2011 Essay Question

Question 1

Broca’s area:

Answer 1

Savannah’s Broca’s area is responsible for helping her speak Japanese. If it didn’t function, she’d fail the speaking portion.

Question 2

Use of Phonemes:

Answer 2

Savannah will use phonemes by recognizing Japanese sounds and their pronunciations.

Question 3

Modeling:

Answer 3

Savanna’s teacher demonstrated how to speak Japanese words correctly and Savanna imitates her.

Question 4

Chunking:

Answer 4

Chunking relates because Savannah could learn words by grouping them with other words that are alike. (Food with other food, etc)

Question 5

Encoding Failure:

Answer 5

Savannah never bothered to put the Japanese words into her memory at all, so her grade will suffer.

Question 6

Age and Language acquisition:

Answer 6

It would be easier if Savannah started learning Japanese when she was younger because she passed the critical period.

Question 7

Self-efficacy:

Answer 7

Savannah had a good feeling about the exam and went into it knowing she’ll pass it.

Question 8

Confirmation bias:

Answer 8

Savannah may only remember the questions she knew she got right.