Question 1

Language includes the elements of sounds, words, phrases, and sentences, each of which are related to each other _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporally 
B)  spatially 
C)  semantically 
D)  hierarchically 
A)  temporally 
B)  spatially 
C)  semantically 
D)  hierarchically D

Question 2

How many morphemes are in the word "cows"?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  four 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  four B

Question 3

People who cannot comprehend language as a result of a brain injury are likely to have damage to the left inferior frontal lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Broca's aphasia is associated with damage to the _____, whereas Wernicke's aphasia is associated with damage to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Left superior frontal cortex; left posterior temporal cortex 
B)  Left posterior temporal cortex; left inferior frontal cortex 
C)  Left inferior frontal cortex; left posterior temporal cortex 
D)  Left posterior temporal cortex; left superior frontal cortex 
A)  Left superior frontal cortex; left posterior temporal cortex 
B)  Left posterior temporal cortex; left inferior frontal cortex 
C)  Left inferior frontal cortex; left posterior temporal cortex 
D)  Left posterior temporal cortex; left superior frontal cortex

Question 5

Meaning is to _____ as grammar is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics; pragmatics 
B)  phonology; syntax 
C)  syntax; semantics 
D)  semantics; syntax 
A)  semantics; pragmatics 
B)  phonology; syntax 
C)  syntax; semantics 
D)  semantics; syntax

Question 6

A dictionary is arranged in alphabetical order. It seems as though our mental lexicon is organized primarily according to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  When we learned each word 
B)  Alphabetical order 
C)  Frequency 
D)  Difficulty 
A)  When we learned each word 
B)  Alphabetical order 
C)  Frequency 
D)  Difficulty

Question 7

Morphemes are the smallest representations that convey meaning and grammatical properties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Language production typically lags behind language comprehension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In language development, language _____ typically lags behind language _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Comprehension; production 
B)  Production; comprehension 
A)  Comprehension; production 
B)  Production; comprehension

Question 10

When you are having a conversation with someone, you often do not stop between words to emphasize that you are saying distinct words. This is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  specialization 
B)  coarticulation 
C)  functionalism 
D)  lateralization 
A)  specialization 
B)  coarticulation 
C)  functionalism 
D)  lateralization

Question 11

According to Garrett et al. (1975, 1988, 1989), language production proceeds through a series of processes: _____, _____, and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Formulation; syntax; articulation 
B)  Conceptualization; formulation; articulation 
C)  Articulation; conceptualization; functionalization 
D)  Conceptualization; formulation; speech segmentation 
A)  Formulation; syntax; articulation 
B)  Conceptualization; formulation; articulation 
C)  Articulation; conceptualization; functionalization 
D)  Conceptualization; formulation; speech segmentation

Question 12

You are talking to your mother, telling her that you have been working hard and you need to e-mail a completed assignment to your professor. You accidentally say, "I have to e-mail my professor to my assignment." This is an error of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipation 
B)  exchange 
C)  shift 
D)  perseveration 
A)  anticipation 
B)  exchange 
C)  shift 
D)  perseveration

Question 13

Wernicke's aphasia is diagnosed when patients cannot produce fluent language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

You are reading a story, and you notice the sentence, "The fly birds home." What is wrong with this sentence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The semantics 
B)  The morphemes 
C)  The phonemes 
D)  The syntax 
A)  The semantics 
B)  The morphemes 
C)  The phonemes 
D)  The syntax

Question 15

According to _____, we construct one syntactic structure based on a set of parsing principles that focus on syntactic information alone.

Accepted Answer

A)  The syntax-second approach 
B)  The syntax-first approach 
C)  The semantic-first approach 
D)  The morpheme-first approach 
A)  The syntax-second approach 
B)  The syntax-first approach 
C)  The semantic-first approach 
D)  The morpheme-first approach

Question 16

The mental collection of all of the words we know is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  lexicon 
B)  dictionary 
C)  collection of words 
D)  phoneme restoration 
A)  lexicon 
B)  dictionary 
C)  collection of words 
D)  phoneme restoration

Question 17

How many phonemes are in the word, "cups"?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four

Question 18

Compare and contrast Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia. Specifically, indicate the brain areas involved in each, the presenting deficits, and give examples of each. Define what it means to have an "acquired language deficit."

