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Test Bank to accompany Language in Mind: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second Edition Julie Sedivy Chapter 2: Origins of Human Language Multiple Choice 1. The theoretical perspective tha ... t humans’ ability to learn language is not the result of innate or genetically based predisposition that evolved specifically for language, but an aspect of our cognitive abilities, including general abilities of learning and memory is known as a. anti-nativist theory. b. linguistic theory. c. psychodynamic theory. d. evolutionary theory. Answer: a Textbook Reference: 2.1 Why Us? Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 2. Which language researcher attempted to define language with 16 characteristics, or design features, of spoken human language? a. Chomsky b. Hockett c. Pinker d. Darwin Answer: b Textbook Reference: 2.1 Why Us? Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 3. Bees introduced into a hive of bee species different from their own will likely “dance” according to a. the new hive style. b. their own unique style, unrelated to past experience. c. the style of their own genetic ancestors. d. a combination of old and new styles. Answer: c Textbook Reference: 2.1 Why Us? Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering [Show More]

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