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Mod 36 - AP Psych S1 2021

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

babble.

b)

morpheme.

c)

semantic.

d)

phoneme.

e)

thought.

2.

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

a)

phonemes.

b)

morphemes.

c)

babbling.

d)

language development.

e)

grammar.

3.

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.

a)

syntactic

b)

babbling

c)

telegraphic speech

d)

semantic

e)

one-word

4.

Noam Chomsky has emphasized that the acquisition of language by children is facilitated by

a)

an inborn readiness to learn grammatical rules.

b)

their ability to imitate the words and grammar modeled by parents.

c)

the learned association of word sounds with various objects, events, actions, and qualities.

d)

the positive reinforcement that adults give children for speaking correctly.

e)

operant and classical conditioning techniques.

5.

If our capacity to form concepts depends on our verbal memory, this would best illustrate

a)

the framing effect.

b)

universal grammar.

c)

telegraphic speech.

d)

linguistic determinism.

e)

fixation.

6.

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

a)

neurogenesis

b)

lesion

c)

aphasia

d)

angular gyrus

e)

interneurons

7.

Which of the following best illustrates psychology's current understanding of the relationship between thinking and language?

a)

Language determines the way we think.

b)

Thought and language are unrelated.

c)

All thinking must be language-based.

d)

Cognition and language are processed in the occipital lobe.

e)

Thinking affects language, which then affects our thoughts.

8.

What are morphemes?

a)

Suffixes

b)

Small units of words

c)

the study of words structures

9.

According to Chomski's, children's acquisition of grammatical rules is guided by the principles of the development of a(n) innate _________________ capacity.

a)

universal grammar

b)

LAD

c)

stimuli

d)

reinforcement

10.

Universal grammar means that ....

a)

all children can learn grammar.

b)

linguistic rules manifest themselves without being taught.

c)

is an innate ability.

d)

linguistic rules are similar across languages.

11.

Semantics is...

a)

Sound of words

b)

Structure of words

c)

Meaning of words

d)

Combination of words

12.

Linguistics is the

a)

Scientific and systematic study of the systems and principles underlying language.

b)

Scientific and systematic study of speech sounds in general.

c)

Scientific study of arrangement of speech sounds in language.

d)

Scientific and systematic study of language in use

13.

What is Psycholinguistics?

a)

the study of psychological aspects of language and speech

b)

the study of the mental aspects of language and speech

c)

the study of the physical aspects

14.

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

a)

syntax.

b)

semantics.

c)

morphemes.

d)

prototypes.

e)

linguistic determinism.

15.

Children begin to demonstrate that they know how to put words in a sensible order during the ________ stage.

a)

babbling

b)

syntactic

c)

two-word

d)

three-word

e)

phonetic

16.
Which language theorist would have been most likely to emphasize that children master the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs like "push" before they learn common past tense constructions of irregular verbs like "go"? 
a)
B. F. Skinner
b)
Benjamin Lee Whorf
c)
Noam Chomsky
d)
Hermann Ebbinghaus
17.
In English, it is appropriate to refer to “a pretty bird,” but not to “a bird pretty.”  This best illustrates the importance of:
a)
syntax.
b)
semantics.
c)
morphemes.
d)
phonemes.
18.
When the word “oat” is changed to the word “boat,” the number of:
a)
Phonemes increases, but the number of morphemes stays the same 
b)
Phonemes and morphemes are both increased
c)
Phonemes and morphemes both stay the same
d)
Phonemes stays the same, but the number of morphemes increases
19.
A, an and ill are all examples of:
a)
Phonemes
b)
Morphemes
c)
Syntax
d)
Grammar
20.
The child who says “milk gone” is engaging in ____________. This type of utterance demonstrates that children are actively experimenting with the rules of ____________.
a)
Babbling; syntax
b)
Telegraphic speech; syntax
c)
Babbling; semantics
d)
Telegraphic speech; semantics
21.
Skinner and other behaviorists have argued that language development is the result of:
a)
Imitation
b)
Reinforcement
c)
Association
d)
All of the above
22.
In the words “helped” and “called,” the “ed” ending is a(n)
a)
prototype.
b)
morpheme.
c)
syntax.
d)
algorithm.
23.

Which brain area controls the expression of language?

a)

Broca’s area

b)

Wernicke’s area

c)

Temporal lobe

d)

Auditory cortex

24.

