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Question 1 What can we conclude about the accuracy of speech…
Question 1
What can we conclude about the accuracy of speech production?
Question 1 options:
People frequently make errors that include phoneme combinations rarely found in English.
For most speakers, their language production is only about 45% accurate.
ven high-status speakers may produce a large number of speech errors.
Speech production is far more accurate than language comprehension.
Question 2
According to Dell’s explanation, a slip-of-the-tongue occurs because of:
Question 2 options:
interference from other sounds that are highly active.
a variant of the Stroop effect.
social anxiety about the content of the production.
classical conditioning.
Question 3
Melody points to the Student Union while giving directions to a new student. Melody has made a(n):
Question 3 options:
beat gesture.
deictic gesture.
iconic gesture.
formal gesture.
Question 4
Which of the following students provides the best information about the term “embodied cognition”?
Question 4 options:
Elizaveta: “Embodied cognition proposes that your motor system sometimes reveals your knowledge.”
Rachel: “Embodied cognition is an outdated theory; it proposed that information flows from the sensory receptors to the motor system, and then flows to the cerebral cortex.”
Artur: “Embodied cognition means that there is no connection between your mind and your motor system.”
Erik: “Embodied cognition emphasizes that you can use your body movements to help you learn a new language that you are trying to master.”
Question 5
Chapter 10 discussed a study by Clark and Wilkes-Gibbs in which two people try to communicate about the order in which various geometric figures are to be arranged. The research showed that:
Question 5 options:
people quickly develop a shorthand communication system.
people seem to remain fairly stable across trials in terms of the number of turns required to agree upon a figure.
people could not accomplish this task unless they were close friends.
people typically increased their hand gestures at the same time that they decreased their verbal output.
Question 6
A third-grader calls out an answer in class, without raising his hand. The teacher says, “Is your arm broken, Johnny?” The teacher’s remark can be called a(n):
Question 6 options:
indirect request.
error of common ground.
direct request.
pragmatic violation.
Question 7
Early research and theory on bilingualism argued that:
Question 7 options:
bilingualism only mattered if a person learned a second language later in life.
bilingualism led to cognitive deficits.
all bilinguals are the same, no matter what languages they speak.
bilingualism isn’t real; no one could be fluent in two languages.
Question 8
Which of these is hardest to master when learning a second language later in life?
Question 8 options:
The grammar of the second language.
The names used in the second language.
The vocabulary of the second language.
The phonology of the second language.
Question 9
Figaro grew up speaking Italian, but started learning English in school. What type of bilingual is Figaro?
Question 9 options:
Sequential bilingual
Simultaneous bilingual
Implicit bilingual
Phonological bilingual
Question 10
What role does common ground serve during a conversation?
Question 10 options:
Common ground means explicitly laying out the definitions of topics before beginning a conversation.
Common ground ensures that both the speaker and the listener are from the same social class.
Common ground establishes joint understanding of the background and content of the conversation.
Common ground ensures that the listener can see the gestures that the speaker uses.
