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121) If you wanted to teach a nonhuman animal to communicate using language, which of the following animals does research suggest would be the best choice? a. Chimpanzees b. Bonobos c. Gorillas d. Parakeets 122) John B. Watson speculated that thinking operates as a form of ____________ speech, which he referred to as covert speech. a. internal b. intimate c. holographic d. cryptophasic 123) Helen Keller’s writings suggest support for a. the imitation approach. b. linguistic relativity. c. critical periods. d. linguistic determinism. 124) Studies that have demonstrated the ability of infants to engage in cognitive performance tests (such as looking and sucking procedures) provide evidence that a. infants do not appear to show any ability to engage in cognition prior to acquiring language. b. thought processes in infants are reflective of a linguistic determinism view. c. linguistic determinism does not accurately reflect our language or cognitive abilities. d. infants can engage in basic forms of cognition, but this delays language development. 125) An early experiment on subvocal language in which curare was used to immobilize the test subject did not rule out the possibility of linguistic determinism. This is because a. the study was not replicated. b. language may be simulated mentally, rather than being subvocal. c. the study violated ethical guidelines. d. the subject still had limited use of facial muscles. 126) Recent research using PET scans has found that ___________________________, as evidenced by patterns of brain activation. a. the linguistic determinism approach is correct b. the linguistic relativity approach is correct c. the linguistic determinism approach is incorrect d. the linguistic relativity approach is incorrect 127) The view that language defines our thinking reflects what approach to language? a. Linguistic determinism b. Sapir-Wharf hypothesis c. Linguistic relativity d. General cognitive processing account 128) Research findings concerning which of the following do not support the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? a. Colour categorization tasks across cultures b. Memory recall across different languages c. Spatial classification according to native language d. Cross-language differences in perception 129) Research on the relation between cognition and language suggests that a. language shapes all aspects of perception, thought, and memory. b. language cannot affect thinking and memory. c. some aspects of thinking are more vulnerable to language influence than others. d. cultures that have only two “colour” words, dark and bright, cannot distinguish other colours. 130) According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, a person’s native language dictates a. the understanding of syntax. b. the speed with which the language is acquired. c. the length of the critical period. d. their thinking processes.