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Student interest

71 . “Curriculum” is a word of:

A.Greek

B.Latin

C. Persian

D
English
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Latin

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72 . The factors that effect the development of curriculum are called:

A.Curriculum design

B.Curriculum evaluation
C. Foundation of curriculum

D
Elements of curriculum
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Foundation of curriculum

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73 . Making value judgment about curriculum is:

A.Curriculum design

B.Curriculum elements

C. Curriculum evaluation

D
Curriculum development
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: C

Explanation:

Curriculum evaluation

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74 . Psychomotor domain deals wit

A.Feelings

B.Practical skills

C. Intellectual abilities

D
None of the above
.
Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Practical skills

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75 . Development of a learner is linked to:

A.Effective development

B.Cognitive development

C. Psychomotor development

D
Sensorimotor development
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Effective development

76 . In experimental procedure of the content selection, the content is selected by:

A.The scientific pattern

B.Analysis of experiences

C. The opinion of the expert

D
Concerns of subject specialists
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: B

Explanation:

Analysis of experiences
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77 . In the subject centered curriculum, the important element is:

A.Division of knowledge

B.Mixing of activities

C. Influence of social values

D
Psychomotor development
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Division of knowledge

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78 . Teaching and learning combines to make:

A.Curriculum

B.Instruction

C. Classroom

D
Syllabus
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: A

Explanation:

Curriculum

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79 . The Curriculum is affected by the following factor:

A.Government

B.Religious group

C. Ideology of the nation

D
All of the above
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

All of the above

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80 . The term refer to the total process of designing implementing and evaluating:

A.Curriculum design

B.Curriculum implementation

C. Curriculum Construction

D
Curriculum Development
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

Curriculum Development

81 . A school curriculum is best defined as:

A.All materials and methods of instruction

B.All materials used to pupil activities

C. The complete collection of courses of study

D
The organized pupil experiences set by the school
.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: D

Explanation:

The organized pupil experiences set by the school

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Foundation of curriculum

Curriculum design

Curriculum evaluation

Elements of curriculum

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Students over all development is emphasize in

Subject centered

Learner centered

Activity based

Integrated

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Learner centered

Making value judgment about curriculum is:

Curriculum evaluation

Curriculum design

Curriculum development

Curriculum elements

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Curriculum evaluation

Foundation/foundation of curriculum is/are:

Historical

Psychological

Economical

All of the above

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All of the above

At school level curriculum is developed by:

Provincial Govt

Federal Govt.

University of Education

Textbook board

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Provincial Govt

Psychomotor domain deals wit

Intellectual abilities

Feelings

Practical skills

None of the above

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Practical skills

development of a learner is linked to:

cognitive development

Psychomotor development
Sensorimotor development

Effective development

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Effective development

In experimental procedure of the content selection, the content is selected by:

The opinion of the expert

The scientific pattern

Concerns of subject specialists

Analysis of experiences

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Analysis of experiences

In the subject centered curriculum, the important element is:

Division of knowledge

Influence of social values

Mixing of activities

Psychomotor development

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The objectives and structure of knowledge is determined by:

Philosophers

Psychologists

economists

Sociologists

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Philosophers
Cognitive development is a process of:

Physical development

Sentimental development

Mental development

Structural development

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Mental development

All those activities which are utilized by the schools in order to obtain their objectives is called:

Syllabus

Curriculum

Evaluation

Course

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Curriculum

A list of topics and subtopics given in a subject is called:

curriculum

Course

(a)

All of the above

attitudes and values

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attitudes and values

Content includes

knowledge

Skills
Attitudes and values

All of the above

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All of the above

Who is not the curriculum expert?

Hilda Taba

S.S. Shore

L.R. Cay

Murray Print

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L.R. Cay

Cognitive theory is presented by:

Bloom

Thorndike

Jean Piaget

Erikson

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Bloom

Goals provide guidance in selection of:

Activities

Means

Contents

Objective

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Teaching and learning combines to make:

Curriculum

Instruction

Classroom

Syllabus

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Curriculum

School wide outcomes may be classified under

Aims

Goals

Objectives

Goals and Objectives

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Goals

The Curriculum is affected by the following factor:

Government

Religious group

Ideology of the nation

All of the above

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The term refer to the total process of designing implementing and evaluating:.

Curriculum Construction

Curriculum Development

Curriculum design
Curriculum implementation

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Which of the evidences are used in formative evaluation of curriculum:

Judgmental

Observational

Student learning

) All of the above

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The nature of aims indicates that they are basically

None of the above

Operational

Practical

Philosophical

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What type of curriculum is the syllabus?

