Exam 12: Language and Thought

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Concepts related to the properties of events, states, actions and processes are expressed by:

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Provide an example of a simultaneous, compound, and dominant bilingualism.

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____________ dyslexias result from brain injuries and, unlike ____________ dyslexias, they tend to fall into relatively distinct categories of impairment.

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Chomsky distinguished between linguistic _________, what people know about their language, and linguistic _________, the use of language in everyday circumstances.

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Listening and reading are part of the production of language.

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Which of the following languages derives from Proto-Indo European linguistic lineage?

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Which of the following aspects has been overlooked by Chomsky's theory of language acquisition?

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There are two routes of reading, as shown by evidence of double dissociation in dyslexia.

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Which of the following types of bilingualism refers to the two languages being acquired in the same setting?

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Which type of heuristic method leads people to make a judgement by starting with a rough idea of the answer and then adjusting that initial estimate?

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In the Wason selection task, people tend to pick cards that could __________ the rule.

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People do not always behave according to the dictates of _________ theories. In fact, making probabilistic judgements can be difficult and time consuming.

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What is a 'syllogism'?

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What is the psychology of decision making also called?

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Which of the following types of bilingualism refers to one language being used to a greater extent than the other?

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________ involves both comprehension and production.

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According to Markman (1989), when children hear new words they use ________ to guess the word's meaning.

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What is the main distinction between developmental and acquired dyslexias?

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Following a small stroke, Clemence has difficulty producing language. This impairment is termed ________ and suggests that Clemence's damage is localized in _______ area.

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Which of the following elements is lower down in a typical hierarchy of concepts?

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