Psychology 101 UNBC - Final
Exam With Solution
Dyslexia - ANSWER impairment of the ability to read
phoneme - ANSWER in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit, cat has
three phonemes, moose has 3 phonemes
strephosymbolia - ANSWER term meaning "twisted symbols" coined by Dr.
Samuel T. Orton to describe specific dyslexia
language - ANSWER largely arbitrary system of communication that
combines symbols (such as words and gestural signs) in rule-based ways to
create meaning
Semanticity - ANSWER language conveys meaning, sounds and written words
carry meaning
six universals of language - ANSWER semanticity, arbitrariness, flexibility of
symbols, naming, displacement, generativity
Arbitrariness - ANSWER there is nothing inherent in a spoken word to
account for its meaning, must be learned
Onomatopoeia - ANSWER A word that imitates the sound it represents.
phonesthemes - ANSWER similar-sounding words that have related
meanings; ex sneeze sniff sneer etc
two exceptions to arbitrariness - ANSWER onomatopeia, phonesthemes
Flexibility - ANSWER because connections between symbols and their
, referents are arbitrary, we can change those connections and invent new
ones; ex automobile=car
naming - ANSWER we assign names to all the objects in our environment, to
all the feelings and emotions we experience, to all the ideas and concepts we
conceive of
Displacement - ANSWER the ability to use words to refer to objects not
immediately present or events occurring in the past or future
Generativity - ANSWER Language is creative, or generative; it can generate
an infinite number of new and different phrases and sentences
phonology - ANSWER The study of the patterns and distributions of speech
sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.
Morphology - ANSWER the study of word meanings through the
combinations of morphemes
morphemes - ANSWER The smallest units of meaning in a language.
semantics - ANSWER The analysis of the meaning of language, especially of
Exam With Solution
Dyslexia - ANSWER impairment of the ability to read
phoneme - ANSWER in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit, cat has
three phonemes, moose has 3 phonemes
strephosymbolia - ANSWER term meaning "twisted symbols" coined by Dr.
Samuel T. Orton to describe specific dyslexia
language - ANSWER largely arbitrary system of communication that
combines symbols (such as words and gestural signs) in rule-based ways to
create meaning
Semanticity - ANSWER language conveys meaning, sounds and written words
carry meaning
six universals of language - ANSWER semanticity, arbitrariness, flexibility of
symbols, naming, displacement, generativity
Arbitrariness - ANSWER there is nothing inherent in a spoken word to
account for its meaning, must be learned
Onomatopoeia - ANSWER A word that imitates the sound it represents.
phonesthemes - ANSWER similar-sounding words that have related
meanings; ex sneeze sniff sneer etc
two exceptions to arbitrariness - ANSWER onomatopeia, phonesthemes
Flexibility - ANSWER because connections between symbols and their
, referents are arbitrary, we can change those connections and invent new
ones; ex automobile=car
naming - ANSWER we assign names to all the objects in our environment, to
all the feelings and emotions we experience, to all the ideas and concepts we
conceive of
Displacement - ANSWER the ability to use words to refer to objects not
immediately present or events occurring in the past or future
Generativity - ANSWER Language is creative, or generative; it can generate
an infinite number of new and different phrases and sentences
phonology - ANSWER The study of the patterns and distributions of speech
sounds in a language and the tacit rules for their pronunciation.
Morphology - ANSWER the study of word meanings through the
combinations of morphemes
morphemes - ANSWER The smallest units of meaning in a language.
semantics - ANSWER The analysis of the meaning of language, especially of