Supportive

Recommended

Written

Ideal

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A school curriculum is best defined as:

All materials used to pupil activities

All materials and methods of instruction

The organized pupil experiences set by the school

The complete collection of courses of study

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The organized pupil experiences set by the school

1. The most useful term for describing the linguistic input to the language learning child is ______.

a. motherese

b. infant-directed speech

c. child-directed speech

d. caregiver speech

Answer: 

c. child-directed speech

2. Chomsky (1965: 31) described the input to the language learning child as ______.

a. ‘fairly degenerate in quality’

b. ‘lacking in generative grammar’

c. ‘fairly gender-biased in quality’

d. ‘lacking in germane grammar’

Answer: 

a. ‘fairly degenerate in quality’

3. Compared with adult-directed speech, the phonology of infant-directed speech is ______.

a. slower, with exaggerated pitch contours and generally lower in pitch

b. faster, with exaggerated pitch contours and longer pauses

c. slower, with exaggerated pitch contours and generally higher in pitch

 d. faster, with exaggerated pitch contours and generally lower in pitch

Answer: 

c. slower, with exaggerated pitch contours and generally higher in pitch

4. Compared with adult-directed speech, the vocabulary of child-directed speech has a high frequency of
______.

a. concrete words which refer to the ‘here-and-now’

b. special ‘baby talk’ words (e.g. choo-choo for train)

c. abstract words specially adapted to the needs of the child

d. simplified names for objects and actions

Answer: 

a. concrete words which refer to the ‘here-and-now’

5. Compared with ADS, the subject of a sentence in CDS is more likely to be ______.

a. an adjective

b. an agent

c. a verb

d. a preposition

Answer: 

b. an agent

6. The socioeconomic status of parents is associated with the frequency and diversity of ______.

a. ADS morphology

b. CDS morphology

c. ADS vocabulary

d. CDS vocabulary

Answer: 

d. CDS vocabulary

7. By studying the effects of TV viewing on language learning, one can investigate the effects of ______.
 a. input and interaction between the child and TV characters like the Teletubbies

b. input and interaction between children as they watch together

c. linguistic interaction in the absence of normal input

d. linguistic input in the absence of normal interaction

Answer: 

d. linguistic input in the absence of normal interaction

8. In his review of Skinner’s (1957) book on behaviourism and language learning, Chomsky (1959) argued
that ______.

a. operant conditioning is inefficient because it relies on imitation

b. children acquire a good deal of their verbal behaviour by imitating adults

c. children do not rely on imitation in the acquisition of verbal behaviour

d. the acquisition of verbal behaviour depends on operant conditioning

Answer: 

b. children acquire a good deal of their verbal behaviour by imitating adults

9. Studies of imitation have shown that ______.

a. both parents and children imitate one another, but parental imitations are more accurate

b. children frequently imitate grammatical rules incorrectly and therefore require correction

c. children use imitation to improve the accuracy in reproducing grammatical rules

d. both parents and children imitate each other frequently

Answer: 

d. both parents and children imitate each other frequently

10. Children who are proficient imitators tend to have ______.

a. a heritability estimate for imitation greater than 30 per cent

b. a heritability estimate for imitation less than 30 per cent

c. relatively large vocabularies by six years of age

d. mothers with relatively large vocabularies

Answer: 

c. relatively large vocabularies by six years of age

11. Negative evidence ______.

a. demonstrates that the child is still making grammatical errors

b. is information about the grammaticality of child utterances

c. is corrective information produced in an unsupportive manner

d. is less effective than positive evidence in eradicating grammatical errors

Answer:

b. is information about the grammaticality of child utterances 

12. By using novel words in child language studies, the researcher can ______.

a. investigate the different mechanisms involved in novel versus real word acquisition

b. control for the effects of implausible phonological and semantic forms

c. control the input to the child, including frequency of occurrence of input forms

d. investigate the different mechanisms involved in positive versus negative language acquisition

Answer: 

c. control the input to the child, including frequency of occurrence of input forms

13. Studies on corrective input have shown that ______.

a. negative evidence can facilitate language development

b. negative evidence is essential for language development

c. parents stop correcting child errors by the time the child is about three years old

d. parents start correcting child errors once the child is about three years old

Answer: 

a. negative evidence can facilitate language development

14. If a culture was found where adults did not use CDS with their young children, then it could be
concluded that ______.

