Exam 10: Language Ii: Language Production and Bilingualism

Chapter 10 discussed Lakoff's concept of framing, in connection with language production. Which of the following options is the best example of a frame?

Suppose that a psychology professor begins a lecture by saying, "OK, do you all remember the concept of 'ecological validity'?" The students all nod their heads. During this interaction, the professor was primarily interested in

Suppose that you decide to adopt the advice suggested in the discussion of writing in Chapter 10. You are likely to write a better paper if you

When revising their papers, first-year college students are more likely than expert writers to

According to the research on sentence generation during writing,

Imagine that an elementary teacher has two classes, one monolingual and the other bilingual-though their other characteristics are similar. The bilingual class is more likely to

Why is research on language comprehension easier to conduct than research on language production?

A third-grader calls out an answer in class, without raising his hand. The teacher says, "Is your arm broken, Johnny?" The teacher's remark can be called a(n)

Which of the following is true about bilingual individuals?

A professor looks out at her class and notices that Jackie is falling asleep. She says loudly, "Wouldn't you be more comfortable in your own bed, Jackie?" The professor is using a kind of directive known as

Chapter 10 examined a study by Flege and his colleagues (1999), concerning the pronunciation skills of people who had emigrated from Korea to the United States. According to this research,

Anne is 20 years old, and she has spoken English all her life. She has taken Spanish courses in both high school and college. She enrolls in a study-abroad program in Buenos Aires and becomes fluent in Spanish, before returning to the United States. Annes situation is an example of

According to the discussion of writing in Chapter 10,

Chapter 10 discussed research in which two people need to work together to place some abstract shapes in a specified order. This research showed that:

What can we conclude about the comparison between experts and nonexperts, with respect to writing?

What can we conclude about age of acquisition and mastery of a second language?

The early research and theory on bilingualism

Compared to writing, speaking is more likely to

Chapter 10 discussed a study that compared the working-memory skills of three groups of Dutch-English bilinguals. This study concluded that

Hsi-Yen came to the United States from China when she was 14. Compared to her brother, who was 5 when he arrived, Hsi-Yen is most likely to have difficulty with