Eye and Ear
This part of the eye is responsible for sharpness of vision and fine detail.
Fovea
Your EEG shows delta waves and you start to fall into a deep sleep.
Stages 3 and 4
Remembering how to drive a car
Procedural memory
"b", "d", "f", and "g"
Phonemes
Intentional vocalization that lacks specific meaning. This is learned within the first year after birth.
Babbling
This part of the ear carries sound waves to the ear drum.
Ear canal
Your EEG shows theta waves followed by sleep spindles. Your heartrate begins to slow down and your muscles begin to relax.
Stage 2
Remembering the capitals of every country in the world
Semantic memory
Jillian hit the ball.
Syntax
Genie was deprived of language learning as a child and was unable to become fluent in language. In part, this is due to her missing the ______________.
Critical period (or sensitive period)
These small bony structures are located in the middle ear and transmit sound from the ear drum to the inner ear.
Ossicles
Stage 1
Remembering the items on your to-do list.
Explicit memory
"re", "cat", "ing", "un"
Morphemes
Around 2 years old, babies reach this stage which uses a single word to convey a larger meaning.
One-word stage
Transmits information from visual areas in the brain.
Optic nerve
Your EEG shows alpha waves. You are calm, but not asleep.
Calm wakefulness
Retention of information for years or possibly a lifetime regarding facts, experiences, and skills.
Long-term memory
Nonverbal cues, body language, and tone of voice.
Extralinguistic information
People who are bilingual are better at understanding the structure of language and perform better on language tasks because they have better ______________ thought.
Metalinguistic
This part of the inner ear converts vibration into neural activity.
Cochlea
Your EEG shows unique brain waves. Your heartrate and blood pressure begin to increase and you start to have vivid dreams.
Stage 5 (REM Sleep)
Effortlessly remembering the words to a popular song.
Implicit memory
Meaning derived from words and sentences
Semantics
Infants can recognize their own name by 6 months and other words by 10-12 months. Thus, infants can coordinate sound, but are still working on gaining control of their vocal chords.
Comprehension precedes production