Module 36: AP Psychology

In the word “prepare,” each “r” can be considered a

• babble.

• morpheme.

• semantic.

• phoneme.

• thought.

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

• phonemes.

• morphemes.

• babbling.

• language development.

• grammar.

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.

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

• universal grammar.

• babbling.

• telegraphic speech.

• syntax.

• morpheme.

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

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.

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.

Someone who has difficulty speaking after a stroke is suffering from which of the following?

• neurogenesis

• lesion

• aphasia

• angular gyrus

• interneurons

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.

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.