a. CDS was not necessary for normal language acquisition

 b. imitation was unnecessary for normal language acquisition

c. ADS was necessary for normal language acquisition

d. there was no difference between CDS and ADS in its effects on normal language acquisition

Answer: 

a. CDS was not necessary for normal language acquisition

15. Heath’s (1983) study of African-Americans in Trackton, South Carolina, ______.

a. provides strong evidence for the universality of ADS

b. provides strong evidence for the universality of CDS

c. demonstrates how parental beliefs about child rearing affect language development

d. provides poor evidence to support the view that CDS is not universally available

Answer: 

d. provides poor evidence to support the view that CDS is not universally available

1. Which of the following is not a rule of language?

Your Answer: Morphology

Correct Lexicalizations
Answer:

  Incorrect! Lexicalizations is not a rule of language

2. What term is assigned to rules of language concerning how to use language

effectively in context?

Your Answer: Semantics

 Correct Pragmatics
Answer:

  Incorrect! This is pragmatics

3. At which point does hearing develop?

Your Answer: 2 months after conception

Correct 6 months after conception

Answer:

  Incorrect! This is 6 months after conception

4. Mastropieri and Turkewitz (1999) identified that newborn could differentiate

between what?

Your Answer: Between native and foreign languages

Correct Between speech patterns

Answer:

  Incorrect! This was between speech patterns

5. Which of the following points reflect child-directed speech?

Your Answer: It is demonstrated by parents, non-parents and even other

children

Correct All of these

Answer:
  Incorrect! All of these points reflect child-directed speech

6. When is meshing observed?

Your Answer: When infants babble

Correct When two people get on well together

Answer:

  Incorrect! This is observed when two people get on well together

7. Kaye and Brazelton (1971) observed meshing during which interaction?

Your Answer: During infant-mother play

Correct During infant feeding

Answer:

  Incorrect! This was during infant feeding

8. What term is applied to the conversation-like interaction between a mother

and child?

Your Answer: Monitoring

Correct Pseudo dialogue

Answer:

  Incorrect! This is call pseudo dialogue

9. According to Bruner (1975, 1985, 1993) language develops through
conversation about what?

Your Answer: The infant

Correct Shared sequences

Answer:

  Incorrect! This is about shared sequences

10 At which age does cooing begin?

.
Your Answer: 6-7 months

Correct 1-2 months

Answer:

  Incorrect! This is at 1-2 months after birth

11 What do infants start to use between 8-12 months after birth?

.
Your Answer: Conjunctions

Correct Gestures
Answer:

  Incorrect! They start to use gestures

12 Aldred, Green and Adams (2004) employed which type of design when
. reviewing an intervention for children with Autism?

Your Answer: Paired samples

Correct Randomized control trial (RCT)

Answer:

  Incorrect! This was a randomized control trial (RCT)

13 According to Harris et al. (1995) comprehension develops around 10 months,

. but what does it coincide with?

Your Answer: Parental language ability

Correct The development of pointing

Answer:

  Incorrect! It corresponds with the development of pointing

14 Norgate (1997) compared comprehension of which two groups?

.
Your Sighted and blind children
Answer:

15 At which age do children begin detect changes in the sounds in their own
. language while losing the ability to detect differences which are not
important?

Your Answer: 2-4 months

Correct 6-12 months

 Answer:

  Incorrect! This is at 6-12 months

16 When does language production begin to develop?

.
Your Answer: None of these

Correct After comprehension

Answer:

  Incorrect! It develops after comprehension

17 What do children begin to use around their second year of life?

.
Your Answer: None of these

Correct Two-word phrases

Answer:

  Incorrect! They start to use two-word phrases

18 What is the LASS?

.
Your Answer: A genetic predisposition for language acquirement

Correct A system which contains contextual information including

Answer: the techniques used by adults to convey meaning

  Incorrect! This is the language acquisition support system which contains

 contextual information including the techniques used by adults to convey
meaning

19 What term did Piaget (1923) apply to self-talk?

.
Your Answer: Schema

Correct Egocentric
Answer:

  Incorrect! This was egocentric

20 What is the primary difference between Piaget and Vygotsky's theories of

. language development?

Your Vygotsky argued thought depends on language while Piaget

Answer: argued language depends on thought

1 ____________ provide the foundation for ________________, and the

. outcomes of_________________ help us to refine and even replace our
______________ over time.

