PSY 357 Language exam 1 GVSU || Possible Questions Accurately
Answered.
linguistics correct answers the field that studies the structures and use of language
cognitive psychology correct answers the field of psychology that studies mental processes and
representations
psycholinguistics correct answers the field that studies the manner in which the human mind
processes language
cognitive science correct answers the interdisciplinary field that studies minds and mental
processes
semantics correct answers meaning of words
syntax correct answers word order
phonology correct answers sounds of language
pragmatics correct answers social uses of language
analytic introspection correct answers Wilhelm Wundt: participants were trained to describe their
mental experiences while performing some task. Behaviorists did not like it.
empiricism correct answers humans are blank slates at birth
Watson: observe human behavior
Skinner: Verbal Behavior; language is learned through imitation and reinforcement
, nativists (rationalists) correct answers children are equipped with innate knowledge
Chomsky: critique of verbal behavior; language is more than reinforcement because children can
say novel utterances
the decline of behaviorism correct answers Skinner wrote Verbal Behavior. Chomsky wrote
Critique of Verbal Behavior.
poverty of the stimulus argument correct answers position that children do not receive enough
data to acquire language simply from what they hear
they must have innate language-learning abilities
linguistics use... correct answers intuition- a rationalist methodology
psycholiguists use... correct answers empirical methodology
behavioral- observing behaviors
physiological- relationships between stimuli, brain responses, and behavior
Derivational Theory of Complexity (DTC) correct answers if transformational grammar theory
explains the way humans process language, then we can predict how difficult it will be for
people to understand sentences (more transformations = more time). This ran into problems and
psycholinguists split from linguistics until the 1980s
productivity correct answers finite set of symbols (40 phonemes) but can build infinite variety of
utterances due to grammatical rules and phonemes
duality of patterning correct answers (phonemic rules) limited phonemes can create huge number
of meaningful morphemes/words
Answered.
linguistics correct answers the field that studies the structures and use of language
cognitive psychology correct answers the field of psychology that studies mental processes and
representations
psycholinguistics correct answers the field that studies the manner in which the human mind
processes language
cognitive science correct answers the interdisciplinary field that studies minds and mental
processes
semantics correct answers meaning of words
syntax correct answers word order
phonology correct answers sounds of language
pragmatics correct answers social uses of language
analytic introspection correct answers Wilhelm Wundt: participants were trained to describe their
mental experiences while performing some task. Behaviorists did not like it.
empiricism correct answers humans are blank slates at birth
Watson: observe human behavior
Skinner: Verbal Behavior; language is learned through imitation and reinforcement
, nativists (rationalists) correct answers children are equipped with innate knowledge
Chomsky: critique of verbal behavior; language is more than reinforcement because children can
say novel utterances
the decline of behaviorism correct answers Skinner wrote Verbal Behavior. Chomsky wrote
Critique of Verbal Behavior.
poverty of the stimulus argument correct answers position that children do not receive enough
data to acquire language simply from what they hear
they must have innate language-learning abilities
linguistics use... correct answers intuition- a rationalist methodology
psycholiguists use... correct answers empirical methodology
behavioral- observing behaviors
physiological- relationships between stimuli, brain responses, and behavior
Derivational Theory of Complexity (DTC) correct answers if transformational grammar theory
explains the way humans process language, then we can predict how difficult it will be for
people to understand sentences (more transformations = more time). This ran into problems and
psycholinguists split from linguistics until the 1980s
productivity correct answers finite set of symbols (40 phonemes) but can build infinite variety of
utterances due to grammatical rules and phonemes
duality of patterning correct answers (phonemic rules) limited phonemes can create huge number
of meaningful morphemes/words
