Question 1

Which of the following statements best captures your text's theoretical interpretation of child-directed speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  Child-directed speech arises automatically, showing that we are biologically predisposed to structure the environment to aid children's language learning. In this way, child-directed speech is good evidence for an interactive perspective on language development. 
B)  Child-directed speech shows that we structure the environment to aid children's language development, thereby supporting the learning view of language acquisition 
C)  Child-directed speech arises automatically, pointing to the biological basis of language development. 
D)  Child-directed speech is universal, appearing even among deaf parents using sign language. This suggests the biological basis of language development. 
A)  Child-directed speech arises automatically, showing that we are biologically predisposed to structure the environment to aid children's language learning. In this way, child-directed speech is good evidence for an interactive perspective on language development. 
B)  Child-directed speech shows that we structure the environment to aid children's language development, thereby supporting the learning view of language acquisition 
C)  Child-directed speech arises automatically, pointing to the biological basis of language development. 
D)  Child-directed speech is universal, appearing even among deaf parents using sign language. This suggests the biological basis of language development.

Question 2

Which of the following impediments to effective problem solving is CORRECTLY matched with its definition?

Accepted Answer

A)  functional fixedness - the tendency for old patterns of problem solving to persist 
B)  mental set - the tendency to think of an object only in terms of its customary use 
C)  confirmation bias - the tendency to favor existing hypotheses and to ignore evidence favoring alternatives 
D)  confirmation bias - the tendency for old patterns of problem solving to persist 
A)  functional fixedness - the tendency for old patterns of problem solving to persist 
B)  mental set - the tendency to think of an object only in terms of its customary use 
C)  confirmation bias - the tendency to favor existing hypotheses and to ignore evidence favoring alternatives 
D)  confirmation bias - the tendency for old patterns of problem solving to persist

Question 3

Mr. Daniels continues to speak fluently and grammatically following a brain injury. However, what he says makes absolutely no sense. Mr. Daniels appears to be suffering from ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wernicke's aphasia 
B)  agrammatism 
C)  Broca's aphasia 
D)  lexical agnosia 
A)  Wernicke's aphasia 
B)  agrammatism 
C)  Broca's aphasia 
D)  lexical agnosia

Question 4

Your text reports the case of a girl named Genie, who was exposed to virtually no language from the age of 20 months until the age of 13. In what way does Genie's case offer support for the notion of a critical period in language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A)  With intensive instruction, Genie acquired a sizeable vocabulary after the age of 13; moreover, she eventually mastered the rules of syntax. 
B)  Even with intensive instruction, Genie acquired only a very small vocabulary after the age of 13; furthermore, she never mastered the complexities of language. 
C)  Once she was no longer isolated, Genie acquired a sizeable vocabulary and eventually mastered the rules of syntax, even without intensive formal instruction. 
D)  Genie's case is irrelevant to the notion of a critical period. 
A)  With intensive instruction, Genie acquired a sizeable vocabulary after the age of 13; moreover, she eventually mastered the rules of syntax. 
B)  Even with intensive instruction, Genie acquired only a very small vocabulary after the age of 13; furthermore, she never mastered the complexities of language. 
C)  Once she was no longer isolated, Genie acquired a sizeable vocabulary and eventually mastered the rules of syntax, even without intensive formal instruction. 
D)  Genie's case is irrelevant to the notion of a critical period.

Question 5

People often ignore probability information when they make assumptions using the representativeness heuristic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationships, if any, between agrammatism and either Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia, or both?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agrammatism is sometimes a feature of Wernicke's aphasia. 
B)  Agrammatism is sometimes a feature of Broca's aphasia. 
C)  Agrammatism is characteristic of both Wernicke's and Broca's aphasia. 
D)  Agrammatism is a third type of aphasia, along with Wernicke's and Broca's aphasia. 
A)  Agrammatism is sometimes a feature of Wernicke's aphasia. 
B)  Agrammatism is sometimes a feature of Broca's aphasia. 
C)  Agrammatism is characteristic of both Wernicke's and Broca's aphasia. 
D)  Agrammatism is a third type of aphasia, along with Wernicke's and Broca's aphasia.

