A child who says, “I goed there” illustrates telegraphic speech.
A.
True
B.
False
Question 12
Chomsky argues that an innate ____ allows us to create an endless number of sentences.
A.
transformational rule
B.
program of mental grammar
C.
potential
D.
predisposition
Question 13
What is one criticism of Chomsky’s theory of language?
A.
It downplays the importance of environmental influences.
B.
It ignores the biological components of language.
C.
It does not explain how children learn language.
D.
It fails to account for how we can create new sentences.
Question 14
A common finding in case studies of creative people is:
A.
an unwillingness to take risks
B.
a history of abuse in childhood
C.
they tend to be creative in some areas and poor in others
D.
a lack of desire to be creative
Question 15
You are watching your two-year-old nephew and are amazed how quickly he can learn concepts and objects. According to Module 14, what accounts for this?
A.
The brains of children have built-in exemplars of concepts and objects.
B.
Children have brains that are already set up to quickly store things into categories.
C.
Children use heuristics to learn concepts and objects.
D.
The brains of children tend to ignore algorithms that can slow down learning, as is seen in adults.
question 16
The ideas of surface structure, deep structure, and transformational rules are part of:
A.
the social learning approach
B.
Chomsky’s theory of language
C.
behaviorism
D.
basic rules of grammar
Question 17
According to Chomsky, the difference between surface structure and deep structure has to do with:
A.
single words and two-word combinations
B.
learning factors and innate factors
C.
wording and meaning
D.
overgeneralization and telegraphic speech
Question 18
Developing a list of essential characteristics is important in the exemplar theory of concepts.
A.
True
B.
False
Question 19
When we correctly combine phonemes into meaningful combinations of sounds and words, we are using:
A.
semantics
B.
grammar
C.
phonology
D.
morphology
Question 20
The brain stores different concepts in the same area.
A.
True
B.
False
