Exam 28: Language and Thought

Psychologists are most likely to doubt that chimpanzees have the capacity to

Human infants display a remarkable ability to learn statistical aspects of speech. Specifically, research studies have shown that they

One reason an English-speaking adult may have difficulty pronouncing Russian words is that

After a mild stroke, Mr. McGeorge showed some signs of aphasia. What pattern of symptoms would lead you to believe the damage occurred primarily in Broca's area? What different symptom pattern would be associated with damage to Wernicke's area?

The linguistic determinism hypothesis is challenged by the finding that

A stroke may impair the ability to speak distinctly without harming the ability to read because different language functions depend on different

People's procedural memory of how to open the front door of their house is most likely to consist of

Which of the following has been argued by critics of ape language research?

An impairment of language is known as

Lavonne was careful to avoid the use of dangling participles and run-on sentences in her essay because she did not want to lose points for faulty

The smallest distinctive sound unit of language is a

At some point during the babbling stage, infants begin to

It has been suggested that Alaskan Eskimos' rich vocabulary for describing snow enables them to perceive differences in snow conditions that would otherwise go unnoticed. This suggestion most clearly illustrates

The older a person is when moving to a new country, the harder it is to learn the language. This best illustrates the importance of ________ for learning language.

The various vowel sounds that can be placed between a "t" and an "n" produce words such as tan, ten, tin, and ton. These various vowel sounds represent different

Complete the following: -ed is to sh as ________ is to ________.

The ability to produce words is to productive language as the ability to comprehend speech is to ________ language.

As a result of an automobile accident, Jenny suffered damage to her cerebral cortex in Broca's area. Jenny is most likely to experience

The earliest stage of speech development is called the ________ stage.

During a lecture, your professor says, "A child learns language as he interacts with caregivers." This generic use of the pronoun he is more likely to trigger images of males than of females. This best illustrates the impact of