Question 7

Theorists taking an interactive approach to language development:

Accepted Answer

A)  reject both the learning theory and biological approaches 
B)  agree that we are biologically hardwired to acquire language 
C)  downplay the role of the environment in language development 
D)  remain unconvinced by the idea of a language-acquisition device 
A)  reject both the learning theory and biological approaches 
B)  agree that we are biologically hardwired to acquire language 
C)  downplay the role of the environment in language development 
D)  remain unconvinced by the idea of a language-acquisition device

Question 8

Which component of language below is CORRECTLY matched to its description?

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatics - social communication 
B)  syntax - speech sounds 
C)  semantics - word order 
D)  phoneme - meaning 
A)  pragmatics - social communication 
B)  syntax - speech sounds 
C)  semantics - word order 
D)  phoneme - meaning

Question 9

Which of the following alternatives best summarizes your text's discussion of the influence of emotion on decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  People sometimes rely on emotion to guide decision making. This is invariably a bad idea. 
B)  People sometimes rely on emotion to guide decision making. This is sometimes a good idea. 
C)  People often rely on emotion to guide decision making. This is sometimes a good idea. 
D)  People often rely on emotion to guide decision making. This is invariably a bad idea. 
A)  People sometimes rely on emotion to guide decision making. This is invariably a bad idea. 
B)  People sometimes rely on emotion to guide decision making. This is sometimes a good idea. 
C)  People often rely on emotion to guide decision making. This is sometimes a good idea. 
D)  People often rely on emotion to guide decision making. This is invariably a bad idea.

Question 10

Making several minor household repairs, Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver. Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is constrained by a powerful mental set. 
B)  She has been released from functional fixedness. 
C)  She is in a period of incubation. 
D)  She is forming subgoals. 
A)  She is constrained by a powerful mental set. 
B)  She has been released from functional fixedness. 
C)  She is in a period of incubation. 
D)  She is forming subgoals.

Question 11

Which of the following best expresses the relationship between incubation and insight?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insight precedes incubation. 
B)  Insight follows incubation. 
C)  Insight is synonymous with incubation. 
D)  Insight and incubation are unrelated. 
A)  Insight precedes incubation. 
B)  Insight follows incubation. 
C)  Insight is synonymous with incubation. 
D)  Insight and incubation are unrelated.

Question 12

Describe the concept of bounded rationality.

Accepted Answer

Limiting the cognitive effort

Question 13

Which of the following individuals is engaged in problem solving, as your text defines the term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clay, who is determining which of several of used cars is least likely to present a maintenance headache 
B)  Darla, who is concluding that a particular model of used car is a poor investment over the longer term, based on her ideas regarding the resale values of different types of cars 
C)  Emilio, who is writing down a shopping list because he knows the number of items on the list is probably greater than the number of items he could simply remember 
D)  Frankie, who is planning to pick up some extra shifts so he can buy a used car he has his eye on 
A)  Clay, who is determining which of several of used cars is least likely to present a maintenance headache 
B)  Darla, who is concluding that a particular model of used car is a poor investment over the longer term, based on her ideas regarding the resale values of different types of cars 
C)  Emilio, who is writing down a shopping list because he knows the number of items on the list is probably greater than the number of items he could simply remember 
D)  Frankie, who is planning to pick up some extra shifts so he can buy a used car he has his eye on

Question 14

The ability to direct thoughts and actions in accord with one's intentions is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ability to direct thoughts and actions...

Question 15

Define functional fixedness and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Tendency to view objects as ha

Question 16

Provide an example of research that suggests that thinking about something activates the same brain regions as sensing or doing it.

Accepted Answer

Research that involves thinkin

Question 17

What group of individuals takes advantage of the ability to manipulate an individual's emotions to increase the likelihood of them purchasing a particular good or service?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What group of individuals takes advantage of...

