lab set up correct answers present stimuli, measure how participant reacts
motor response correct answers naming- say a word you hear or read
categorization- is that a word you heard? pat or bat?
eyetracking
fMRI correct answers powerful magnet detects small changes in blood flow in brain
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lab set up correct answers present stimuli, measure how participant reacts
motor response correct answers naming- say a word you hear or read
categorization- is that a word you heard? pat or bat?
eyetracking
fMRI correct answers powerful magnet detects small changes in blood flow in brain
measures where oxygen is being used in brain
excellent at localizing WHERE it took place, but not WHEN
EEG correct answers measures variation in electrical activity in the brain
precise in determining WHEN it took place, but inferior to fMRI in WHERE it took place
TMS correct answers transcranial magnetic stimulation
wire coil is placed over region of interest in the brain
magnetic pulse temporarily disrupts functioning in that brain region
behavioral methods correct answers provide much more detail about what went on in brain that
led to that experience
motor/verbal response indicates brain registered something and perception ocurred
change in response indicates a change in language perception
conclude something based on patterns of responses
language scientists correct answers test ideas about language perception and comprehension
collect data in experiment using brain and behavioral methods
use statistics to draw conclusions
theory correct answers a comprehensive idea about how the world is organized and works
purpose of theories correct answers summarize data, guide research, can be shown to be wrong
experimentation correct answers process by which theories are tested and modified
language correct answers formal, complex system of symbols
mental ability
communication system
system correct answers set of procedures and parts that work together
how words can/cannot be combined
grammar correct answers rules defining and governing the relationships between between words
, what are the symbols? correct answers words, and what they refer to
the power of grammar correct answers words can be combined to form infinite sentences
provide felixibility to convey meaning and to be extremely precise
animal communication correct answers mating, territory, predator, food, family
no grammar
small set of signals that convey specific meaning
present tense only
can learn new signals
apes correct answers ability to use simple grammar, but takes many years to learn
necessary mental abilities for language correct answers attention: ability to focus on talker of
your choosing
memory must be sophisticated enough to form elaborate representations
memory span must be large enough to hold multiple words and concepts at the same time
organize concepts and understand their interrelations
form abstract categories
ability to reason and understand consequences of actions
w/o these mental abilities correct answers language would be more similar to simple
communication such as calls
might be much less powerful and useful
purpose of language correct answers convey a message
communicate thoughts, feelings, actions
what stimulates language creation> correct answers presence of a group of individuals living in a
community
the NEED to communicate
multiple group members have to agree on properties of the language correct answers symbols,
sound mappings, grammar, syntax
languages.... correct answers change over time
perception correct answers to seize or understand
sensory perception correct answers senses are the brain's gateways to the world outside of the
body
senses are necessary to acquire knowledge and interact with the world
audition correct answers changes in air pressure are transformed by the ear and brain into the
experience of hearing sound
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