Psycholinguistics Quiz 6 (17 MCQs)

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1. What is the name of the scientific study of language-analysis of form, meaning, and context?

Correct Answer: A) Linguistics.

2. Non-fluent aphasia refers to:

Correct Answer: A) Difficulty to verbalize thoughts.

3. Adding an affix is an interference in the ..... field

Correct Answer: B) Morphology.

4. How does the psycholinguistics approach influence the writing skill?

Correct Answer: A) It helps to specify writing levels and types.

5. Disorders due to medical factors, one of which is speech mechanism disorders. What is a speech disorder caused by a lung disorder called?

Correct Answer: A) Pulmonal.

6. Stage of language acquisition in which the use of vowel and consonant sounds, as well as their combinations.

Correct Answer: B) Babbling.

7. Which hemisphere of the brain is thought to be related to language acquisition?

Correct Answer: B) Left hemisphere.

8. When there is a breakdown in the Conceptual Preparation Stage, we call it a .....

Correct Answer: C) Semantic Substitution.

9. A pause is .....

Correct Answer: B) Hesitation.

10. Language consists of various sound symbols to denote some objects, occurrence or meanings.

Correct Answer: C) Language is symbolic.

11. There are 4 stages (periods) of the history of the development of language learning. The phonetic method was developed in the ..... period

Correct Answer: A) 1880-1920.

12. Bambang studied English because he wanted to get a promotion in his office. This shows a functioning motivation .....

Correct Answer: C) Instrumental.

13. What is the name of Jacob Robert's student who wrote an article entitled "Language and Psycholinguistics; a review" ?

Correct Answer: A) Nicholas Henry.

14. Which of the following is a method of the psycholinguistics approach?

Correct Answer: C) Theoretical psycholinguistics.

15. Age is one of the determinants of language learning. Adults are faster in terms of acquiring .....

Correct Answer: C) Morphology and syntax.

16. The scientific study of internal mental processes such as how people think, perceive, and communicate

Correct Answer: A) Cognitive psychology.

17. Piaget has been criticised for underestimating what factor in language development?

Correct Answer: C) Social interaction.