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1
The main contributing factors to human domination of the world are our ability to think and communicate better than any other animal.
A)True
B)False
2
Language consists of a finite amount of messages and meanings based on a limitless system of rules for combining symbols.
A)True
B)False
3
Human language is structured hierarchically, with phonemes being the most basic unit followed by morphemes as the next level.
A)True
B)False
4
Sarah says, "Thank you very much" when referring to female adults who have done something nice for her. She says, "Thanks a bunch!" to her friends when they do something nice for her. This is an example of pragmatics.
A)True
B)False
5
Brain-imaging studies have indicated that men show greater right hemisphere activation during a language task, whereas women's brain activation occurred only in the left hemisphere.
A)True
B)False
6
Chomsky proposes that humans are born pre-wired or with a language acquisition device, to learn general grammatical rules common to all languages.
A)True
B)False
7
The research on Washoe, Nim, Kanzi and other apes indicates that apes are capable of mastering all five rules of language ability.
A)True
B)False
8
With deductive reasoning, we reason from a general principle to a specific case. With inductive reasoning, we reason from specific facts to a general principle.
A)True
B)False
9
Schemas are organised patterns of thought related to a specific aspect of the world.
A)True
B)False
10
Mental imagery is the ability to rotate one object in the mind's eye until it lines up sufficiently with the other object to permit a same-different judgment.
A)True
B)False





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