AP Psych A - Module 36

What do we call the smallest distinctive sound units in language?

• Structure

• Morphemes

• Grammar

• Phonemes

• Thoughts

Which of the following best identifies the early speech stage in which a child speaks using mostly nouns and verbs?

• Two-word stage

• Babbling stage

• One-word stage

• Telegraphic speech

• Grammar

The prefix “pre” in “preview” or the suffix “ed” in “adapted” are examples of

• phonemes.

• morphemes.

• babbling.

• grammar.

• intuition.

Evidence of words’ subtle influence on thinking best supports the notion of

• Wernicke’s area.

• Broca’s area.

• linguistic determinism.

• babbling.

• aphasia.