Your Answer: Scientific studies, theories, theories, scientific studies

Correct Theories, scientific studies, scientific studies, theories

Answer:

  Theory and science complement one another in intricate ways. Science is the
process of generating and testing theories. Researchers who study language
development use the scientific method to examine the adequacy of theories
concerning the "how" and "why" of language development, and to generate
 new theories.

2 Which of the following disciplines is most likely NOT to conduct language

. development research?

Your Psychopathology
Answer:

3 Which type of studies helps us to learn about the kinds of language capabilities
. that infants have when they arrive in the world and how children use this skill
to learn language?

Your Answer: Language comprehension

Correct Speech perception

Answer:

  Speech perception studies help us understand how infants enter the world with
a keen capacity to attend to speech and other auditory stimuli in the world
around them.

4 A study that examines the average number of words and the average length of
. utterance for a child's fictional story is most likely what type of study?

Your Answer: Language comprehension

Correct Language production

Answer:

  Language production studies help inform us of children's capabilities for using

language expressively. They examine children's emergent capabilities in form,
 content, and use.

5 You present a child with four pictures, asking him to point to the picture that
. matches the sentence, "The boy walked the dog." This task measures:

Your Answer: Pragmatic perception

Correct Language comprehension

Answer:

  This task tests a child's comprehension of morphology, specifically, the past

tense –ed.

6 The notion of _______________ claims that all learning is the result of operant
. conditioning.

Your Answer: connectionism

Correct behaviorism
Answer:

  In operant conditioning, consequences of behavior shape subsequent

behaviors. Behaviors that are reinforced will become strengthened, and
behaviors that are punished will become suppressed.

7 Debbie, a one-and-a-half-year-old, is thirsty and wants a drink. What model

. states that because her mother will not always know when she is thirsty and
offer her a drink, Debbie will learn how to express this intention using
language?

Your Answer: The Discrepancy Model of Language Acquisition

 Correct The Intentionality Model of Language Acquisition
Answer:

  According to this model, children learn language when what they have in mind
differs from what others around them have in mind, because they must express
themselves in order to share that information.

8 Which theory posits that children are born with linguistic competence and that
. mistakes and omissions in their speech are indicative of performance difficulties
and not a lack of competence?

Your Answer: Syntactic bootstrapping

Correct Universal grammar

Answer:

  Universal grammar does not view language as a developmental phenomenon.

Chomsky cites the complexity of human language grammar as well as the
imperfections heard by children (false starts, grammatical errors, etc.) as
contributing factors to a child's grammatical errors.

9 A clinician reads an article about the link between production and perception of
. /s/ in preschool children. She then decides to use more perceptual tasks in her
work with her client who is having difficulty articulating /s/. This is an example
of:

Your Answer: Overextension

Correct Evidence-based practice

Answer:

  It often takes a long time for knowledge gained from empirical research to
impact therapy. The idea behind evidence-based practice is to make these links
more quickly so that recent research gains can immediately impact therapy
 plans. ASHA has been encouraging it’s clinicians to engage in research as well.

The Critical Period Hypothesis suggests that

o 1 there is a biologically determined period for language to be learned perfectly

o 2 collocations and lexical bundles

The correct answer for each question is indicated by a  .

1 CORRECT
Which theory of language development suggests that children learn appropriate
sounds and words in reaction to their parents' reinforcement?

behaviorist
A)

innatist
B)

cognitive
C)

contextual
D)

2
INCORREC Regardless of culture, children begin to learn language around the same time all over
T the world. At about what age is this?

between 6 and 8 months

A)

between 8 and 28 months

B)

between 2 and 4 years

 C)

between 5 and 7 years

D)

3
INCORREC Which theorist hypothesized that children are born with a language acquisition
T device?

Chomsky
A)

Piaget
B)

Skinner
C)

Vygotsky
D)

4 CORRECT
According to which theorist is symbolic thought a precondition for language
acquisition?

Chomsky
A)

Piaget
B)

Skinner
C)

Vygotsky
D)
5
INCORREC Piaget has been criticized for underestimating what factor in language development?
T

biology
A)

intelligence
B)

social interaction
C)

biology and intelligence

D)

6
INCORREC According to which theorist do thought and language originate independently, but
T later merge?

Chomsky
A)

Piaget
B)

Skinner
C)

Vygotsky
D)

7
INCORREC Which theorist places the most importance on social interaction in the development
T of language?

Chomsky
A)

Piaget
B)
 Skinner
C)

