3.5.A—Explain how key components of language and communication apply to behavior and mental processes

Explain how key components of language and communication apply to behavior and mental processes.

• Language is a shared (mutually agreed upon) system of arbitrary symbols (often expressed as and combined into phonemes, morphemes, and semantics) that are rule-governed (via grammar and syntax) and generative to produce an infinity of ideas.
  • Exclusion: Pragmatics of language are outside the scope of the AP Psychology Exam.