PSY 357 Exam 1 Review || Questions and Answers.
Approach correct answers Systematically manipulating the input and measuring the output
Time and Accuracy correct answers -Cant observe mental events directly
-Mental events take time and are not error free
-Measures elapsed time between stimulus presentation and subsequent behavioral respnse
lexicon correct answers the mental dictionary
perspective grammar correct answers concerns itself with the appropriateness of commas versus
colons and other rules of usage.
descriptive grammar correct answers concerns itself with the structure of language as it is used
by speakers and writers.
Which of Hockett's design features refers to the ability to combine symbols in new ways to
express new meanings? correct answers Generativity
The Nativist Hypothesis (in book) states that: correct answers Language is founded on a set of
innate ideas: universal grammar
What is universal grammar? correct answers In variant properties shared by all human languages,
regardless of modality (spoken or signed)
Black Box Analogy correct answers The analogy that describes the mind as a locked box with
"dials" that can be manipulated on the outside.
Syntax correct answers How the words are put together
, Dialect correct answers identifiable vocab and grammar features
Accent correct answers Distinctive difference in sound
Articulatory Apparatus correct answers Parts of the body that deal with language(muscles, teeth,
tongue, larynx)
Priming correct answers preparing the mind to do something
Foder's Theory of Modularity correct answers We inherit specialized and functional models
Module Properties correct answers 1. Genetically determined and species wide
2. Can't be penetrated/affected by the outside
3. Quick and obligatory
4. Characteristic ontogeny(a regular development within the species)
5. Specific region of the brain that is dedicated for this knowledge
Broca's Aphasia correct answers They know what they want to say but they can't say it
Aphasia correct answers Loss of knowledge
Wernicke's Aphasia correct answers Loss of language comprehension. They can seemingly
converse normally but their sentences seem nonsensical in context.
Metamemory correct answers belief about their own memory performance
knowledge about factors that influence memory performance
Approach correct answers Systematically manipulating the input and measuring the output
Time and Accuracy correct answers -Cant observe mental events directly
-Mental events take time and are not error free
-Measures elapsed time between stimulus presentation and subsequent behavioral respnse
lexicon correct answers the mental dictionary
perspective grammar correct answers concerns itself with the appropriateness of commas versus
colons and other rules of usage.
descriptive grammar correct answers concerns itself with the structure of language as it is used
by speakers and writers.
Which of Hockett's design features refers to the ability to combine symbols in new ways to
express new meanings? correct answers Generativity
The Nativist Hypothesis (in book) states that: correct answers Language is founded on a set of
innate ideas: universal grammar
What is universal grammar? correct answers In variant properties shared by all human languages,
regardless of modality (spoken or signed)
Black Box Analogy correct answers The analogy that describes the mind as a locked box with
"dials" that can be manipulated on the outside.
Syntax correct answers How the words are put together
, Dialect correct answers identifiable vocab and grammar features
Accent correct answers Distinctive difference in sound
Articulatory Apparatus correct answers Parts of the body that deal with language(muscles, teeth,
tongue, larynx)
Priming correct answers preparing the mind to do something
Foder's Theory of Modularity correct answers We inherit specialized and functional models
Module Properties correct answers 1. Genetically determined and species wide
2. Can't be penetrated/affected by the outside
3. Quick and obligatory
4. Characteristic ontogeny(a regular development within the species)
5. Specific region of the brain that is dedicated for this knowledge
Broca's Aphasia correct answers They know what they want to say but they can't say it
Aphasia correct answers Loss of knowledge
Wernicke's Aphasia correct answers Loss of language comprehension. They can seemingly
converse normally but their sentences seem nonsensical in context.
Metamemory correct answers belief about their own memory performance
knowledge about factors that influence memory performance
