Short answer questions

1. Human language results from the complex interplay of several characteristics. These characteristics include phonemes, phonological rules, morphemes, grammar, morphological rules, and syntactical rules. Discuss each of these aspects of human language, providing an example of each and noting how all these elements work together.

2. Compare behaviourist and nativist explanations for language development. What are the basic arguments of each position? What evidence is there supporting each position?

3. Compare and contrast the following psychological theories of concepts and categories: family resemblance theory, prototype theory, and exemplar theory.

4. Describe the heritability coefficient. What factors can influence the size of this statistic?

5. Using the terms absolute and relative intelligence, discuss how intelligence changes over the course of an individual's lifetime. Then, describe generational differences in absolute intelligence scores.

6. Describe some situational factors (such as race and/or gender) that influence how individuals perform on intelligence tests.