Richard Gerrig - Teachers Make a Difference

The video discusses the influence of Herbert Clark, a Stanford professor, on the speaker's approach to research. Clark's advice on choosing research questions emphasizes engaging with real-world complexities. His work in language psychology is highlighted for its practical impact on daily communication. The speaker aims to follow Clark's approach by integrating real-world messiness into their research.

What is the primary lesson learned from Herbert Clark regarding research?

• To focus solely on theoretical aspects

• To choose research questions that are easy to answer

• To engage with the complexities of the real world

• To avoid language-related research

Why is it important to have a sense of how to look at the world as a researcher?

• To focus only on language phenomena

• To avoid engaging with real-world problems

• To choose interesting and relevant issues

• To ensure research is conducted in isolation

What is Herbert Clark renowned for in his field?

• Focusing solely on theoretical linguistics

• Creating theories that engage with everyday language use

• Producing data that ignores real-world language phenomena

• Developing theories unrelated to language

What is the speaker's goal in their research approach?

• To follow in Herbert Clark's footsteps

• To avoid the messiness of real-world language

• To ignore Herbert Clark's advice

• To focus on theoretical aspects only

How does Herbert Clark's research specialty contribute to our understanding of language?

• By ignoring day-to-day language use

• By focusing on abstract language theories

• By engaging with language phenomena in daily life

• By avoiding real-world language complexities