Lesson 3.2.2.1.2
3.2.2.1.2 Sapir-Whorf hypothesis: thinking depends on language Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 6
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The 20 questions
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What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis propose about language and thought?
- Genetics determine both
- Language shapes thought
- Thought shapes language
- They are unrelated
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Which version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis represents the stronger claim?
- Language universalism
- Linguistic relativity
- Cognitive priming
- Linguistic determinism
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What is the weaker version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis called?
- Linguistic determinism
- Linguistic relativity
- Cognitive nativism
- Language acquisition
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What does linguistic relativity predict if a language uses one word for blue and green?
- Faster shape sorting
- Total colour blindness
- Enhanced visual acuity
- Slower colour discrimination
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Which phenomenon best supports the concept of linguistic relativity?
- Universal grammar rules
- Spatial memory differences
- Innate colour categories
- Shared facial expressions
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Which two linguists gave their name to the hypothesis linking language and thought?
- Piaget and Vygotsky
- Sapir and Whorf
- Baddeley and Hitch
- Skinner and Chomsky
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What is the central claim of linguistic relativity regarding thought?
- Thought creates language
- Language equals thought
- Language influences thought
- Language stops thought
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Under a weak Sapir-Whorf view, how does a missing past tense affect speakers?
- Thinking stops entirely
- Time expression changes
- Past events disappear
- Memory becomes impossible
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Bilinguals judging distances differently by language supports which concept?
- Linguistic relativity
- Sensory adaptation
- Operant conditioning
- Social learning
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Which finding challenges the strong form of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
- Non-verbal concept recognition
- Shared phoneme sounds
- Identical vocabulary sizes
- Universal grammar rules
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What is a major criticism of strong linguistic determinism?
- New ideas occur
- Grammar is universal
- Animals use signals
- Languages have verbs
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Detailed family words in a language lead to what predicted outcome?
- Impaired social skills
- Enhanced kinship memory
- Reduced vocabulary size
- Total cultural isolation
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What term describes the claim that language completely controls thought limits?
- Linguistic relativity
- Linguistic determinism
- Cognitive bias
- Semantic modularity
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Which term describes language influencing thought without fully determining it?
- Cognitive closure
- Syntactic nativism
- Linguistic relativity
- Linguistic determinism
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Which domain is most commonly studied to test linguistic relativity?
- Auditory thresholds
- Classical conditioning
- Colour and space
- Motor skill development
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What is the best study design to test if language shapes memory?
- Comparing different languages
- Studying single monolinguals
- Testing animal cognition
- Analysing infant crying
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What is a testable prediction arising from the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
- Universal grammar rules
- Equal vocabulary sizes
- Identical reaction times
- Compass language differences
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Why is testing the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis empirically difficult?
- Grammar is universal
- Culture overlaps language
- Words have no meaning
- Languages never change
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Bilinguals describing events differently by language demonstrates what idea?
- Reflex conditioning
- Biological maturation
- Linguistic relativity
- Sensory deprivation
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Faster colour naming without perception changes supports which conclusion?
- Perception is destroyed
- Language causes blindness
- Language aids naming
- Thought is impossible
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