Language and Cognition

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What is the term for the study of the relationship between language and cognition?

  1. Psycholinguistics

  2. Sociolinguistics

  3. Neurolinguistics

  4. Computational Linguistics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Psycholinguistics is the study of the psychological and neural processes that underlie language comprehension and production.

Which of the following is NOT a component of language?

  1. Phonology

  2. Syntax

  3. Semantics

  4. Pragmatics


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pragmatics is the study of how language is used in social contexts, and is not a component of language itself.

What is the term for the mental representation of a word?

  1. Concept

  2. Lexicon

  3. Lemma

  4. Morpheme


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A concept is a mental representation of a word that includes its meaning, associations, and relationships to other words.

What is the term for the process of understanding the meaning of a word or sentence?

  1. Comprehension

  2. Production

  3. Encoding

  4. Decoding


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Comprehension is the process of understanding the meaning of a word or sentence.

What is the term for the process of producing a word or sentence?

  1. Comprehension

  2. Production

  3. Encoding

  4. Decoding


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Production is the process of producing a word or sentence.

Which of the following is NOT a type of aphasia?

  1. Broca's aphasia

  2. Wernicke's aphasia

  3. Anomia

  4. Dyslexia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects the ability to read and write, and is not a type of aphasia.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between language and thought?

  1. Psycholinguistics

  2. Sociolinguistics

  3. Neurolinguistics

  4. Cognitive Linguistics


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cognitive Linguistics is the study of the relationship between language and thought.

Which of the following is NOT a type of cognitive bias?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Hindsight bias

  3. Framing effect

  4. Availability heuristic


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The availability heuristic is a cognitive bias that occurs when people make judgments based on information that is easily accessible in their memory, rather than on the actual probability of an event.

What is the term for the mental representation of a sentence?

  1. Proposition

  2. Concept

  3. Lexicon

  4. Lemma


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A proposition is a mental representation of a sentence that includes its meaning, truth value, and relationships to other propositions.

Which of the following is NOT a type of linguistic relativity?

  1. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

  2. Whorfian hypothesis

  3. Linguistic determinism

  4. Cognitive relativity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cognitive relativity is the hypothesis that the structure of a language influences the way its speakers think about the world, while linguistic relativity is the hypothesis that the structure of a language influences the way its speakers perceive the world.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between language and culture?

  1. Sociolinguistics

  2. Anthropological Linguistics

  3. Cultural Linguistics

  4. Ethnolinguistics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sociolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and culture.

Which of the following is NOT a type of sociolinguistic variation?

  1. Dialect

  2. Register

  3. Style

  4. Accent


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Accent is a type of phonetic variation, while dialect, register, and style are types of sociolinguistic variation.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between language and gender?

  1. Gender Studies

  2. Feminist Linguistics

  3. Sociolinguistics

  4. Pragmatics


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Feminist Linguistics is the study of the relationship between language and gender.

Which of the following is NOT a type of feminist linguistic analysis?

  1. Genderlect analysis

  2. Conversation analysis

  3. Discourse analysis

  4. Critical discourse analysis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Conversation analysis is a type of sociolinguistic analysis, while genderlect analysis, discourse analysis, and critical discourse analysis are types of feminist linguistic analysis.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between language and power?

  1. Critical Discourse Analysis

  2. Sociolinguistics

  3. Political Linguistics

  4. Pragmatics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Critical Discourse Analysis is the study of the relationship between language and power.

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