Vygotsky
D)

8 CORRECT
According to which theory of language development is language constructed within a
particular sociocultural context, depending on cognitive and environmental factors?

behaviorist
A)

innatist
B)

cognitive
C)

contextual
D)

9
INCORREC Children's first words most commonly refer to what?
T

concrete objects
A)

abstract ideas
B)

time
C)

colors
D)

10
CORRECT The recognition that children who pretend they are reading or writing understand a
 great deal about literacy is characteristic of what approach to literacy?

emergent literacy
A)

reading readiness
B)

phonetic
C)

phonemic awareness
D)

11
INCORREC Brenda's mother speaks French and German. Her father speaks English and French.
T Brenda speaks all three. However, she often mixes the languages together as she
speaks. What phenomenon is Brenda exhibiting?

discrimination
A)

overgeneralization
B)

mixed speech
C)

successive bilingualism
D)

12
INCORREC English is Greg's native language. In fifth grade, his family moves to another country,
T where Spanish is spoken. He learns Spanish, becoming fluent. What phenomenon is
Greg exhibiting?

discrimination
A)

simultaneous bilingualism
B)
 mixed speech
C)

successive bilingualism
D)

13
INCORREC The literacy approach that emphasizes a set of skills children needed to master before
T beginning formal reading instruction is known as what?

emergent literacy
A)

reading readiness
B)

writing readiness
C)

whole language
D)

14
INCORREC Which of the following does NOT play a significant role in the child's learning of
T language?

imitation of adult speech

A)

learning rules for sound combinations

B)

learning rules for sentence structure

C)

learning rules for interaction patterns

D)

15
INCORREC
T Which of the following has research NOT shown to be beneficial to a child's second
language acquisition?

youth—the younger the child, the easier for him to learn a second language
A)

mastery of grammar of the child's first language

B)

continued development of the child's first language

C)

being surrounded by native speakers of the second language

D)

16
CORRECT Metalinguistic awareness is ____________________.

the ability to think and talk about language

A)

the ability to connect the distinctive sounds in words to letters

B)

understanding of the mapping principles between sounds and meaning

C)

the ability to recognize writing from other visual marks

D)

17
INCORREC Which of the following would NOT help create phonemic awareness during
T preschool?

re-reading the same book over and over again

A)

using songs, finger plays, and stories with rhyming words

B)

isolating the beginning sound of words by asking children to say the sounds they
 C) hear

showing children how print is read on a page

D)

18
INCORREC Which of the following is NOT true about comprehension?
T

Comprehension depends only on the reader's decoding knowledge and skills.

A)

Comprehension is an active process in which the reader works to construct a

B) meaningful message from the text

Comprehension depends on the reader's ability to use syntactic, semantic and

C) pragmatic information to understand the text

Comprehension is gained through prior knowledge of a subject, and attitudes or

D) feelings towards characters

19
INCORREC Invented spelling
T

increases children's fluency.

A)

interferes with reading development and the development of conventional

B) spelling.

should be treated as erroneous spelling to be corrected with beginning readers.

C)

should not be supported by parents.

D)
20
INCORREC The teaching method in which at least two languages are used in basic subject areas
T is:

ESL
A)

Bilingual education
B)

Structured immersion
C)

Submersion
D)

1. A critical period in development can be identified when a particular ______.

a. age is critical for the development of learning and experience

b. experience has its greatest effect on learning during a particular period of development

c. critical experience has its greatest effect on development during learning

d. period, rather than experience, is critical for learning and development

Answer: 

b. experience has its greatest effect on learning during a particular period of development

2. In their studies on the development of vision in kittens, Hubel and Wiesel (1963) systematically
manipulated ______.

a. the degree to which kittens were deprived of visual stimuli and the duration of that deprivation

b. the critical age of onset of visual deprivation

c. the critical period of visual deprivation

d. the age of onset of visual deprivation and the duration of that deprivation

Answer: 

d. the age of onset of visual deprivation and the duration of that deprivation
3. Hubel and Wiesel (1963) discovered that kittens are especially sensitive to visual stimuli during the
first 10-12 weeks after birth. This effect was observed after suturing ______.

a. just one eye closed before the age of 10 weeks

b. just one eye closed at different points in development

c. both left and right eyes closed before the age of 10 weeks

d. both left and right eyes closed at different points in development

Answer: 

b. just one eye closed at different points in development

4. One way to identify a critical period is to give experimental participants the same experience (in both
quality and duration), but at different stages in development. Another method is to systematically vary
______.

