Language and cognition

Question 1

Arcuate fasciculus

Answer 1

fibers connecting the broca’s area to wernicke’s area.
People with conduction aphasia have difficulty repeating words and
phrases, but their ability to produce and comprehend language is relatively intact

Question 2

Behaviourist theory – B.F Skinner

Answer 2

language is learned through conditioning and reinforcement.
Operant conditioning is a type of learning that occurs when the consequences of a
behavior change the probability of that behavior being repeated in the future
incorrect language usage is discouraged through punishment or lack of reinforcement.

Question 3

. Nativist theory – Noam Chomsky

Answer 3

✓proposes that humans have an innate capacity for language acquisition
Universal Grammar, which provides them with the basic framework
for language acquisition

Question 4

The Cognitive theory – Piaget

Answer 4

language acquisition is a result of cognitive processes such as attention, perception,
memory, and problem-solving
It also emphasizes the importance of social interaction

Question 5

__________are language disorders that are caused by damage to specific brain
regions (Broca and Wernicke’s), affecting any aspect of language, including
speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Answer 5

Aphasias

Question 6

___________– patients whose corpus collosum and anterior commissure were severed as treatment for
intractable epileptic seizures

Answer 6

Split-brain patients

Question 7

_________- a specific learning disability that affects a person’s ability to read,
write, and spell. It is a neurological disorder that affects the way the brain
processes written and spoken language.

Answer 7

Dyslexia