Modularity of Mind 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyModularity UniversityNone Created by: Amy SinclairCreated on: 04-01-14 11:21 What are modules according to Fodor? Dedicated organs or processes for a very specific task. 1 of 15 What does Fodor believe the mind is? A set of divisible processes. 2 of 15 Examples of modular perceptual systems? Audition & Vision 3 of 15 Examples of modular cognitive systems? Language & Working Memory 4 of 15 The 4 properties of modules? 1) Domain specific, 2) Innate, 3) Fast & Automatic, 4) Encapsulated 5 of 15 According to Chomsky, what is Universal Grammar? Innate knowledge about grammar that humans are born with. 6 of 15 When is the critical period of language? Between 3 and 12 years. 7 of 15 What is Chomsky's poverty of the stimulus argument? Language user generates infinite number of utterances when exposed to finite linguistic environment. 8 of 15 What is Chomsky's 'Human language is unique' argument? If language was stimulus-response all animals would be able to learn it but it is uniquely human. 9 of 15 What did Steve Pinker propose? That children have Language Acquisition Device (LAD) which he claimed meets the criteria for a trait obtained through natural selection. 10 of 15 What is Latent Semantic Analysis? A language processing module based on symbol-symbol relations. 11 of 15 What can LSA demonstrate about human cognition? Gives an account of how we can process information so quickly via language 12 of 15 Limitation of LSA? Can't process afforded sentences accurately but humans can, so doesn't fully represent human cognition. 13 of 15 What has LSA been successfully used for? 1) Auto-tutoring, 2) Essay Marking 14 of 15 What are the 5 areas of evidence in support of UG/LAD? 1) Poverty of Stimulus, 2) Language Uniquely Human, 3) Critical Period, 4) Creole languages, 5) Linguistic Universals 15 of 15
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