Exam 9: Language and Thought

A developmental psychologist investigates the reasons that elementary-school children lie. Which of the following coefficients is she most likely to find between age and lying to avoid punishment on the one hand, and lying to make others feel better, on the other?

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Question 41

Shannon is trying to determine how she might earn a better grade on her next German vocabulary test. She realizes that mental images seem to help her remember lists of unfamiliar items, so she tries to form a distinct image in her mind for each word she tries to learn. Shannon is demonstrating:

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Question 42

According to Kahneman, what makes predicting human behavior during decision making extremely difficult?

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Question 43

Wernicke's area is located in the left temporal lobe.

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Question 44

The brain region critical for speech production is called 's area. It is located in the ____ cortex.

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Question 45

By what age do normally-developing babies begin to babble?

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Question 46

Extensive vocabularies for a topic can lead can lead a person to make __________ distinctions along that dimension.

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Question 47

What phrase is used to describe how we rank criteria when engaging in rational decision making?

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Question 48

The language production and comprehension centers are located in the left hemisphere in about _______% of the population.

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Question 49

Hallucination is to delusion as _ is to __.

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Question 50

What pattern describes the tendency to use strategies that have worked in the past?

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Question 51

Dr. Salim is a linguist, studying the rules guiding the order of words and phrases in several of the world's languages. Dr. Salim is a(n) ___________.

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Question 52

The "string problem" is a classic measure that assesses functional fixedness.

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Question 53

What makes the word "dog" different from the word "dogs"?

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Question 54

Describe how the capacity for cognitive control changes as people age.

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Question 55

Phonology is the study of:

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Question 56

In problems, the nature of the problem and the information needed to solve it are clear; in __ problems, either or both the nature of the problem and the information required to solve it are unclear.

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Question 57

Although James worked on his chemistry homework for several hours, he still did not understand it. While taking a break to watch television, he gained insight into the processes he had studied. What term describes his "break"?

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Question 58

The tendency to look for information during problem solving that meets our expectations is known as __________.

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Question 59

Define lexical meaning and describe how it changes over time?

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A developmental psychologist investigates the reasons that elementary-school children lie. Which of the following coefficients is she most likely to find between age and lying to avoid punishment on the one hand, and lying to make others feel better, on the other?

Shannon is trying to determine how she might earn a better grade on her next German vocabulary test. She realizes that mental images seem to help her remember lists of unfamiliar items, so she tries to form a distinct image in her mind for each word she tries to learn. Shannon is demonstrating:

According to Kahneman, what makes predicting human behavior during decision making extremely difficult?

Wernicke's area is located in the left temporal lobe.

The brain region critical for speech production is called 's area. It is located in the ____ cortex.

By what age do normally-developing babies begin to babble?

Extensive vocabularies for a topic can lead can lead a person to make __________ distinctions along that dimension.

What phrase is used to describe how we rank criteria when engaging in rational decision making?

The language production and comprehension centers are located in the left hemisphere in about _______% of the population.

Hallucination is to delusion as _ is to __.

What pattern describes the tendency to use strategies that have worked in the past?

Dr. Salim is a linguist, studying the rules guiding the order of words and phrases in several of the world's languages. Dr. Salim is a(n) ___________.

The "string problem" is a classic measure that assesses functional fixedness.

What makes the word "dog" different from the word "dogs"?

Describe how the capacity for cognitive control changes as people age.

Phonology is the study of:

In problems, the nature of the problem and the information needed to solve it are clear; in __ problems, either or both the nature of the problem and the information required to solve it are unclear.

Although James worked on his chemistry homework for several hours, he still did not understand it. While taking a break to watch television, he gained insight into the processes he had studied. What term describes his "break"?

The tendency to look for information during problem solving that meets our expectations is known as __________.

Define lexical meaning and describe how it changes over time?

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Exam 9: Language and Thought

A developmental psychologist investigates the reasons that elementary-school children lie. Which of the following coefficients is she most likely to find between age and lying to avoid punishment on the one hand, and lying to make others feel better, on the other?

Shannon is trying to determine how she might earn a better grade on her next German vocabulary test. She realizes that mental images seem to help her remember lists of unfamiliar items, so she tries to form a distinct image in her mind for each word she tries to learn. Shannon is demonstrating:

According to Kahneman, what makes predicting human behavior during decision making extremely difficult?

Wernicke's area is located in the left temporal lobe.

The brain region critical for speech production is called ________'s area. It is located in the ____________ cortex.

By what age do normally-developing babies begin to babble?

Extensive vocabularies for a topic can lead can lead a person to make __________ distinctions along that dimension.

What phrase is used to describe how we rank criteria when engaging in rational decision making?

The language production and comprehension centers are located in the left hemisphere in about _______% of the population.

Hallucination is to delusion as _______ is to ________.

What pattern describes the tendency to use strategies that have worked in the past?

Dr. Salim is a linguist, studying the rules guiding the order of words and phrases in several of the world's languages. Dr. Salim is a(n) ___________.

The "string problem" is a classic measure that assesses functional fixedness.

What makes the word "dog" different from the word "dogs"?

Describe how the capacity for cognitive control changes as people age.

Phonology is the study of:

In ________ problems, the nature of the problem and the information needed to solve it are clear; in __________ problems, either or both the nature of the problem and the information required to solve it are unclear.

Although James worked on his chemistry homework for several hours, he still did not understand it. While taking a break to watch television, he gained insight into the processes he had studied. What term describes his "break"?

The tendency to look for information during problem solving that meets our expectations is known as __________.

Define lexical meaning and describe how it changes over time?

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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The brain region critical for speech production is called 's area. It is located in the ____ cortex.

Hallucination is to delusion as _ is to __.

In problems, the nature of the problem and the information needed to solve it are clear; in __ problems, either or both the nature of the problem and the information required to solve it are unclear.