Question 1

Children begin to demonstrate that they know how to put words in a sensible order during the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   babbling
B)   syntactic
C)   two-word
D)   universal grammarE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Long before they can say words,many 6-month-old infants recognize the names of objects.This best illustrates their emerging capacity for

Accepted Answer

A)   productive language.
B)   telegraphic speech.
C)   receptive language.
D)   outcome simulations.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following best illustrates productive language?

Accepted Answer

A)   word comprehension
B)   telegraphic speech
C)   linguistic determinism
D)   babblingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The ability to produce words is to productive language as the ability to comprehend speech is to ________ language.

Accepted Answer

A)   sign
B)   grammatical
C)   receptive
D)   telegraphicE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Rebecca is preparing to take the driving test to get her license.As she thinks about what to do when the test begins,she thinks in mental images This is also referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   implicit memory.
B)   explicit memory.
C)   linguistic determinism.
D)   aphasia.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

At some point during the babbling stage,infants begin to

Accepted Answer

A)   imitate adult grammar.
B)   communicate in telegraphic speech.
C)   speak in simple words that may be barely recognizable.
D)   lose their ability to discriminate sounds they never hear.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Spoken,written,or signed words and the ways they are combined to communicate meaning constitute

Accepted Answer

A)   semantics.
B)   syntax.
C)   grammar.
D)   language.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

The older a person is when moving to a new country,the harder it is to learn the language.This best illustrates the importance of ________ for learning language.

Accepted Answer

A)   aphasia
B)   a universal grammar
C)   semantics
D)   a critical periodE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

The spontaneous utterance of a variety of sounds by infants is called

Accepted Answer

A)   universal grammar.
B)   babbling.
C)   telegraphic speech.
D)   syntax.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following was cited by Whorf as evidence in support of the linguistic determinism hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)   The generic pronoun "he" is just as likely to trigger images of women as of men.
B)   People with no words for colors can still perceive color differences.
C)   The Hopi cannot readily think about the past because their language has no past tense for verbs.
D)   Chimpanzees can use signs and gestures to communicate with other members of their own species.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Many people who are bilingual experience a different sense of self depending on which language they are using.This most clearly illustrates the implications of

Accepted Answer

A)   Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis.
B)   Wernicke's speech comprehension theory.
C)   Broca's speech production theory.
D)   Chomsky's language acquisition theory.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The system of rules in a language that enables us to understand and communicate with others is called

Accepted Answer

A)   semantics.
B)   telegraphic speech.
C)   grammar.
D)   syntax.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The ability to comprehend the meaning of speech is called

Accepted Answer

A)   outcome simulation.
B)   productive language.
C)   receptive language.
D)   linguistic determinism.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Wernicke's area is typically located in the left ________ lobe.

Accepted Answer

A)   parietal
B)   occipital
C)   temporal
D)   frontalE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

People's procedural memory of how to open the front door of their house is most likely to consist of

Accepted Answer

A)   a neural network.
B)   a mental image.
C)   telegraphic speech.
D)   universal grammar.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

________ is an early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram using mostly nouns and verbs.

Accepted Answer

A)   Telegraphic speech
B)   The two-word stage
C)   The one-word stage
D)   BabblingE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Morphemes are

Accepted Answer

A)   the smallest speech units that carry meaning.
B)   rules for deriving meaning from sounds.
C)   the smallest distinctive sound units of a language.
D)   rules for combining words into grammatically correct sentences.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The English language has ________ letters than phonemes,and the consonant phonemes generally carry ________ information than the vowel phonemes.

Accepted Answer

A)   more;more
B)   fewer;more
C)   more;less
D)   fewer;lessE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

When her teacher mentioned the arms race,Krista understood that the word "arms" referred to weapons and not to body parts.Krista's correct interpretation best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   semantics.
B)   syntax.
C)   morphemes.
D)   phonemes.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A pet monkey was presented with pictures of a variety of cars interspersed with pictures of a variety of animals.The monkey's ability to separate all the car pictures into one pile and all the animal pictures into another,separate pile would best illustrate the monkey's capacity for

Accepted Answer

A)   receptive language.
B)   concept formation.
C)   bilingual communication.
D)   learning rules of syntax.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 27: Retrieval: Getting Information Out

The ability to comprehend the meaning of speech is called

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Spoken,written,or signed words and the ways they are combined to communicate meaning constitute

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Children begin to demonstrate that they know how to put words in a sensible order during the ________ stage.

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A pet monkey was presented with pictures of a variety of cars interspersed with pictures of a variety of animals.The monkey's ability to separate all the car pictures into one pile and all the animal pictures into another,separate pile would best illustrate the monkey's capacity for

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The older a person is when moving to a new country,the harder it is to learn the language.This best illustrates the importance of ________ for learning language.

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________ is an early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram using mostly nouns and verbs.

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Which of the following was cited by Whorf as evidence in support of the linguistic determinism hypothesis?

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Which of the following best illustrates productive language?

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Many people who are bilingual experience a different sense of self depending on which language they are using.This most clearly illustrates the implications of

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Rebecca is preparing to take the driving test to get her license.As she thinks about what to do when the test begins,she thinks in mental images This is also referred to as

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The spontaneous utterance of a variety of sounds by infants is called

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Morphemes are

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The system of rules in a language that enables us to understand and communicate with others is called

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Wernicke's area is typically located in the left ________ lobe.

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At some point during the babbling stage,infants begin to

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Long before they can say words,many 6-month-old infants recognize the names of objects.This best illustrates their emerging capacity for

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The ability to produce words is to productive language as the ability to comprehend speech is to ________ language.

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When her teacher mentioned the arms race,Krista understood that the word "arms" referred to weapons and not to body parts.Krista's correct interpretation best illustrates the importance of

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People's procedural memory of how to open the front door of their house is most likely to consist of

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The English language has ________ letters than phonemes,and the consonant phonemes generally carry ________ information than the vowel phonemes.

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