Question 1

Phoneme monitoring latencies following the presentation of a lexically ambiguous word:

Accepted Answer

A)  are no different than after an unambiguous word 
B)  are greater than after unambiguous words, but only very briefly 
C)  depend upon whether the ambiguous word is concrete or abstract 
D)  all of the above 
A)  are no different than after an unambiguous word 
B)  are greater than after unambiguous words, but only very briefly 
C)  depend upon whether the ambiguous word is concrete or abstract 
D)  all of the above B

Question 2

A word's place in a system of relationships with other words in the vocabulary is called its:

Accepted Answer

A)  sense 
B)  reference 
C)  connotation 
D)  denotation 
A)  sense 
B)  reference 
C)  connotation 
D)  denotation A

Question 3

In order to preserve cognitive economy, Collins and Quillian suggested that we store semantic information:

Accepted Answer

A)  only at the highest possible node 
B)  at every appropriate node 
C)  at those nodes used most commonly 
D)  only at the lexeme level 
A)  only at the highest possible node 
B)  at every appropriate node 
C)  at those nodes used most commonly 
D)  only at the lexeme level A

Question 4

A representation of concepts that is organized with respect to their relationships with one another is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  schema 
B)  cohort model 
C)  lemma 
D)  semantic network 
A)  schema 
B)  cohort model 
C)  lemma 
D)  semantic network

Question 5

The model of lexical access that was specifically designed to account for auditory word recognition was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  spreading activation model 
B)  logogen model 
C)  cohort model 
D)  search mode 
A)  spreading activation model 
B)  logogen model 
C)  cohort model 
D)  search mode

Question 6

The representation of words in permanent memory is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive economy 
B)  spreading activation 
C)  lexical access 
D)  internal lexicon 
A)  cognitive economy 
B)  spreading activation 
C)  lexical access 
D)  internal lexicon

Question 7

In the Bock and Levelt spreading activation model, the _____ level captures the phonological properties of a word.

Accepted Answer

A)  lemma 
B)  lexeme 
C)  morpheme 
D)  basic-level 
A)  lemma 
B)  lexeme 
C)  morpheme 
D)  basic-level

Question 8

In a spreading activation model, the process of lexical access begins with:

Accepted Answer

A)  intersection search 
B)  activation of a single node 
C)  the selection of word-initial candidates 
D)  the identification of a unique recognition point 
A)  intersection search 
B)  activation of a single node 
C)  the selection of word-initial candidates 
D)  the identification of a unique recognition point

Question 9

The results of Foss's phoneme-monitoring study suggested that:

Accepted Answer

A)  we access the meanings of an ambiguous word all at once 
B)  we access the meanings of an ambiguous word one at a time 
C)  we only access multiple meanings in a laboratory setting 
D)  we can consciously block activation of multiple meanings of ambiguous words 
A)  we access the meanings of an ambiguous word all at once 
B)  we access the meanings of an ambiguous word one at a time 
C)  we only access multiple meanings in a laboratory setting 
D)  we can consciously block activation of multiple meanings of ambiguous words

Question 10

Lexical hierarchies contain _________, in which most of the distinguishing attributes of a concept are assigned.

Accepted Answer

A)  basic level terms 
B)  associations 
C)  lexemes 
D)  lemmas 
A)  basic level terms 
B)  associations 
C)  lexemes 
D)  lemmas

Question 11

_______ occurs when a word presented earlier activates a word with a related meaning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Semantic priming 
B)  Morphological complexity 
C)  Categorical perception 
D)  Lexical ambiguity 
A)  Semantic priming 
B)  Morphological complexity 
C)  Categorical perception 
D)  Lexical ambiguity

Question 12

In the priming study of Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971), the time needed to classify a target (such as butter) as either a word or a nonword varied with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of times they were presented with the word 
B)  the concreteness of the words 
C)  the presentation of a semantically related word just prior to the target 
D)  the target word's frequency 
A)  the number of times they were presented with the word 
B)  the concreteness of the words 
C)  the presentation of a semantically related word just prior to the target 
D)  the target word's frequency

Question 13

_________ is crucial for establishing the truth value of a sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Denotation 
B)  Connotation 
C)  Sense 
D)  Reference 
A)  Denotation 
B)  Connotation 
C)  Sense 
D)  Reference

Question 14

The process by which we activate meanings from the internal lexicon is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  language comprehension 
B)  lexical access 
C)  morphological analysis 
D)  parsing 
A)  language comprehension 
B)  lexical access 
C)  morphological analysis 
D)  parsing

Question 15

Including _______ complicates estimation of the size of the mental lexicon.

