Language and Cognition
Psychology ⇒ Cognitive Psychology
Language and Cognition starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Language and Cognition.
How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take.
When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
See sample questions for grade 12
Describe how language can be used to solve problems and make decisions.
Describe how language can influence perception, providing an example.
Describe how language disorders can affect cognitive development in children.
Describe the main difference between receptive and expressive language skills.
Explain the concept of 'universal grammar' as proposed by Chomsky.
Explain the difference between semantics and pragmatics in language.
Explain the difference between surface structure and deep structure in language, according to Noam Chomsky.
A researcher finds that speakers of a language with no future tense are more likely to save money. What does this suggest about the relationship between language and cognition? (1) Language influences thought and behavior, (2) Thought is independent of language, (3) Language has no effect on behavior, (4) Language only affects communication
A child says 'goed' instead of 'went'. What is this an example of? (1) Overregularization, (2) Underextension, (3) Overextension, (4) Code-switching
A patient can understand language but has difficulty producing speech. Which area of the brain is most likely damaged? (1) Broca's area, (2) Wernicke's area, (3) Occipital lobe, (4) Parietal lobe
A person who has difficulty understanding metaphors and indirect language may have a deficit in which aspect of language? (1) Syntax, (2) Semantics, (3) Pragmatics, (4) Phonology
A researcher finds that speakers of a language with no future tense are more likely to save money. What does this suggest about the relationship between language and cognition? (1) Language influences thought and behavior, (2) Thought is independent of language, (3) Language has no effect on behavior, (4) Language only affects communication
Fill in the blank: The ability to produce and understand an infinite number of sentences using a finite set of rules is called __________.
Fill in the blank: The ability to understand that words are made up of individual sounds is called __________ awareness.
Fill in the blank: The mental dictionary of words and their meanings is called the __________.
Fill in the blank: The process of deriving meaning from context and prior knowledge is called __________.
True or False: All children, regardless of culture, go through similar stages of language development.
True or False: All languages have the same number of phonemes.
True or False: All languages use the same basic grammatical structures.
True or False: Aphasia is a disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate.
