psyc 317 ch 10

Question 1

ambiguous sentence

Answer 1

A sentence that has more than one meaning

Question 2

Brocas aphasia

Answer 2

A language disorder attributed to damage in the frontal lobe of the brain

Question 3

deep structure

Answer 3

The underlying meaning of a sentence

Question 4

error recovery heuristic

Answer 4

A strategy for correcting comprehension errors event related potential

Question 5

exchange error

Answer 5

An error in which two linguistic units are substituted for each other during sentence production

Question 6

generative

Answer 6

The capability to produce many different messages by combining symbols in different ways

Question 7

grammar

Answer 7

A set of rules for producing correct sentences in a language

Question 8

high constraint sentence

Answer 8

A sentence that produces a high expectation for a particular word

Question 9

language

Answer 9

A collection of symbols and rules for combining symbols which can express an infinite variety of messages

Question 10

lexical decision task

Answer 10

A task that requires people to decide whether a string of letters is a word

Question 11

low constraint sentence

Answer 11

A sentence that produces an expectation for a broader range of words

Question 12

morpheme

Answer 12

The smallest unit of meaning in a language

Question 13

morpheme exchange

Answer 13

An error in which two morphemes are substituted for each other during sentence production

Question 14

phoneme exchange

Answer 14

An error in which two phonemes are substituted for each other during sentence production

Question 15

phrase structure grammar

Answer 15

A set of rules for partitioning a sentence into its grammatical units

Question 16

slip of the tongue

Answer 16

A speech error

Question 17

structured

Answer 17

The organization imposed on a language by its grammatical rules

Question 18

suppress

Answer 18

Eliminating inappropriate meanings in a sentence

Question 19

surface structure

Answer 19

The structure of a spoken sentence

Question 20

symbolic

Answer 20

The use of symbols such as spoken or written words to represent ideas

Question 21

transformational grammar

Answer 21

A set of rules for transforming a sentence into a closely related sentence

Question 22

Wernickes aphasia

Answer 22

A language disorder attributed to damage in the temporal lobe of the brain

Question 23

word exchange

Answer 23

An error in which two words are substituted for each other during sentence production

Question 24

working memory capacity

Answer 24

The amount of information that can be kept active in working memory