Research Participants Were Asked to Identify a Word That Could

question 67

Multiple Choice

Research participants were asked to identify a word that could be associated meaningfully with each of three other words. Solutions that occurred with sudden insight were accompanied by a burst of activity in the brain's ________ lobe.

• A)right temporal
• B)left temporal
• C)right occipital
• D)left occipital

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Definitions:

Linguistic Relativity

The hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, often referred to as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Morphemes

The smallest grammatical units in a language that have meaning or grammatical function.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in any given language, including the arrangement of words and phrases.

Semantics

The study of meaning in language, including how words and sentences represent particular ideas and objects.