Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Language Acquisition Device, Kanzi, Vocal Tract

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Mental representation includes images, idea, concepts, and principles. Psycholinguistics the scientific study of the psychological aspects of language, such as how people understand, produce, and acquire language: divided into 3 broad areas. Physiological localization of functions in the brain. Examining methods and differences in the approach to the study of language relevant to psychology which requires two major view of human mental processes: modularity, connectionism. Properties of language: language is symbolic and structured. Uses sounds, written characters, or some other system of symbols to represent objects, ideas, events, feelings, and actions. Grammar the set of rules that dictate how symbols can be combined to create meaningful units of communication. Syntax the rules that govern the order of words: language conveys meaning. It should be able to form and then transfer mental representations to the mind of another person. Semantics the meaning of words and sentences: language is generative and permits displacement.