AP Psychology - Language Development

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What is the smallest form of language that can carry meaning?

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Morpheme

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Which theory says that if a child does not learn a language of any kind by the age of 7, they will never be able to master a language? Options: Insight, Intuition, Phoneme, Morpheme, Critical Periods

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Critical Periods

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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

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semantics.

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In English, it is appropriate to refer to “a pretty bird,” but not to “a bird pretty.” This best illustrates the importance of:

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syntax.

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In the words “helped” and “called,” the “ed” ending is a(n)

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morpheme.

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Which structural component of language is the smallest unit of distinctive sound?

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Phoneme

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Whorf’s linguistic determination hypothesis states that:

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Our language shapes our thinking

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Robert suffered a stroke in his left temporal lobe affecting Wernicke's area. What happened to Robert as a result?

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Couldn’t comprehend language

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Edna suffered a stroke in her left frontal lobe affecting Broca's area. What impact did the brain damage have on Edna?

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Couldn’t produce speech

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When the word “oat” is changed to the word “boat,” the number of:

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Phonemes increases, but the number of morphemes stays the same.