LANGUAGE, THOUGHT AND COMMUNICATION

Question 1

Who says that language depends on thought?

Answer 1

Piaget

Question 2

Piaget says a child must have a s…………. for something to be able to understand it?

Answer 2

Schema

Question 3

Whose theory so language comes before thought?

Answer 3

Sapir-Whorf

Question 4

Which group of people did Sapir-Whorf base their theory on?

Answer 4

Inuit (eskimo)

Question 5

What are the 2 versions of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis called?

Answer 5

Strong = language determines thought
Weak = language influences thought

Question 6

How many words for snow do Inuits apparently have?

Answer 6

27

Question 7

Language has been shown to affect our recall of….?
- E…………..
- T………..
- C………….

Answer 7

• Events
• Time
• Colour

Question 8

Who conducted the Bee study

Answer 8

Von Frisch

Question 9

How far did Von Frisch place his 2 bee hives?

Answer 9

1. Close = 10-20 metres away
2. Far = Up to 300 metres

Question 10

How many observations did Von Frisch conduct

Answer 10

6000 over 20 years

Question 11

What type of observation is the Von Frisch study?

Answer 11

Controlled

Question 12

After watching other bees dance what % followed to the identified food source

Answer 12

60%

Question 13

In the VF study, what dance did the bees do if the food source was less than 100m away?

Answer 13

the round dance

Question 14

What are the 4 functions of animal communication

Answer 14

Survival, Food, Territory, Reproduction

Question 15

What are the 3 things humans can do with language that animals can’t?
- Plan f……………. events
- C……………………
- Use m………………. channels

Answer 15

• future
• creativity
• multiple

Question 16

Name 2 functions of eye contact?

Answer 16

• Regulates flow of conversation (turn-taking)
  -Signalling attraction
• Expressing emotion

Question 17

Mirroring another person’s body position is called a ……………….?

Answer 17

Postural echo

Question 18

Define NVC

Answer 18

exchanging information without the use of words

Question 19

Personal space differs between….?
- C…………………….
- G………………..
- People of different S…………………..

Answer 19

• Cultures
• Genders
• Status

Question 20

Can you name 2 ways male personal space preference differs from womens?

Answer 20

• Men prefer face to face chats with friends
• Men use a larger personal space when talking to other men than women do with other women
• Men find strangers invading their personal space from the front the most uncomfortable

Question 21

What does Darwin call a serviceable habit?

Answer 21

Behaviours that would have been adaptive to our ancestors that don’t have the same purpose for us

Question 22

Darwin says NVC is I………….. and a……………………

Answer 22

Innate and adaptive

Question 23

Ekman (1972) found 6 primary emotions in facial expressions that are recognised in every culture. This supports which theory?

Answer 23

Darwin’s theory

Question 24

Who found that babies are born with social releasers?

Answer 24

Bowlby

Question 25

Give 1 piece of evidence that NVC is learnt

Answer 25

• Difference in contact between cultures
• Difference in gestures between cultures

Question 26

How can sensory deprived babies be used to support Darwin’s theory?

Answer 26

Babies who are sensory deprived still use the same facial expressions = suggests they are innate behaviours

Question 27

Yuki’s study of ……………………..

Answer 27

emoticons

Question 28

Which 2 nationalities did Yuki study?

Answer 28

Japanese and Americans

Question 29

Which facial expression do Japanese people use to understand emotion?

Answer 29

The eyes

Question 30

Which are the only 2 emotions Yuki studied?

Answer 30

Happy or sad