Problem: Post a 200- to 250-word response in which you:
Based on Marcelino (2024), explain how language influences cognition. Does this suggest that language shapes thought, or can thought exist independently? Use examples from the article to support your view. Need Assignment Help?
After viewing Tricky Topics: Nature of Language, discuss how the video's explanations about the nature of language contribute to the debate on whether thought or language comes first. What insights does the video provide that complement or challenge Marcelino's article?
Reflect on your own experience with thinking and language. Describe a situation where language either helped you clarify a thought or where you had a thought before finding the words to express it. What does this reveal about the relationship between language and thought?
To demonstrate what you learned this week, be sure to support your work by referring to specific information from the learning resources. Cite and reference the sources you used.
Readings:
Marcelino, M. E. (2024). Psycholinguistics: How language shapes cognition. Berkeley Undergraduate Journal, 38(1).
FirstYearPsych Dalhousie. (2020). Tricky topics: Nature of language [Video]. YouTube.