University of Maryland Language Cognition and Stereotypes Questions
Question Description
Instruction:
– No quick 1 sentence answers (at least a paragraph)
– APA not needed
Questions:
1. Consider Kosslyn’s argument in favorof spatial representation and Pylyshyn’s argument in favor ofpropositional representation. If you need more information tounderstand the difference, take a look at this tutorial.Now that you can recognize what each theory suggests and thedifferences between the theories, choose whether you think that we usespatial representation or propositional representations when we formmental images. Defend your position by giving real-life examples (notthe ones provided in the text) that support that position.
2. Chomskyand Skinner made two very different claims about language acquisition inhumans. While Chomsky said it was a matter or nature, Skinner, said itwas a matter of nurture (i.e., learning). What do you believe? Do youbelieve that language acquisition is a matter of nature, nurture, orsome combination of both? Give examples from your own experiences tosupport and defend your position.
Be sure to fully defend your choices with explanations that are complete and detailed.
3. Chapter 10 discusses how usingstereotypes can be an efficient way to interact socially. Well, we haveall heard stereotypes related to our own race/ethnicity. Describe a timewhen you were stereotyped. How did it make you feel? How did you handlethe situation? Did you say something or ignore it? How do you thinkthis stereotype is perpetuated (e.g., movies, commercials, books, etc.)?
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