Communication
Language Processing
Language
Language Theories
Anatomy
100

Communication has two linguistic components including speech and _________?

Language

100

A part of memory that holds linguistic information while processing occurs is called?

Working Memory

100

Variations of Standard American English that are influenced by region or community is called?

Dialect

100

A theory supported by Noam Chomsky that advocates for an innate process of language knowledge that includes a Language Acquisition Device in the brain is called?

Generative/nativist Theory

100

The part of the nervous system that contains the spinal cord, brainstem is called?

Central Nervous system

200

An extralinguistic component of communication that deals with body language, gestures, eye contact and proximity is called?

Nonlinguistic Cues

200

A type of memory that discarded from STM after rehearsal and repetition for long term storage is called?

LTM

200
A component of language that deals with the form or structure of a sentence including word order, organization and grammar is called?

Syntax

200

An opposing theory that claims that language development is the result of both innate abilities AND environmental exposure is called?

Interactionist Theory

200

The part of the nervous system that contains neural tissues which conducts impulses to and from the body to brain is called?

Peripheral Nervous System

300

An extralinguistic component of communication that deals with rate, speed, intonation and pitch is called _________.

Paralinguistic cues

300

A type of memory that hold small bits of information for immediate recall is called?

STM

300

A component of Language that deals with the units of a word or the smallest meaning grammatic unit is called?

Morphology

300

B.F. Skinners approach of reinforcement and consequence learning is called?

Behavioralism

300

The brain is divided into 4 lobes: temporal, parietal, occipital and ________ which is responsible for executive function skills?

Frontal lobe

400

A component of communication that refers to the ability to think about thinking, to make judgments and analysis of our own thinking is called ______________.

Metalinguistics

400

The ability to be aware of a learning situation, select what stimuli is focused on and required orientation and reaction is called?

Attention

400

A component of language that deals with the smallest unit of sound and is transcribed in IPA or the International phonetic alphabet is called?

Phonology

400

A language learning theory that states that learning comes from internal processing of incoming data and is supported by Jean Piaget is called?

Cognitivist Learning Theory

400

An area or 'strip' of the frontal cortex that is responsible for organizing motor movements is called?

Motor Cortex
500

A communicator who conceives, formulates modulates and issues messages and to perceived the degree to which the intended meaning is conveyed is believed to have this?

Communicative competence

500

After stimuli is received and processes it is sorted into related bits or schemes for easier recall or later use.  This process is called?

Organization

500

A component of language that deals with meaning including vocabulary, concepts, and word relationships is called?

Semantics

500

Lev Vygotsky's theory that learning is the result of social contexts and interactions is called?

Social Constructivist Learning Theory

500

The basic brain functions include: Regulation, formulation and __________?

Processing