What is the relationship between receptive and productive language in early childhood?
What will be an ideal response?
Children comprehend word meanings much earlier than they are able to produce words. Their receptive language far exceeds their productive language.
You might also like to view...
The Wretched Flamingo, a local punk rock band, was so loud during their practice sessions that the parents of one band member built them a "music shed" a significant distance from the house. This loudness was due to the
a. number of sound waves per second. b. height of the sound waves. c. frequency of the sound waves. d. pitch of the sound waves.
All told, it seems reasonable to conclude from twin studies that the role of heredity in determining personality is
a. sizable but with personality being shaped as much or more by the environment. b. the single most powerful factor. c. impossible to detect. d. the basis for most personal preferences and interests.
Regarding the talk-oriented therapies, Freud's traditional psychoanalysis and the humanistic therapy of Carl Rogers are both considered to be
a. action therapies, while cognitive therapy is insight-oriented. b. insight therapies, while cognitive therapy is action-oriented. c. directive therapies, while cognitive therapy is nondirective. d. nondirective therapies, while cognitive therapy is directive.
Twelve-year-old Christopher is more likely than seven-year-old Jennifer to say that both males and females can possess certain traits. This is because
a. younger children insist that personality traits must be mutually exclusive. b. older children are more flexible in their gender-stereotyping of traits. c. younger girls insist that personality traits must be mutually exclusive. d. older children recognize that personality traits are mutually exclusive according to gender.