Ling 1010 Uconn Exam 1 Questions And 100% Correct
Answers |Graded A+ (2026/2027)
Evolutionary Psychology - Answer -renamed from sociobiology, idea that the mind (just like the
body) has developed in the course of evolution, specifically when (early) humans were facing
the challenges of life as hunters and gatherers
Heritability - Answer -the extent to which variation in a trait can be attributed to genes
Monozygotic Twins - Answer -identical twins (1 egg split)
Twin Studies (Monozygotic) - Answer -o given that monozygotic twins received different
nurture, if they share mental traits more than two random individuals, these shared traits must
be rooted in genetic properties
Eugenics - Answer -• The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to
increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics.
• Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race
Sign - Answer -• Any 'package' of FORM and MEANING
• The form is what can be produced and perceived
• The meaning is whatever the form 'stands for' or 'refers to'
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, • Two types are symbols and icons
Pierce and de Saussure - Answer -Founding fathers of semiotics?
Symbol - Answer -If the relationship between the form and the meaning of a sign is arbitrary we
call that sign a
Iconic Sign - Answer -when that relation is not arbitrary, the form is motivated by the meaning
Symbolic Capacity - Answer -Because linguistic signs are typically SYMBOLS (i.e. arbitrary)
_________________ is the ability to use signs
Prescription - Answer -how (according to 'authorities') we are supposed to choose and
pronounce our words, and form our sentences
Description - Answer -how languages are actually used
• Linguistics is in the business of this
Phonology, Syntax, Semantics - Answer -Three dimensions of a word?
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Answers |Graded A+ (2026/2027)
Evolutionary Psychology - Answer -renamed from sociobiology, idea that the mind (just like the
body) has developed in the course of evolution, specifically when (early) humans were facing
the challenges of life as hunters and gatherers
Heritability - Answer -the extent to which variation in a trait can be attributed to genes
Monozygotic Twins - Answer -identical twins (1 egg split)
Twin Studies (Monozygotic) - Answer -o given that monozygotic twins received different
nurture, if they share mental traits more than two random individuals, these shared traits must
be rooted in genetic properties
Eugenics - Answer -• The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to
increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics.
• Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race
Sign - Answer -• Any 'package' of FORM and MEANING
• The form is what can be produced and perceived
• The meaning is whatever the form 'stands for' or 'refers to'
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, • Two types are symbols and icons
Pierce and de Saussure - Answer -Founding fathers of semiotics?
Symbol - Answer -If the relationship between the form and the meaning of a sign is arbitrary we
call that sign a
Iconic Sign - Answer -when that relation is not arbitrary, the form is motivated by the meaning
Symbolic Capacity - Answer -Because linguistic signs are typically SYMBOLS (i.e. arbitrary)
_________________ is the ability to use signs
Prescription - Answer -how (according to 'authorities') we are supposed to choose and
pronounce our words, and form our sentences
Description - Answer -how languages are actually used
• Linguistics is in the business of this
Phonology, Syntax, Semantics - Answer -Three dimensions of a word?
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