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TRUE OR FALSE: According to the chapters you read from The Language Instinct by
Steven Pinker, language has become significantly more complex over time, and
modern languages are much more complex than languages in hunter-gathering
times. - ANSWERfalse
Which of the following is a correct description of phrase structure grammars and
phrase structure trees? - ANSWER-hierarchical
-combinatoric
-employ abstract categories such as noun phrases and verb phrases
not: deciduous
Associationism cannot fully explain these properties of language - ANSWER-
systematicity
-novelty
-productivity
What does it mean to say a language is productive? - ANSWERThere is no upper
bound on the number of sentences the language can express.
TRUE OR FALSE: The children who created Nicaraguan Sign Language in the 1970s
and 1980s were explicitly taught by adults to separate information about the manner
and path of motion. - ANSWERfalse
Which of the following is true of Nicaraguan Sign Language (NSL), as spoken by the
members of its second and third cohorts? - ANSWERIt uses a system of discrete
symbols and combinatorial rules.
Which of the following claims about Nicaraguan Sign Language is/are true? -
ANSWER-The most recent and youngest learners (in cohorts 2 and 3) exhibit the
most combinatoric patterning
-The language developed in complexity over time, which provides evidence that
language is not purely learned by imitation or analogy
After a stroke, Linda can understand spoken language but has difficulty producing
fluent, grammatical speech. What condition does Linda likely have? -
ANSWERBroca's aphasia
TRUE or FALSE: Based on the reading by Hickok et al. (2002):
, Given the differences in modality between spoken and signed speech, the sign-
language analogue of Wernicke's area in deaf signers is located near the brain
regions associated with visual processing, and the analogue of Broca's area is near
the motor cortex controlling hand and arm movements. - ANSWERfalse
TRUE OR FALSE? The brain's visual system is like a camera. What we see through our
eyes is a direct window onto an objective reality - ANSWERfalse
Which of the following statements about the problem of inverse optics is/are true? -
ANSWER-The problem of inverse optics is underdetermined and is therefore very
difficult to solve.
-Our perceptual system solves the problem of inverse optics by using hidden, built-in
assumptions about how the world works.
Which of the following claims is made in the reading by Brian Scholl? - ANSWER-In
the context of visual perception, the data is the 2D retinal image, andthe hypotheses
under consideration are the possible 3D scenes in theworld that may have given rise
to that image.
-We should think of the perceptual system's hidden assumptions such as"there is a
single overhead light source" as Bayesian prior probabilities.
not: Because people do not typically find Bayesian reasoning intuitive unconscious
decision-making, we should doubt that the perceptual system engages in
unconscious, Bayesian inference.
TRUE/FALSE: According to the reading by Brian Scholl, because Bayesian inference is
a learning method, Bayesian theories of perception and cognition are not compatible
with nativist theories that assume innate structures and knowledge - ANSWERfalse
Previously in this course, we have discussed the topic of innateness with respect to
which of the following capacities? - ANSWER-perception
-language
-intuitive physics in young children
According to the reading by Richard Samuels, which of the following does not
capture the correct account of innateness for cognitive science? - ANSWER-genetic
determination
-present at birth
-does not require environmental input
A person has damage to both the lateral geniculate nucleus AND the visual cortex.
Which of the following would be most likely to result from this damage? -
ANSWERtotal blindness
TRUE OR FALSE: According to the reading by Allison Gopnik, 18-month-olds (but not
14-month-olds) are able to recognize that other people have preferences (e.g. for
certain foods) that differ from their own preferences. - ANSWERtrue
2025 Updates STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH
SOLUTIONS) Questions and Verified Answers| 100%
Correct| Grade A
TRUE OR FALSE: According to the chapters you read from The Language Instinct by
Steven Pinker, language has become significantly more complex over time, and
modern languages are much more complex than languages in hunter-gathering
times. - ANSWERfalse
Which of the following is a correct description of phrase structure grammars and
phrase structure trees? - ANSWER-hierarchical
-combinatoric
-employ abstract categories such as noun phrases and verb phrases
not: deciduous
Associationism cannot fully explain these properties of language - ANSWER-
systematicity
-novelty
-productivity
What does it mean to say a language is productive? - ANSWERThere is no upper
bound on the number of sentences the language can express.
TRUE OR FALSE: The children who created Nicaraguan Sign Language in the 1970s
and 1980s were explicitly taught by adults to separate information about the manner
and path of motion. - ANSWERfalse
Which of the following is true of Nicaraguan Sign Language (NSL), as spoken by the
members of its second and third cohorts? - ANSWERIt uses a system of discrete
symbols and combinatorial rules.
Which of the following claims about Nicaraguan Sign Language is/are true? -
ANSWER-The most recent and youngest learners (in cohorts 2 and 3) exhibit the
most combinatoric patterning
-The language developed in complexity over time, which provides evidence that
language is not purely learned by imitation or analogy
After a stroke, Linda can understand spoken language but has difficulty producing
fluent, grammatical speech. What condition does Linda likely have? -
ANSWERBroca's aphasia
TRUE or FALSE: Based on the reading by Hickok et al. (2002):
, Given the differences in modality between spoken and signed speech, the sign-
language analogue of Wernicke's area in deaf signers is located near the brain
regions associated with visual processing, and the analogue of Broca's area is near
the motor cortex controlling hand and arm movements. - ANSWERfalse
TRUE OR FALSE? The brain's visual system is like a camera. What we see through our
eyes is a direct window onto an objective reality - ANSWERfalse
Which of the following statements about the problem of inverse optics is/are true? -
ANSWER-The problem of inverse optics is underdetermined and is therefore very
difficult to solve.
-Our perceptual system solves the problem of inverse optics by using hidden, built-in
assumptions about how the world works.
Which of the following claims is made in the reading by Brian Scholl? - ANSWER-In
the context of visual perception, the data is the 2D retinal image, andthe hypotheses
under consideration are the possible 3D scenes in theworld that may have given rise
to that image.
-We should think of the perceptual system's hidden assumptions such as"there is a
single overhead light source" as Bayesian prior probabilities.
not: Because people do not typically find Bayesian reasoning intuitive unconscious
decision-making, we should doubt that the perceptual system engages in
unconscious, Bayesian inference.
TRUE/FALSE: According to the reading by Brian Scholl, because Bayesian inference is
a learning method, Bayesian theories of perception and cognition are not compatible
with nativist theories that assume innate structures and knowledge - ANSWERfalse
Previously in this course, we have discussed the topic of innateness with respect to
which of the following capacities? - ANSWER-perception
-language
-intuitive physics in young children
According to the reading by Richard Samuels, which of the following does not
capture the correct account of innateness for cognitive science? - ANSWER-genetic
determination
-present at birth
-does not require environmental input
A person has damage to both the lateral geniculate nucleus AND the visual cortex.
Which of the following would be most likely to result from this damage? -
ANSWERtotal blindness
TRUE OR FALSE: According to the reading by Allison Gopnik, 18-month-olds (but not
14-month-olds) are able to recognize that other people have preferences (e.g. for
certain foods) that differ from their own preferences. - ANSWERtrue
