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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the word “prepare,” each “r” can be considered a
babble.
morpheme.
semantic.
phoneme.
thought.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The prefix “pre” in “preview” or the suffix “ed” in “adapted” are examples of
phonemes.
morphemes.
babbling.
language development.
grammar.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Language refers to the
smallest distinctive sound units.
rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences.
spoken, written, or signed words and the ways they are combined to communicate meaning.
rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes.
ways we think about solving problems and communicating those solutions, including framing the issues.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The spontaneous utterance of a variety of sounds by infants is called
universal grammar.
babbling.
telegraphic speech.
syntax.
morpheme.
- 5. Multiple Choice
At the age of 15 months, Anita repeatedly cries “hoy” when she wants her mother to hold her. Anita is most likely in the ________ stage of language development.
syntactic
babbling
telegraphic speech
semantic
one-word
- 6. Multiple Choice
Noam Chomsky has emphasized that the acquisition of language by children is facilitated by
an inborn readiness to learn grammatical rules.
their ability to imitate the words and grammar modeled by parents.
the learned association of word sounds with various objects, events, actions, and qualities.
the positive reinforcement that adults give children for speaking correctly.
operant and classical conditioning techniques.
- 7. Multiple Choice
If our capacity to form concepts depends on our verbal memory, this would best illustrate
the framing effect.
universal grammar.
telegraphic speech.
linguistic determinism.
fixation.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Someone who has difficulty speaking after a stroke is suffering from which of the following?
neurogenesis
lesion
aphasia
angular gyrus
interneurons
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best illustrates psychology's current understanding of the relationship between thinking and language?
Language determines the way we think.
Thought and language are unrelated.
All thinking must be language-based.
Cognition and language are processed in the occipital lobe.
Thinking affects language, which then affects our thoughts.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The rock musician was hit with a rotten egg while performing his latest hit song. The fact that you can recognize two different meanings for the word “hit” in the preceding sentence demonstrates the importance of
syntax.
semantics.
morphemes.
prototypes.
linguistic determinism.
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