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Topic 0: Cognition and Language

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This activity contains 33 questions.

	___ refers to the structure of the sounds that can be used to produce words in a language.   Syntax Aphasia Language comprehension Phonology Language production

	The shortest possible sentence in English has ___ letters.   three eighteen eight fifteen ten

	Broca's aphasia is associated with damage to the ___ lobe.   left frontal right temporal right frontal parietal left temporal

	The smallest unit of meaning in a language is termed a ___.   semantic morpheme pragmatic letter phoneme

	The sentence "Fastly dinner eat, ballgame start soon" has   acceptable syntax but is meaningless. unacceptable syntax but is meaningful. acceptable syntax and is meaningful. syntax and meaning that cannot be determined. unacceptable syntax but is meaningless.

	The pragmatics of a language specifically refer to ___,   syntax overall coherence implied meaning literal meaning general comprehension

	The right hemisphere plays an important role in the comprehension of ___.   humor rules and regulations abstract thought detecting lies all aspects of language production

	Nativism is to empiricism as   common is to foreign. atypical is to typical. learning is to innate. typical is to atypical. innate is to learning.

	After about ___ months of age, infants start to ignore distinctions among sounds that aren't used in the language spoken around them.   two eight four twelve six

	If a toddler says "Go home," then this would be an example of ___.   telegraphic speech failure to develop during the critical period underextension the overregularization error overextension

	Josh, a three-year-old, proudly declares that he "winned" the race. His use of the word "winned" instead of "won" demonstrates the relevance of ___.   overextension the overregularization error the sensitive period underextension the critical period

	Lying can often be expressed in nonverbal communication with the use of all of the following EXCEPT   increased pitch of voice. speaking slowly. showing exaggerated facial expressions. the absence of microexpressions. inconsistent information from different sources.

	Which of the following statements about sign language is FALSE?   Symbols for individual words are combined according to syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic rules. Sign languages are like the motions you might make when playing charades. There are different types of sign languages. Brain damage can disrupt sign language in ways that parallel the impairments of spoken language of hearing people. Deaf children who are raised by speaking parents who do not sign will spontaneously invent sign languages.

	Suppose Juanita lives in Chile. According to the linguistic relativity hypothesis, she might think differently from the average person living in ___.   Mexico Canada Spain Argentina Brazil

	___ is the equivalent of resolution on a television screen or computer monitor.   Spatial extent Limited size Grain A mental image Limited space

	Visual images rely on about ___ of the same parts of the brain that are used in visual perception.   one-half three-fourths one-quarter one-third two-thirds

	The word "apple" would be classified as a ___ in contrast to the words "Granny Smith" and "fruit."   basic level category prototype typicality concept

	Of the following items, the one that would probably NOT be consistent with the schema of most classrooms would be a ___.   blackboard windows desk jukebox table

	A problem is viewed as   an obstacle that must be overcome to reach a goal. a mere inconvenience. an impediment to ever reaching a goal. a difficulty in understanding a situation. an issue to cope with.

	A set of steps that, if followed methodically, will guarantee the solution to a problem is known as (a/n) ___.   insight incubation strategy algorithm heuristic

	Your text authors suggest that individuals often experience insight with respect to the ___ game show.   Wheel of Fortune Family Feud Jeopardy! The Price Is Right Survivor

	Expertise in a given field typically takes ___ years to achieve.   20 10 an unattainable number of 30 25

	There is a definite gene for language.    True  False

	Having positive prototypes of drinkers causes one to drink more.    True  False

	Deliberate practice is motivated by the goal of improving performance.    True  False

	The computer program "Deep Fritz" has beaten every single chess player it has come up against.    True  False

	When solving a problem, don't get locked into viewing your resources in only one way.    True  False

	Depending on how a decision is framed, the exact same outcome will seem more or less appealing to us.    True  False

	The availability heuristic helps to explain why so many people incorrectly believe that there are more letters beginning with "k" than have "k" in the third slot.    True  False

	Sometimes emotions can actually help reasoning.    True  False

	Discuss how the troubling case of "Genie" provides insight into language development.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Note how solving problems by analogy operates.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Summarize some of the major logical errors that we make.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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