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1
The main contributing factors to human domination of the world are human's ability to think and communicate better than any other animal.
A)True
B)False
2
Language consists of a finite amount of messages and meanings based on a limitless system of rules for combining symbols.
A)True
B)False
3
Human language is structured hierarchically with phonemes being the most basic unit followed by morphemes as the next level.
A)True
B)False
4
Sarah says, "Thank you, ma'am" when referring to female adults who have done something nice for her. She says, "Thanks a bunch!" to her friends when they do something nice for her. This is an example of pragmatics.
A)True
B)False
5
Brain-imaging studies have indicated that men show greater right hemisphere activation during a language task, whereas women's brain activation occurred only in the left hemisphere.
A)True
B)False
6
Chomsky proposes that humans are born prewired or with a language acquisition device, to learn general grammatical rules common to all languages.
A)True
B)False
7
The research on Washoe, Nim, Kanzi and other apes indicates that apes are capable of mastering all five rules of language ability.
A)True
B)False
8
With deductive reasoning, we reason from a general principle to a specific case. With inductive reasoning, we reason from specific facts to a general principle.
A)True
B)False
9
Mental imagery is the ability to rotate one object in the mind's eye until it lines up sufficiently with the other object to permit a same-different judgment.
A)True
B)False
10
Metacognition refers to the ability to memorize a list of facts as well as accurately judging how well you will remember the list for an upcoming test.
A)True
B)False





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