a. both the duration of deprivation of target stimulation and its end point for all participants

b. the end point of deprivation of target stimulation, while varying its starting point for all
participants

c. the duration of the target experience, while holding the starting point constant for all
participants

d. the starting point of the target experience, while holding the duration constant for all
participants

Answer: 

c. the duration of the target experience, while holding the starting point constant for all participants

5. No case of a feral child has ever provided strong support for the critical period hypothesis. This is
because for all participants

a. neither the period of linguistic deprivation, nor its starting point, cannot be verified

b. cognitive factors beyond language, including general intelligence, are also impaired

c. cases of feral children only occurred before the 20th century and are impossible to verify

d. cases of feral children invariably turn out to be hoaxes, in one way or another

Answer: 

a. neither the period of linguistic deprivation, nor its starting point, cannot be verified
6. Genie was originally thought to provide a good test case for the critical period hypothesis with respect
to language, because ______.

a. the period of linguistic deprivation and its starting point were systematically manipulated

b. she was found at the age of puberty and, subsequently, could not acquire any aspect of
language

c. she had been deprived of linguistic, cognitive and social stimulation from birth to the age of
puberty

d. the period of linguistic deprivation was well-documented as corresponding with Lenneberg’s

(1968) hypothesis: from birth to puberty

Answer: 

d. the period of linguistic deprivation was well-documented as corresponding with Lenneberg’s (1968)
hypothesis: from birth to puberty

7. Bus have big mirror. This utterance was produced by Genie and demonstrates both ______.

a. a lack of function words and poor control of inflectional morphology

b. poor control of phonemes and inflectional morphology

c. a lack of function words and poor control of basic word order

d. poor control of basic word order and inflectional morphology

Answer: 

a. a lack of function words and poor control of inflectional morphology

8. Ultimately, the case of Genie does not provide strong support for the critical period hypothesis,
because ______.

a. her language was still like that of a three-year-old after several years of teaching

b. she acquired an adult-like morphological system, but very little phonology or grammar

c. she was found to process language principally in the right brain hemisphere, like a left-handed
person

d. she was found to have a general cognitive deficit due to an atrophied left brain hemisphere

Answer: 

d. she was found to have a general cognitive deficit due to an atrophied left brain hemisphere
9. Cases of feral and isolated children do not provide strong support for the critical period hypothesis
because too many factors are unaccounted for, including proof of ______.

a. how genuine each case is

b. the kind of linguistic deprivation and its duration

c. parental input with respect to language

d. parental input with respect to cognition and emotion

Answer: 

b. the kind of linguistic deprivation and its duration

10. Research on second language acquisition seeks evidence for a critical period by comparing ______.

a. early starters in second language learning with late starters

b. early-starting monolingual learners with early starting bilingual learners

c. early starters in monolingual language learning with late starters

d. late-starting monolingual learners with early starting bilingual learners

Answer: 

a. early starters in second language learning with late starters

11. In their study on age effects in second language learning, Johnson and Newport (1989) controlled for
a number of possible confounding factors, including ______.

a. period of linguistic deprivation and the attitudes and motivation of learners

b. period of linguistic deprivation and length of informal language learning

c. length of formal language study and the attitudes and motivation of learners

d. length of formal language study and period of linguistic deprivation

Answer: 

c. length of formal language study and the attitudes and motivation of learners 

12. There remains controversy in second language acquisition research about whether a clear cut-off
point in language learning ability can be identified ______.

a. at five years

b. at puberty
 c. in old age

d. at any age

Answer: 

d. at any age

13. Deaf children have been the focus of research on critical periods because ______.

a. they are often deprived of exposure to language until after the age of puberty

b. parents of deaf children cannot communicate with them until they reach school age

c. the starting point of exposure to sign language varies for different children

d. parents of deaf children vary in how fluent they are in sign language

Answer: 

c. the starting point of exposure to sign language varies for different children

14. Newport (1988) found that late learners of American Sign Language ______.

a. never acquired knowledge of grammar

b. had poor control over morphology

c. never acquired knowledge of phonology

d. had poor control over phonology

Answer: 

b. had poor control over morphology

15. Research on brain activity in early versus late second language (L2) learners shows that activity in
Broca’s area is ______.

a. higher in late L2 learners

b. lower in late L2 learners

c. higher in early L2 learners

d. lower in early L2 learners

Answer: 

a. higher in late L2 learners