Exam 9: Language and Thought

Hiroko learned Japanese and English simultaneously as the daughter of immigrants to Fresno, CA. Isaac is an American from the same town who studied Japanese for several years beginning as college freshman. Which alternative best describes the involvement of Broca's and Wernicke's areas in processing English and Japanese in these two individuals?

A team of researchers computes correlation coefficients between family income and the number of words children hear each hour in the home, and between family income and the ratio of affirmations to prohibitions that children hear. What sorts of coefficients are the researchers likely to find?

When linguists and psychologists say that language is "generative," they mean that it is

Compulsions are uncontrollable, anxiety-provoking thoughts.

Provide an example of automatic processing.

Which of the following impediments to effective problem solving is INCORRECTLY matched with an illustrative problem?

What technique can be used with well-defined problems in which the goal is considered first, then problem solving moves back towards the current state?

The use of heuristics is a "best guess" that does not guarantee a solution.

Babies typically begin speaking simple words such as mama and dada around the age of __________ year(s) old.

"Sophie kitty," Tara says, when her aunt asks her whether the stuffed animal belongs to her or to her sister. Tara's reply exemplifies _________ speech.

You are creating a language development timeline for a class presentation. Along the top of a display board, you write the following ages in sequence: 3 months 6 months 1 year 2 years How should you label these ages, from youngest to oldest?

The ability to think about another person's intentions is linked to the __________ neurons in the brain.

Describe how the concepts of automatic and controlled processing may inform research on multi-tasking, such as driving and talking on a cellular telephone.

Jeanna felt badly about herself because she continued to dwell on the poor behavior she exhibited at a party last weekend. What form of metacognition does this example represent?

Provide an example of nonverbal communication that you have encountered and explain how it actively changed the connotation of the words that were spoken.

Child-directed speech is observed when parents communicate using sign language.

Humans make new sentences each time they speak. This refers to the concept that language is creative or __________.

Which of the following statements best expresses the linguistic relativity hypothesis?

Language can be spoken, signed, or written.

According to your text, metacognitive abilities reflect: