Question 1

George Miller suggested the idea of linguistic relativity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

{(the patio)(resembles(a junkyard))} reflects __________.

Accepted Answer

A) phrase structure 
B) semantic cases 
C) morphological analysis 
D) categorical perception 
A) phrase structure 
B) semantic cases 
C) morphological analysis 
D) categorical perception

Question 3

Vowels involve no disruption of the airflow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the mental lexicon?

Accepted Answer

The mental lexicon is a cognitive constr

Question 5

Deep structures are converted into surface structures by transformational rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How are the concepts of language and communication similar,and how are they different?

Accepted Answer

The concepts of language and communicati

Question 7

People with conduction aphasia have difficulty accurately repeating what they have just heard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Some people have described language as being a window into cognition.Why do you think a person would say this?

Accepted Answer

Language is often seen as a reflection o

Question 9

The inability of a native Spanish-speaking monolingual individual to differentiate "EYES" from "ICE" reflects __________.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic categorization 
B) morpheme-based processing 
C) categorical perception 
D) syntactic analysis 
A) semantic categorization 
B) morpheme-based processing 
C) categorical perception 
D) syntactic analysis

Question 10

Categorical perception of phonemes suggests that speech perception is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) strongly influenced by conceptually driven processes 
B) accurately reflective of the underlying continuum of sounds 
C) more innate than acquired 
D) strongly linked to vision 
A) strongly influenced by conceptually driven processes 
B) accurately reflective of the underlying continuum of sounds 
C) more innate than acquired 
D) strongly linked to vision

Question 11

In what ways are language processes rigid,and in what ways are they flexible?

Accepted Answer

Language processes can be rigid in the s

Question 12

The study of linguistics was one of the foundations of the cognitive revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Three variables are relevant to the production of consonants in English.They include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) place of articulation 
B) manner of articulation 
C) voicing 
D) authorization 
A) place of articulation 
B) manner of articulation 
C) voicing 
D) authorization

Question 14

Provide an example of a garden path sentence.

Accepted Answer

A garden path sentence is a grammaticall

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT one of Hockett's linguistic universals?

Accepted Answer

A) duality of patterning 
B) arbitrariness 
C) displacement 
D) encoding 
A) duality of patterning 
B) arbitrariness 
C) displacement 
D) encoding

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT associated with the concept of arbitrariness?

Accepted Answer

A) connections that are learned 
B) flexibility 
C) naming 
D) discreteness 
A) connections that are learned 
B) flexibility 
C) naming 
D) discreteness

Question 17

The ordering of words in a sentence to show their relation to one another is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) morphological analysis 
B) syntax 
C) propositional representation 
D) spreading activation 
A) morphological analysis 
B) syntax 
C) propositional representation 
D) spreading activation

Question 18

In conduction aphasia,__________ is NOT preserved.

Accepted Answer

A) comprehension 
B) repetition 
C) naming 
D) syntax 
A) comprehension 
B) repetition 
C) naming 
D) syntax

Question 19

Language is a ____________ system.

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic 
B) communication 
C) shared 
D) all of the above 
A) symbolic 
B) communication 
C) shared 
D) all of the above

Question 20

Our ability to detect variations in speech sounds despite co-articulation and from speaker to speaker reflects __________.

Accepted Answer

A) bad planning 
B) infant perceptual errors 
C) speech-to-sound correspondence rules 
D) the problem of invariance 
A) bad planning 
B) infant perceptual errors 
C) speech-to-sound correspondence rules 
D) the problem of invariance

George Miller suggested the idea of linguistic relativity.

{(the patio)(resembles(a junkyard))} reflects __________.

Vowels involve no disruption of the airflow.

What is the mental lexicon?

Deep structures are converted into surface structures by transformational rules.

How are the concepts of language and communication similar,and how are they different?

People with conduction aphasia have difficulty accurately repeating what they have just heard.

Some people have described language as being a window into cognition.Why do you think a person would say this?

The inability of a native Spanish-speaking monolingual individual to differentiate "EYES" from "ICE" reflects __________.

Categorical perception of phonemes suggests that speech perception is __________.

In what ways are language processes rigid,and in what ways are they flexible?

The study of linguistics was one of the foundations of the cognitive revolution.

Three variables are relevant to the production of consonants in English.They include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Provide an example of a garden path sentence.

Which of the following was NOT one of Hockett's linguistic universals?

Which of the following is NOT associated with the concept of arbitrariness?

The ordering of words in a sentence to show their relation to one another is __________.

In conduction aphasia,__________ is NOT preserved.

Language is a ____________ system.

Our ability to detect variations in speech sounds despite co-articulation and from speaker to speaker reflects __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

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Exam 9: Language

George Miller suggested the idea of linguistic relativity.

{(the patio)(resembles(a junkyard))} reflects __________.

Vowels involve no disruption of the airflow.

What is the mental lexicon?

Deep structures are converted into surface structures by transformational rules.

How are the concepts of language and communication similar,and how are they different?

People with conduction aphasia have difficulty accurately repeating what they have just heard.

Some people have described language as being a window into cognition.Why do you think a person would say this?

The inability of a native Spanish-speaking monolingual individual to differentiate "EYES" from "ICE" reflects __________.

Categorical perception of phonemes suggests that speech perception is __________.

In what ways are language processes rigid,and in what ways are they flexible?

The study of linguistics was one of the foundations of the cognitive revolution.

Three variables are relevant to the production of consonants in English.They include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Provide an example of a garden path sentence.

Which of the following was NOT one of Hockett's linguistic universals?

Which of the following is NOT associated with the concept of arbitrariness?

The ordering of words in a sentence to show their relation to one another is __________.

In conduction aphasia,__________ is NOT preserved.

Language is a ____________ system.

Our ability to detect variations in speech sounds despite co-articulation and from speaker to speaker reflects __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

Filters