PSYCH 375 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ semantics. Answer: rules of meaning, sentences can be correct in
terms of syntax but not in terms of meaning or semantics, syntax can be
different while having the same semantic meaning (the cat chased the
mouse vs the mouse was chased by the cat)
⩥ phonemes. Answer: any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a
specified language that distinguish one word from another, for example
p, d, b, and t in the English words pad, pat, bad, and bat
⩥ pragmatics. Answer: social rules that underlie language use; the
branch of linguistics dealing with language in use and the contexts in
which it is used
⩥ morphemes. Answer: a base or root is a morpheme in a word that
gives the word its principle meaning; smallest unit of meaning ie things
like -ing or -able
⩥ syntax. Answer: sentence structure; grammar or rules about how
words are connected (where nouns, verbs, adjectives go etc.)
,⩥ ambiguity. Answer: has one surface structure but more than one
possible deep structure or meaning; sentence ambiguity can be global
(the whole sentence) or local (sentence is only ambiguous for a while)
⩥ semantic neighbor error. Answer: when we retrieve words, we
sometimes grab a neighbor instead
ex: tree → hedge or bush
⩥ phonological neighbor error. Answer: when we retrieve word parts,
we sometimes grab a neighbor instead
ex: tree → bee
⩥ malapropism. Answer: the unintentional misuse of a word by
confusion with one that sounds similar
ie: he is the very pineapple (instead of pinnacle) of politeness
⩥ spoonerism. Answer: an accidental but humorous distortion of words
in a phrase formed by interchanging the initial sounds
ie: jelly beans becomes belly jeans
⩥ Wernicke's aphasia. Answer: impairs language comprehension
, ⩥ Broca's aphasia. Answer: impairs language production
⩥ alexia. Answer: an acquired disorder resulting in the inability to read
or comprehend written language; word blindness
⩥ global aphasia. Answer: impairs both production and comprehension
of language
⩥ second language learning in adults. Answer: harder to learn as adults
than children, easier to learn a language that has simpler words and
fewer grammatical endings
⩥ Gary Dell's theory of speech errors. Answer: slips of the tongue occur
when a sound is activated by several different words
⩥ direct request. Answer: please take out the garbage or get me a glass
of water
⩥ indirect request. Answer: is today garbage day? or I sure am thirsty!
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ semantics. Answer: rules of meaning, sentences can be correct in
terms of syntax but not in terms of meaning or semantics, syntax can be
different while having the same semantic meaning (the cat chased the
mouse vs the mouse was chased by the cat)
⩥ phonemes. Answer: any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a
specified language that distinguish one word from another, for example
p, d, b, and t in the English words pad, pat, bad, and bat
⩥ pragmatics. Answer: social rules that underlie language use; the
branch of linguistics dealing with language in use and the contexts in
which it is used
⩥ morphemes. Answer: a base or root is a morpheme in a word that
gives the word its principle meaning; smallest unit of meaning ie things
like -ing or -able
⩥ syntax. Answer: sentence structure; grammar or rules about how
words are connected (where nouns, verbs, adjectives go etc.)
,⩥ ambiguity. Answer: has one surface structure but more than one
possible deep structure or meaning; sentence ambiguity can be global
(the whole sentence) or local (sentence is only ambiguous for a while)
⩥ semantic neighbor error. Answer: when we retrieve words, we
sometimes grab a neighbor instead
ex: tree → hedge or bush
⩥ phonological neighbor error. Answer: when we retrieve word parts,
we sometimes grab a neighbor instead
ex: tree → bee
⩥ malapropism. Answer: the unintentional misuse of a word by
confusion with one that sounds similar
ie: he is the very pineapple (instead of pinnacle) of politeness
⩥ spoonerism. Answer: an accidental but humorous distortion of words
in a phrase formed by interchanging the initial sounds
ie: jelly beans becomes belly jeans
⩥ Wernicke's aphasia. Answer: impairs language comprehension
, ⩥ Broca's aphasia. Answer: impairs language production
⩥ alexia. Answer: an acquired disorder resulting in the inability to read
or comprehend written language; word blindness
⩥ global aphasia. Answer: impairs both production and comprehension
of language
⩥ second language learning in adults. Answer: harder to learn as adults
than children, easier to learn a language that has simpler words and
fewer grammatical endings
⩥ Gary Dell's theory of speech errors. Answer: slips of the tongue occur
when a sound is activated by several different words
⩥ direct request. Answer: please take out the garbage or get me a glass
of water
⩥ indirect request. Answer: is today garbage day? or I sure am thirsty!
