PSYC 2000 LSU Knapp Exam 3 Ch 7
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
cognition - CORRECT ANSWER - thinking, and it encompasses the processes associated
with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgment, language, and memory
cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the field of dedicated to examining how
people think
concepts - CORRECT ANSWER - categories or groupings of linguistic information,
images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences
prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - the best example or representation of a concept
natural concepts - CORRECT ANSWER - created "naturally" through your experiences
and can be developed from either direct or indirect experiences
artificial concepts - CORRECT ANSWER - a concept that is defined by a specific set of
characteristics
schema - CORRECT ANSWER - a mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of
related concepts
role schema - CORRECT ANSWER - makes assumptions about how individuals in certain
roles will behave
event schema aka cognitive script - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of behaviors that can feel
like a routine
, language - CORRECT ANSWER - communication system that involves using words and
systematic rules to organize those words to trasmit information from one individual to another
lexicon - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the words of a given language
grammar - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the set of rules that are used to convey
meaning through the use of the lexicon
phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER - a basic sound unit of a given language, and different
languages have different sets of phonemes
morphemes - CORRECT ANSWER - the smallest unit of language that convey some type
of meaning, phonemes are combined to form these
semantics - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the process by which we derive meaning
from morphemes and words
syntax - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the way words are organized into sentences
infinite generativity - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to produce an endless number of
meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules
crying - CORRECT ANSWER - babies do this at birth, it can signal distress, different
types of this can signal different things
prelinguistic communication - CORRECT ANSWER - sounds, facial expressions,
gestures, imitation, etc. that provide meaning without words
cooing - CORRECT ANSWER - babies do this at 1-2 months, gurgling sounds that are
made in the back of the throat and usually express pleasure during interaction with the caregiver
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
cognition - CORRECT ANSWER - thinking, and it encompasses the processes associated
with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgment, language, and memory
cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the field of dedicated to examining how
people think
concepts - CORRECT ANSWER - categories or groupings of linguistic information,
images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences
prototype - CORRECT ANSWER - the best example or representation of a concept
natural concepts - CORRECT ANSWER - created "naturally" through your experiences
and can be developed from either direct or indirect experiences
artificial concepts - CORRECT ANSWER - a concept that is defined by a specific set of
characteristics
schema - CORRECT ANSWER - a mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of
related concepts
role schema - CORRECT ANSWER - makes assumptions about how individuals in certain
roles will behave
event schema aka cognitive script - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of behaviors that can feel
like a routine
, language - CORRECT ANSWER - communication system that involves using words and
systematic rules to organize those words to trasmit information from one individual to another
lexicon - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the words of a given language
grammar - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the set of rules that are used to convey
meaning through the use of the lexicon
phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER - a basic sound unit of a given language, and different
languages have different sets of phonemes
morphemes - CORRECT ANSWER - the smallest unit of language that convey some type
of meaning, phonemes are combined to form these
semantics - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the process by which we derive meaning
from morphemes and words
syntax - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to the way words are organized into sentences
infinite generativity - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to produce an endless number of
meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules
crying - CORRECT ANSWER - babies do this at birth, it can signal distress, different
types of this can signal different things
prelinguistic communication - CORRECT ANSWER - sounds, facial expressions,
gestures, imitation, etc. that provide meaning without words
cooing - CORRECT ANSWER - babies do this at 1-2 months, gurgling sounds that are
made in the back of the throat and usually express pleasure during interaction with the caregiver