Accepted Answer

A)  syntax 
B)  grammar 
C)  morphology 
D)  phonology 
A)  syntax 
B)  grammar 
C)  morphology 
D)  phonology

Question 16

A word-initial cohort is activated by the _________ of the input.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic features 
B)  orthographic representation 
C)  acoustic-phonetic analysis 
D)  word frequency 
A)  semantic features 
B)  orthographic representation 
C)  acoustic-phonetic analysis 
D)  word frequency

Question 17

The model of lexical access that assumes that a word's orthographic and phonetic properties must be accounted for separately is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cohort model 
B)  logogen model 
C)  autonomous search model 
D)  hierarchical network model 
A)  cohort model 
B)  logogen model 
C)  autonomous search model 
D)  hierarchical network model

Question 18

_____ are involved when a bound morpheme is added to a free morpheme to create new words, such as -ness turning good (an adjective) into goodness (a noun).

Accepted Answer

A)  Inflectional morphemes 
B)  Functional morphemes 
C)  Substantive morphemes 
D)  Derivational morphemes 
A)  Inflectional morphemes 
B)  Functional morphemes 
C)  Substantive morphemes 
D)  Derivational morphemes

Question 19

A subject has to immediately respond to a particular sound in a:

Accepted Answer

A)  reading span task 
B)  semantic verification task 
C)  phoneme-monitoring task 
D)  autonomous search task 
A)  reading span task 
B)  semantic verification task 
C)  phoneme-monitoring task 
D)  autonomous search task

Question 20

The principle that prevents lexical information from being stored redundantly is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  intersection search 
B)  semantic priming 
C)  taxonomic relationship 
D)  cognitive economy 
A)  intersection search 
B)  semantic priming 
C)  taxonomic relationship 
D)  cognitive economy

Phoneme monitoring latencies following the presentation of a lexically ambiguous word:

A word's place in a system of relationships with other words in the vocabulary is called its:

In order to preserve cognitive economy, Collins and Quillian suggested that we store semantic information:

A representation of concepts that is organized with respect to their relationships with one another is known as a:

The model of lexical access that was specifically designed to account for auditory word recognition was the:

The representation of words in permanent memory is referred to as:

In the Bock and Levelt spreading activation model, the _____ level captures the phonological properties of a word.

In a spreading activation model, the process of lexical access begins with:

The results of Foss's phoneme-monitoring study suggested that:

Lexical hierarchies contain _________, in which most of the distinguishing attributes of a concept are assigned.

_______ occurs when a word presented earlier activates a word with a related meaning.

In the priming study of Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971), the time needed to classify a target (such as butter) as either a word or a nonword varied with:

_________ is crucial for establishing the truth value of a sentence.

The process by which we activate meanings from the internal lexicon is called:

Including _______ complicates estimation of the size of the mental lexicon.

A word-initial cohort is activated by the _________ of the input.

The model of lexical access that assumes that a word's orthographic and phonetic properties must be accounted for separately is the:

_____ are involved when a bound morpheme is added to a free morpheme to create new words, such as -ness turning good (an adjective) into goodness (a noun).

A subject has to immediately respond to a particular sound in a:

The principle that prevents lexical information from being stored redundantly is called:

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Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

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Exam 5: The Internal Lexicon

Phoneme monitoring latencies following the presentation of a lexically ambiguous word:

A word's place in a system of relationships with other words in the vocabulary is called its:

In order to preserve cognitive economy, Collins and Quillian suggested that we store semantic information:

A representation of concepts that is organized with respect to their relationships with one another is known as a:

The model of lexical access that was specifically designed to account for auditory word recognition was the:

The representation of words in permanent memory is referred to as:

In the Bock and Levelt spreading activation model, the _____ level captures the phonological properties of a word.

In a spreading activation model, the process of lexical access begins with:

The results of Foss's phoneme-monitoring study suggested that:

Lexical hierarchies contain _________, in which most of the distinguishing attributes of a concept are assigned.

_______ occurs when a word presented earlier activates a word with a related meaning.

In the priming study of Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971), the time needed to classify a target (such as butter) as either a word or a nonword varied with:

_________ is crucial for establishing the truth value of a sentence.

The process by which we activate meanings from the internal lexicon is called:

Including _______ complicates estimation of the size of the mental lexicon.

A word-initial cohort is activated by the _________ of the input.

The model of lexical access that assumes that a word's orthographic and phonetic properties must be accounted for separately is the:

_____ are involved when a bound morpheme is added to a free morpheme to create new words, such as -ness turning good (an adjective) into goodness (a noun).

A subject has to immediately respond to a particular sound in a:

The principle that prevents lexical information from being stored redundantly is called:

Introduction-Themes of Psycholinguistics

Linguistic Principle

Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

Discourse Comprehension and Memory

Production of Speech and Language

Conversational Interaction

Early Language Acquisition

Later Language Acquisition

Processes of Language Acquisition

Biological Foundations of Language

Language, Culture, and Cognition

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