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Didactics I - Quiz I

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is “Input Practice”?

a)

It is the way we use the information we already have in our brains.

b)

It’s the information that we receive when we are talking.

2.

The more you apply the meaning of a word or the use of grammatical rules to the practice, the harder it’ll be for you to understand its definition and pronunciation.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

When we do something in a practical way we are backed by different kinds of memory (visual, auditory, olfactory, contextual, etc.)

a)

true

b)

false

4.

The social learning theory or social cognitive theory, Bandura, focuses on the concepts of reinforcement and observation.

a)

false

b)

true

5.

The role of imitation is an action that is performed by trying to imitate someone or taking it as an example

a)

false

b)

true

6.

It’s the way we communicate meaning to ourselves and others, such as our spoken, written, or gestured words.

a)

Linguistic

b)

Language

7.

It’s a system of rules in a Language that enables us to communicate with and understand others.

a)

Semantic

b)

Grammar

8.

 It’s a set of rules by which we obtain meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences.

a)

Semantic

b)

Phonemes

9.

It’s a set of rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences.

a)

Semantics

b)

Syntax

10.

It is the sound that distinguishes one word from another word in a Language.

a)

Morphemes

b)

Phonemes

11.

The brain contains systems for recognizing patterns of sound.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Why is it easy for children to learn to speak their first language?

a)

Because there’s an innate, genetically determined language faculty that knows these rules.

b)

Because their brains don’t pass.

13.

What is the “Innateness Hypothesis”?

a)

It is a semantic theory of language acquisition which holds that vast knowledge about language exists in humans at birth.

b)

It is a linguistic theory of language acquisition which holds that at least some knowledge about language exists in humans at birth.

14.

Chomsky believed that children need a kind of formal teaching to learn to speak.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

 It is a linguistic theory of language acquisition that holds that at least some knowledge about language exists in humans at birth.

a)

Innateness theory          

b)

Universal semantic theory

16.

Language production is produced in the right hemisphere.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

It is a disorder that affects the way people express words, and it also affects the understanding of semantic speech.

a)

Dyslexia

b)

Aphasia

18.

The lexicon feeds into people and provides necessary information in the conversion process.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

What is the process involved in creating or expressing meaning through language?

a)

speech

b)

production

20.

It refers to the process used to understand spoken language.

a)

Perception

b)

Comprehension

21.

Whose theory "La langue" and "Parole" concepts are?

a)

Chomsky's theory

b)

Saussure’s theory

22.

Which of these options could be considered as a definition of “competence”?

a)

It’s the actual use of language in concrete situations, that is to say, the real-world linguistic output.

b)

It’s a person’s underlying linguistic ability to create and understand sentences, including sentences they have never heard before.

23.

According to Chomsky, Language Performance may be unaffected by such things as attention, stamina, memory, etc.    

a)

true

b)

false

24.

The first to introduce the concepts of performance and competence as part of the fundamentals of his Generative Grammar was:

a)

Ferdinand de Saussure

b)

Noam Chomsky

25.

Competence involves “knowing” the language and performance involves “doing” something with the language.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

There are three types of memory:

a)

Sensory, short-term, and long-term.      

b)

Sensible, short-term, and wide-term.

27.

Some of the researchers who contributed significantly in the development of cognitive psychology are:

a)

David Ausubel and John B. Watson

b)

Jerome Bruner and David Ausubel.

28.

Cognitive therapies are amongst the most ineffective ways of treating problems like depression and avoid many drawbacks of other therapies.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Cognitive explanations of behavior are based on the ways in which people:

a)

Organize and process relevant information to certain ways of acting.

b)

Assemble and operate meaningless information to certain ways of acting.

30.

Cognitive psychologists assume that behavior is the result of information processing.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

Nativist theorists contend that children are born with an innate ability to organize laws of language which in turn enabled them to easily learn a native language.

a)

false

b)

true

32.

Which of Chomsky’s claims has been proven as almost certainly false?

a)

Children only hear very partial and ungrammatical input.

b)

There is only one language, with several local variants.

33.

Who was Noam Chomsky?

a)

A noted American linguist.

b)

A famous British cognitive psychologist.

34.

What does the Nativist Approach say about language?

a)

Language is a cultivated faculty.

b)

Language is a natural faculty.

35.

The set of language learning tools, provided at birth, is referred to by Chomsky as:

a)

Language Acquisition Device.

b)

Universal Grammar Device.

36.

Behaviorists regard all behavior as a response to

a)

a stimulus

b)

an internal mental process

37.

Who showed that classical conditioning applied to animals?

a)

Edward Thorndike

b)

Ivan Pavlov.

38.

What type of conditioning is more effective for children with autism and people with phobias?

a)

Classical Conditioning

b)

 Operant Conditioning.

39.

What are the main strengths of the methods used by the behaviorist approach?

a)

Generalizations between species and behavior are studied under very artificial conditions.

b)

The insistence on objectivity, control over variables, and precise measurement.

40.

Ivan Pavlov, Edward Thorndike, Frederic Skinner, and Albert Bandura did experiments about:

a)

The Behaviorist Approach.

b)

The Nativist Approach.

41.

Who published a book called "Social Learning Theory and Personality development" which combines both cognitive and behavioral frameworks?

a)

Skinner

b)

Bandura

42.

Watson and Pavlov conditioned an orphan named Albert (aka Little Albert) to fear a white rat.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

Which are the four types of language acquisition approaches?

a)

Behaviorist, nativist, cognitive, and innates and universals.

b)

Behaviorist, nativist, cognitive, and conductism.

44.

Who published the results of an experiment on conditioning after originally studying digestion in dogs?

a)

Skinner

b)

Pavlov

45.

Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to produce and use sounds to communicate.

a)

true

b)

false