SLPA 115 Final Flashcards
(47 cards)
Visual preference of a newborn…?
is for the human face or a face pattern.
Newborn prefer visual stimuli with angularity, light & shade, complexity, and curvature,
At 3 months, most likely to revocalize if initial vocalization is followed by…?
immediate caregiver vocalization.
(At 3 months, most likely to revocalize if caregiver immediately responds verbally to her initial vocalization, rather than responding with a tough, look, or smile)
During second 6 months of life, object play increases.
TRUE. Interests in toys and objects increases.
Most frequent mother-child situation/location occurs…(where)?
On the mother’s lap.
Is there a lot or little synchrony between newborn’s sleep-awake cycle and caregiver behavior?
A little.
Pointing is an example of…?
protodeclarative
When the newborn moves her body in synchrony with human voice, it is called…?
entrainment
What will the newborn attend visually to, to the exclusion of just about anything else?
Human face.
By as early as 2 weeks the infant is able to distinguish his mother from a stranger
2 types of gaze patterns:
? gaze directed at objects
? gaze directed at persons
DEICTIC gaze is directed at objects.
MUTUAL gaze is directed at persons.
Child learning strategy with the examples: Evocative utterance? Hypothesis testing? Interrogative utterance? Selective imitation?
Child learning strategy with the examples:
Evocative utterance: Statements by the child naming entities (child says “doggie” when he sees a cat).
Hypothesis testing: When seeking confirmation of a hypotheses, the child may say a word or word combo with rising intonation (child says “doggie?” when he sees a cat).
Interrogative utterance: When unaware of an entity label the child uses an interrogative utterance, such as “what?”, “that?”, or “wassat?” (child says “wassat?” when he sees a cat).
Selective imitation: Role of imitation in language acquisition has not been fully analyzed (Parent says, “That’s a kitty.” and the child follows with “Kitty.”).
Usefulness of imitation as a language learning strategy increases/decreases? as language complexity increases/decreases?
Usefulness of imitation as a language learning strategy DECREASES as language complexity INCREASES.
In a vertical strategy, parents use ? to prompt the child to produce elements of a longer utterance.
In a vertical strategy, parents use QUESTIONS to prompt the child to produce elements of a longer utterance.
Expansions are a more mature version of the child’s speech.
TRUE.
In general, nonverbal behavior is more/less? important in the child-caregiver interaction in Japan than in the U.S.
In general, nonverbal behavior is MORE important in the child-caregiver interaction in Japan than in the U.S.
The Apache value loud/quiet? talking from all people as a societal norm.
The Apache value QUIET talking from all people as a societal norm.
Some toddlers use a verbal routine or an unanalyzed chunk of language called a ?
Some toddlers use a verbal routine or an unanalyzed chunk of language called a FORMULA.
Use of imitation as a language learning strategy decreases dramatically after age ?
Use of imitation as a language learning strategy decreases dramatically after age TWO.
Maternal language-teaching utterances have shorter/longer? length than the overall utterances addressed to the child.
Maternal language-teaching utterances have SHORTER length than the overall utterances addressed to the child.
List 4 ways in which adult-to-child speech differs from adult-to-adult speech.
Adult-to-child speech has:
- Greater pitch range.
- Shorter, less complex utterances.
- More paraphrasing and repetition.
- More directives and questions.
The CVC syllabic pattern is found most/least? in the first words of children.
The CVC syllabic pattern is found LEAST in the first words of children.
Early lexicons can be divided into two large semantic categories called….?
substantive words & relational words.
“Big doggie” is an example of what two-word rule?
Attribute & Entity
Open syllables end in a consonant/vowel?
Open syllables end in a VOWEL.
3 most frequent categories of words found in the first ten words of children are…?
animals, food, and toys.