Question 18

Languages with more phonemes are capable of producing more complex ideas than languages with fewer phonemes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following areas is activated when individuals read?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pons 
B)  Medulla 
C)  Frontal eye fields 
D)  Parietal cortex 
A)  Pons 
B)  Medulla 
C)  Frontal eye fields 
D)  Parietal cortex

Question 20

Evidence supporting the linguistic relativity hypothesis comes from ________ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  evolutionary 
B)  cross-cultural 
C)  behavioral 
D)  neuroscientific 
A)  evolutionary 
B)  cross-cultural 
C)  behavioral 
D)  neuroscientific

Which of the following statements best captures your text's theoretical interpretation of child-directed speech?

Which of the following impediments to effective problem solving is CORRECTLY matched with its definition?

Mr. Daniels continues to speak fluently and grammatically following a brain injury. However, what he says makes absolutely no sense. Mr. Daniels appears to be suffering from ___________.

Your text reports the case of a girl named Genie, who was exposed to virtually no language from the age of 20 months until the age of 13. In what way does Genie's case offer support for the notion of a critical period in language acquisition?

People often ignore probability information when they make assumptions using the representativeness heuristic.

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationships, if any, between agrammatism and either Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia, or both?

Theorists taking an interactive approach to language development:

Which component of language below is CORRECTLY matched to its description?

Which of the following alternatives best summarizes your text's discussion of the influence of emotion on decision making?

Making several minor household repairs, Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver. Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving?

Which of the following best expresses the relationship between incubation and insight?

Describe the concept of bounded rationality.

Which of the following individuals is engaged in problem solving, as your text defines the term?

The ability to direct thoughts and actions in accord with one's intentions is known as __________.

Define functional fixedness and provide an example.

Provide an example of research that suggests that thinking about something activates the same brain regions as sensing or doing it.

What group of individuals takes advantage of the ability to manipulate an individual's emotions to increase the likelihood of them purchasing a particular good or service?

Languages with more phonemes are capable of producing more complex ideas than languages with fewer phonemes.

Which of the following areas is activated when individuals read?

Evidence supporting the linguistic relativity hypothesis comes from ________ psychology.

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Exam 9: Language and Thought

Which of the following statements best captures your text's theoretical interpretation of child-directed speech?

Which of the following impediments to effective problem solving is CORRECTLY matched with its definition?

Mr. Daniels continues to speak fluently and grammatically following a brain injury. However, what he says makes absolutely no sense. Mr. Daniels appears to be suffering from ___________.

Your text reports the case of a girl named Genie, who was exposed to virtually no language from the age of 20 months until the age of 13. In what way does Genie's case offer support for the notion of a critical period in language acquisition?

People often ignore probability information when they make assumptions using the representativeness heuristic.

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationships, if any, between agrammatism and either Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia, or both?

Theorists taking an interactive approach to language development:

Which component of language below is CORRECTLY matched to its description?

Which of the following alternatives best summarizes your text's discussion of the influence of emotion on decision making?

Making several minor household repairs, Alyssa uses a shoe as a hammer and a butter knife as a screwdriver. Which of the following statements best characterizes Alyssa's problem solving?

Which of the following best expresses the relationship between incubation and insight?

Describe the concept of bounded rationality.

Which of the following individuals is engaged in problem solving, as your text defines the term?

The ability to direct thoughts and actions in accord with one's intentions is known as __________.

Define functional fixedness and provide an example.

Provide an example of research that suggests that thinking about something activates the same brain regions as sensing or doing it.

What group of individuals takes advantage of the ability to manipulate an individual's emotions to increase the likelihood of them purchasing a particular good or service?

Languages with more phonemes are capable of producing more complex ideas than languages with fewer phonemes.

Which of the following areas is activated when individuals read?

Evidence supporting the linguistic relativity hypothesis comes from ________ psychology.

Psychology: Yesterday and Today

Psychology As a Science

Human Development

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Intelligence

Motivation

Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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