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Psychology: Language
Psychology: Language
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2015

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Define Grammar
Definition
Rules for Combining Symbols
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Define Symbols
Definition
Words or Signs
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Define Syntax
Definition
Rules for organizing phrases and sentences
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Define Semantics
Definition
Rules about meanings
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Define Phoneme
Definition
Smallest Unit of Sound That Affects Speech
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Define Morpheme
Definition
Smallest Unit of Language That Has Meaning
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Define Words
Definition
Composed of Morphemes
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Define Phrases and Sentences
Definition
Combinations of Words
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Define Surface Structure
Definition
The order of words in a sentence
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Define Deep Structure
Definition
The underlying meaning of the sentence
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Elements of Speech That Make It Complicated
Definition
1.) We make the sounds of the same letters differently depending on the letters that follow
2.) Words are not usually separated by silence
3.) Sounds and Verbal Cues are detected by bottom-up processing
4.) Understanding sounds and verbal cues is guided by top down processing
Term
Sound and Verbal Cues are detected by..
Definition
Bottom-Up Processing
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Sound and Verbal Cues are understood guided by..
Definition
Top-Down Processing
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We Make The Sounds of the Same Letters ______ depending on the letters that follow
Definition
Differently
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Words are not usually separated by ____
Definition
Silence
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By ___ ____ we can understand several words
Definition
10-12 months
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By the first year
Definition
Babies Become More Attuned to important language sounds, communicate non-verbally, and babble
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_______ ______ Babies Hit the One Word Stage
Definition
12-18 months
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Vocabulary expands dramatically around ____ _____
Definition
18 months
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Second Year Babies...
Definition
Use Past Tense Versions of Irregular verbs, sentences expand to adjectives, start to use telegraphic sentences
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Babies Three Years Old and Beyond
Definition
Use auxilliary Verbs
Ask Questions
Join Clauses to Form Complex Sentences
Acquire most grammar rules by age 5
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Define Conditioning
Definition
Being Rewarded For Learning Syntax
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Define Modeling
Definition
Imitating the Speech of Others
Term
Who thought of the idea that there is a universal built in form of grammar?
Definition
Noam Chomsky
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What are examples of supporting evidence for a built in universal grammar?
Definition
Physiology of mouth and throat
The Broca and Wernicke areas
Critical Period For Language Development
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Balanced bilinguals seem to have enhanced....
Definition
Cognitive Flexibility
Ability to form concepts
Creativity
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