Exam 8: Thinking, Reasoning, and Language

Which level of language analysis would focus on body language or facial expression?

Consider the English word "rereading." Which of these is one phoneme in that word?

When speakers of English add "ed" to a verb to indicate past tense, they are applying a morpheme as well as

Define the three hurdles to problem solving: salience of surface similarities, mental sets, and functional fixedness. Briefly describe and provide an example of each.

Henry hears German spoken in his home, but he is exposed only to English in school. It is likely that Henry

Phonemes are

Language acquisition theories that emphasize the importance of biology and genetic inheritance all claim that

Babies engage in intentional vocalizations that sound meaningful but are not. This is referred to as

Although it offers compelling explanations for language development, the most significant shortcoming of the nativist account is

Extralinguistic information allows us to determine meaning by analyzing

How many morphemes are there in the sentence "I reread the book"?

Mike is from Saskatchewan, and Mary Ann is from Nova Scotia. Mike and Mary Ann differ in the way they pronounce certain words, like 'garage', and they use different words for some items. What differs between Mike and Mary Ann?

When attempting to solve a problem, we are often distracted by __________ rather than focusing on the underlying reasoning needed to solve the problem.

Which of the following words would present the most difficulty when using phonetic decomposition to read?

Beth has a dog named Checkers. When she sees new dogs, she also calls them Checkers. Which common error does this represent?

When we use the __________ heuristic, we compare an event to some model or prototype.

By approximately age 2, what stage of language development have most children mastered?

Which term is used for the sounds of our language, which are loosely associated with the letters in our alphabet?

Why is it difficult to determine whether there is a critical period for language development?

When students read about some research projects, they sometimes think "Why did they need to do a study to show that? Everyone should know that the study would turn out that way." This reaction is based on the