Psycholinguistics Quiz 2 (20 MCQs)

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1. When was brain damage associated with language loss for the first time?
2. The hypothesis which states that personality influences the language acquisition process is .....
3. What is one factor that affects language learning?
4. The scientific study of language-analysis of form, meaning, and context
5. Which of the following is a "garden path" sentence?
6. The study of how different parts of the brain are involved in performing different functions related to language
7. What is the main cause of Conduction Aphasia?
8. According to which theorist do thought and language originate independently, but later merge?
9. Which is not the main focus of psycholinguistic studies?
10. In 1954 a book was published entitled Psycholinguistics: A Survey of Theory and Research Problems written by:
11. Psycholinguistics of this generation argues that in the language process it is not the language grains that are obtained, but the rules and the system of rules. is a look at the ..... generation
12. The study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language
13. A mother uses different vocabulary to talk to her baby compared to the vocabulary she uses when talking with her father. This component of language is called ..... ?
14. Which menumonic mechanism is this?You make sure that the memory remains as it is, and does not change or disappear.
15. Which field of linguistics deals with the study of language and ethnic types including behaiour?
16. Unit of speech sound that is capable of distinguishing one word from another
17. Theory which states language is constructed in a sociocultural context, depending on cognitive/ environmental factors.
18. Which one is NOT an aspect of language learning of the Innatist?
19. Which field of linguistics is particularly interested in the brain's control over the process of speech and understanding?
20. Propulsive speech is usually found in people with ..... disease where damage occurs to the brain ducts which causes the muscles to become shaky, stiff, and weak