Language

Practice Questions

AP Psychology › Language

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How did Noam Chomsky propose that we acquire language?

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Which of the following are phonological examples of "minimal pairs"?

3

Which area of the brain is responsible for speech comprehension?

4

Saying that a job demotion is a "growth opportunity" is an example of which of the following linguistic phenomena?

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Which of the following is performed first when when we construct a sentence?

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When listening to a sentence, the process of using given information to connect new information to memory is best described as which of the following?

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An individual with damage to Broca's area is most likely to have difficulty with which of the following tasks?

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Who proposed that there exists a language acquisition device?

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Which hypothesis predicts that differences in language cause differences in thinking patterns and other cognitive processes?

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What is the difference between phonemes and morphemes?

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