Exam 9: Language I: Introduction to Language and Language Comprehension

Suppose that you ask a stranger what time it is, and he produces several wordy sentences that don't seem to make sense. Without knowing additional information, you would suspect that he has

Which of the following research topics would be most likely to emphasize the discourse aspect of language?

Which of the following children is likely to have the lowest reading-accuracy score, assuming that each is "average" for their language group?

Which of the following is true about sentences that are grammatically complex?

The cognitive-functional approach to language emphasizes that

The phrase "theory of mind" refers to our tendency to

According to the current explanation for how we process an ambiguous word,

What general conclusion can we reach about making inferences during reading?

Which of the following students provides the most accurate statement about neurolinguistics research?

According to Chapter 9,

Which of the following students provides the most widely accepted perspective on word recognition?

Which of the following statements about the passive voice is correct?

Chapter 9 describes the mirror system. This system could be relevant in neurolinguistics because mirror neurons:

People are especially likely to draw inferences during reading

In a self-paced reading task, participants read either Sentence A: "The teacher that criticized the student apologized" or Sentence B: "The teacher that the student criticized apologized." Because of the more complex syntax, participants who read Sentence B should show greater reaction time than participants who read Sentence A to which of the following words?

When processing language, we begin making judgments about what the sentence means before we have heard (or read) the entire sentence. This is referred to as

Adults tend to read tongue twisters more slowly than other sentences of the same length and complexity. This observation

Which of the following students provides the best summary about teaching metacomprehension skills?

According to Chomsky's approach to language,

Research on word recognition suggests that