The primary reason researchers decided to try to teach chimpanzees American Sign Language rather ...

The primary reason researchers decided to try to teach chimpanzees American Sign Language rather than a spoken language was that
 
  a. sign language is structurally less complex than spoken languages.
  b. chimpanzees have a natural tendency to imitate movement.
  c. chimpanzees do not have the articulatory and physiological ability that spoken languages require.
  d. sign language is more flexible semantically than spoken languages.

Ques. 2

Children who are at the two word stage in different language communities produce utterances that
 
  a. contain basic grammatical words like articles.
  b. can refer to the past, but not the future.
  c. have universal characteristics.
  d. reflect characteristics special to their native language.

Ques. 3

All true languages are said to be characterized by productivity,
 
  a. semanticity and replacement.
  b. semanticity and displacement.
  c. specificity and generativity.
  d. specificity and iconicity.

Ques. 4

A research study that follows the same children over a period of time to observe how their language develops is
 
  a. a developmental study.
  b. a longitudinal study.
  c. an incremental study.
  d. a cross sectional study.

Ques. 5

Modern imaging studies are able to show brain activity during language processing. Which of the following measures the changes in hemoglobin levels that accompany the increased blood flow to active areas?
 
  a. NIRS, or Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
  b. fMRI, or functional magnetic resonance imaging
  c. ERPs, or event-related potentials
  d. MEG, or magnetoencephalography

Ques. 6

The role of special features of child-directed speech is emphasized by
 
  a. cognitive interactionists.
  b. gestural and usage-based theorists.
  c. phoneticians.
  d. social interactionists.

Ques. 7

Reconstructions of the vocal tracts of our prehistoric ancestors indicate that
 
  a. Neanderthal women and men had vocal capacities similar to our own.
  b. Neanderthal people could probably sing clearly, but not speak.
  c. the rapid, clear speech common to all modern humans was not possible for Neanderthals.
  d. compared to Neanderthal people, the modern larynx has been greatly raised.

Ques. 8

Research on the genetic bases of language suggests that
 
  a. there is a single gene, FOXP2, that accounts for the complexity and robustness of human language.
  b. the gene FOXP2 is related to language and is probably the result of a mutation that occurred in our ancestors about 120,000 years ago.
  c. humans and chimpanzees share the same versions of FOX2P and related genes.
  d. there are no genes related to language and speech, despite previous claims.

Ques. 9

Recent research on the language abilities of dogs has shown that a border collie named Chaser
 
  a. could recognize over 1000 words, and infer that a new name belonged to a new object.
  b. acquired hundreds of words but when she heard an unfamiliar name she looked to her trainer for clues.
  c. knew the names of dozens of her toys and could say these words in a singsong voice.
  d. could use a translation device called BowLingual to communicate her basic needs in English.