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?

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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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The child who says “milk gone” is engaging in ____________. This type of utterance demonstrates that children are actively experimenting with the rules of ____________.

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Telegraphic speech; 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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Which brain area controls the expression of language?

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Broca’s area

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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