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to specify the b

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a way that morphemes are used?

Accepted Answer

A)  to switch to a different language 
B)  to add grammatical features 
C)  to change the meaning 
D)  to change syntactic class 
A)  to switch to a different language 
B)  to add grammatical features 
C)  to change the meaning 
D)  to change syntactic class

Question 20

List, define, and give examples for each type of speech error.

Accepted Answer

Students should distinguish between soun

Language includes the elements of sounds, words, phrases, and sentences, each of which are related to each other _____.

How many morphemes are in the word "cows"?

People who cannot comprehend language as a result of a brain injury are likely to have damage to the left inferior frontal lobe.

Broca's aphasia is associated with damage to the _, whereas Wernicke's aphasia is associated with damage to the _.

Meaning is to _ as grammar is to _.

A dictionary is arranged in alphabetical order. It seems as though our mental lexicon is organized primarily according to _____.

Morphemes are the smallest representations that convey meaning and grammatical properties.

Language production typically lags behind language comprehension.

In language development, language _ typically lags behind language _.

When you are having a conversation with someone, you often do not stop between words to emphasize that you are saying distinct words. This is known as _____.

According to Garrett et al. (1975, 1988, 1989), language production proceeds through a series of processes: ___, _, and ___.

You are talking to your mother, telling her that you have been working hard and you need to e-mail a completed assignment to your professor. You accidentally say, "I have to e-mail my professor to my assignment." This is an error of _____.

Wernicke's aphasia is diagnosed when patients cannot produce fluent language.

You are reading a story, and you notice the sentence, "The fly birds home." What is wrong with this sentence?

According to _____, we construct one syntactic structure based on a set of parsing principles that focus on syntactic information alone.

The mental collection of all of the words we know is called a _____.

How many phonemes are in the word, "cups"?

Compare and contrast Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia. Specifically, indicate the brain areas involved in each, the presenting deficits, and give examples of each. Define what it means to have an "acquired language deficit."

Which of the following is NOT a way that morphemes are used?

List, define, and give examples for each type of speech error.

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Exam 9: Language

Language includes the elements of sounds, words, phrases, and sentences, each of which are related to each other _____.

How many morphemes are in the word "cows"?

People who cannot comprehend language as a result of a brain injury are likely to have damage to the left inferior frontal lobe.

Broca's aphasia is associated with damage to the _____, whereas Wernicke's aphasia is associated with damage to the _____.

Meaning is to _____ as grammar is to _____.

A dictionary is arranged in alphabetical order. It seems as though our mental lexicon is organized primarily according to _____.

Morphemes are the smallest representations that convey meaning and grammatical properties.

Language production typically lags behind language comprehension.

In language development, language _____ typically lags behind language _____.

When you are having a conversation with someone, you often do not stop between words to emphasize that you are saying distinct words. This is known as _____.

According to Garrett et al. (1975, 1988, 1989), language production proceeds through a series of processes: _____, _____, and _____.

You are talking to your mother, telling her that you have been working hard and you need to e-mail a completed assignment to your professor. You accidentally say, "I have to e-mail my professor to my assignment." This is an error of _____.

Wernicke's aphasia is diagnosed when patients cannot produce fluent language.

You are reading a story, and you notice the sentence, "The fly birds home." What is wrong with this sentence?

According to _____, we construct one syntactic structure based on a set of parsing principles that focus on syntactic information alone.

The mental collection of all of the words we know is called a _____.

How many phonemes are in the word, "cups"?

Compare and contrast Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia. Specifically, indicate the brain areas involved in each, the presenting deficits, and give examples of each. Define what it means to have an "acquired language deficit."

Which of the following is NOT a way that morphemes are used?

List, define, and give examples for each type of speech error.

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Perception

Attention

Memory Structures and Processes

Long-Term Memory: Influences on Retrieval

Memory Errors

Imagery

Concepts and Knowledge

Problem Solving

Reasoning and Decision Making

Filters

Broca's aphasia is associated with damage to the _, whereas Wernicke's aphasia is associated with damage to the _.

Meaning is to _ as grammar is to _.

In language development, language _ typically lags behind language _.

According to Garrett et al. (1975, 1988, 1989), language production proceeds through a series of processes: ___, _, and ___.