Exam 8: D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

Babies engage in intentional vocalizations that sound meaningful but are not.This is referred to as

A language acquisition device (LAD)is

Children acquire most syntactic rules by __________ and continue to acquire more complex rules as they develop.

Words that use the "sn" sound sequence and are nose-related,such as sneeze,snort,snooze,and snot are referred to as

Learning theories for the acquisition of language would agree with the importance of which of the following statements?

Which of the following is not one of the four levels of analysis that we use in producing language?

If we know that Ashley is 25 years old,outspoken on environmental and human rights issues,and presently on her way to an anti-nuclear weapons demonstration,we might come to the quick conclusion that she is also a feminist,because is many ways she shares similar interests.This mental shortcut demonstrates the

Larry is out at a local market canvassing people to contribute to an environmental cause.He comes across a woman who looks very aggravated and stressed-out and decides not to approach her.According to the types of cognitive economies we use,Larry would be engaging in __________ to make his decision.

Juanita read the children's story No Such Things repeatedly to her daughter Aliquandra when she was in the womb.Once Aliquandra was born,Juanita noticed that her daughter sucked on her pacifier much more when she would read No Such Things to her relative to other stories.What is the best explanation for why this occurs?

Extralinguistic information allows us to determine meaning by analyzing

Language acquisition theories that emphasize the importance of biology and genetic inheritance all claim that

Our ability to extract useful information from observations of only small bits of behaviour is known as

As symbol systems of communication,most languages

Henry hears German spoken in his home,but he is exposed only to English in school.It is likely that Henry

The textbook authors note that the word for mother in most languages begins with an "m" or "n" sound.They speculate that this may be because

All of the following are true of sign language,except

John B.Watson speculated that thinking operates as a form of __________ speech,which he referred to as covert speech.

Neetu attempts to identify correctly the colours in the Stroop task interference list but has difficulty doing so.This illustrates

Research findings concerning which of the following do not support the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Which of the following is a hurdle to solving problems?