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

a)

Phoneme

b)

Morpheme

c)

Semantics

d)

Syntax

25.

In Petersens study, Wernickes area was found to be active during which type of task?

a)

Reading

b)

listening

c)

speaking

d)

motor

26.
................ is crucially involved in the generation of spoken language
a)
Wernicke's Area 
b)
Localization View 
c)
Motor Cortex
d)
Broca's Area
27.

Which lobe is yellow?

a)

Parietal

b)

Frontal

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

28.

Which lobe is purple?

a)

Occipital

b)

Temporal

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

29.

Which lobe is red?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

30.

What impact did the brain damage have on Wernicke’s patient?

a)

Couldn’t produce speech

b)

Couldn’t comprehend language

c)

Personality changed becoming more aggressive

d)

Memory issues

31.

What impact did the brain damage have on Broca’s patient?

a)

Couldn’t produce speech

b)

Couldn’t comprehend language

c)

Personality changed becoming more aggressive

d)

Memory issues

32.

impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or Wernicke's area (impairing understanding)

(a)  

33.

(a)   area helps control language expression. It directs muscle movements involved in speech.

34.

(a)   area is a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression

35.

linguistic (a)   : language controls the way we think and interpret the world around us

36.

linguistic (a)   : the idea that language affects thought

37.

FRQ: After an accident, Josh lost his ability to both speak and understand spoken language. Explain how the following terms relate to the situation.

-Aphasia

-Broca's Area

-Wernicke's Area

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38.

Linguists surveying nearly 500 languages have identified 869 different (a)   in human speech, but no language uses all of them

39.

Match the following

a)


our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning

1.

language

b)

smallest distinctive sound unit

2.

phoneme

c)


The smallest units of meaning in a language.

3.

morphemes

d)

in a language, a system of rules that enables us to communicate with and understand others

4.

grammar

e)

Difficulty following directions, understanding verbal information, and answering Qs

5.

receptive language disorder

40.

Match the following

a)

the process by which the infants learn to understand and speak their native language

1.

language acquisition

b)

beginning at about 4 months, the stage of speech development in which the infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language

2.

babbling stage

c)

the stage in speech development, from about age 1 to 2, during which a child speaks mostly in single words

3.

one-word stage

d)

beginning about age 2, the stage in speech development during which a child speaks mostly two-word statements

4.

two-word stage

e)

early speech stage in which a child speaks like a telegram—"go car"—using mostly nouns and verbs.

5.

telegraphic speech

41.

Match the following

a)

Whorf's hypothesis that language determines the way we think and interpret the world around us

1.

linguistic determinism

b)

words influence but do not determine thinking. Language and thought mutually influence one another.

2.

linguistic influence

c)

impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).

3.

aphasia

d)

controls language reception - a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe

4.

Wernicke's area

e)

Controls language expression - an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech.

5.

Broca's area

42.

As we have seen, ​ (a)   influences our thinking. But if ​ (b)   did not also affect language, there would ​ (c)   be any new ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
language
thinking
never
words
always
people
food
43.

A morpheme is ________________.

a)

A type of Ninja Mutant turtle

b)

The smallest unit of meaning within a word

c)

The beginning sound of a word

d)

The root of a word

44.

In our capacity to form concepts depends on our verbal memory, this would best illustrate:

a)

the framing effect

b)

universal grammar

c)

telegraphic speech

d)

linguistic determinism

e)

functional fixedness

45.

Whorf's linguistic determination hypothesis states that:

a)

language is primarily a learned ability

b)

language is partially an innate ability

c)

the size of a person's vocabulary reflects his or her intelligence

d)

our language shapes our thinking

46.

The linguistic determinism hypothesis is challenged by the finding that:

a)

chimps can learn to communicate spontaneously by using sig language

b)

people with no word for a certain color can still perceive that color accurately

c)

the Eskimo language contains a number of words for snow, whereas English only has one

d)

infants' babbling contains many phonemes that do not occur in their own language and that they therefore cannot have heard

47.

Regarding the relationships between thinking and language, which of the following most accurately reflects the position taken in the text?

a)

language determines everything about our thinking

b)

language determines the way we think

c)

thinking without language is not possible

d)

thinking affects our language, which then affects our thoughts