WGU D570 Cognitive Psychology Unit 12 |PA |Pre
Assessment -Solved
anaphoric inference - ANS-inference that involves connections between words or
phrases in different sentences. For example, inferring that pronouns like "he/she" in
one sentence refer to a specific person or object mentioned earlier
Casual inference - ANS-process of inferring that events described in one clause or
sentence were caused by events that occurred in a previous sentence
Comprehension - ANS-understanding spoken and written language including
processing language sounds; understanding words, sentences, and stories; and
engaging in conversations
heuristic - ANS-rule that is rapidly applied to make a decision, such as those
involved in parsing during sentence processing
lexical ambiguity - ANS-a condition in which words can have multiple meanings
lexical priming - ANS-method involving the presentation of words with similar
meanings to observe the priming effect on response times
parsing - ANS-the process of grouping words into phrases while reading or hearing
a string of words
psycholinguistics - ANS-field concerned with the psychological study of language,
focusing on cognitive mechanisms, such as comprehension, representation, speech
production, and language acquisition
Representation - ANS-how language is represented in the mind, involving grouping
words into phrases to create meaningful sentences and making connections
between different parts of a story
Semantic Segmentation - ANS-the process of perceiving individual words in speech,
often achieved through contextual cues, statistical regularities, and knowledge of
word meanings
Statistical Regularities - ANS-patterns or recurring sequences in the speech signal
that aid in speech segmentation, showcasing the role of statistical properties of
language in understanding spoken words
Syntactic Coordination - ANS-tendency of individuals in conversation to use similar
grammatical constructions, leading to coordination of syntactic form; this is
influenced by syntactic priming
Assessment -Solved
anaphoric inference - ANS-inference that involves connections between words or
phrases in different sentences. For example, inferring that pronouns like "he/she" in
one sentence refer to a specific person or object mentioned earlier
Casual inference - ANS-process of inferring that events described in one clause or
sentence were caused by events that occurred in a previous sentence
Comprehension - ANS-understanding spoken and written language including
processing language sounds; understanding words, sentences, and stories; and
engaging in conversations
heuristic - ANS-rule that is rapidly applied to make a decision, such as those
involved in parsing during sentence processing
lexical ambiguity - ANS-a condition in which words can have multiple meanings
lexical priming - ANS-method involving the presentation of words with similar
meanings to observe the priming effect on response times
parsing - ANS-the process of grouping words into phrases while reading or hearing
a string of words
psycholinguistics - ANS-field concerned with the psychological study of language,
focusing on cognitive mechanisms, such as comprehension, representation, speech
production, and language acquisition
Representation - ANS-how language is represented in the mind, involving grouping
words into phrases to create meaningful sentences and making connections
between different parts of a story
Semantic Segmentation - ANS-the process of perceiving individual words in speech,
often achieved through contextual cues, statistical regularities, and knowledge of
word meanings
Statistical Regularities - ANS-patterns or recurring sequences in the speech signal
that aid in speech segmentation, showcasing the role of statistical properties of
language in understanding spoken words
Syntactic Coordination - ANS-tendency of individuals in conversation to use similar
grammatical constructions, leading to coordination of syntactic form; this is
influenced by syntactic priming
