Exam 9: Language and Thought

Millie is stumped by a problem in her pre-calculus text. She furtively glances at the answer provided in the back of the text to get an idea of how the solution should look before she returns to the problem. Millie's strategy most closely resembles the problem solving heuristic of _________.

When a problem is well-defined individuals are more likely to find successful solution strategies.

"We think the way our language lets us," muses your French literature professor. Immediately, the phrase "linguistic ___________ hypothesis" begins flashing in your head, in metaphorical neon lights.

The term "aphasia" refers to a deficit in:

Spatial thinking is an example of mental imagery.

How many phonemes does the English language have?

Which of the following areas refers to the meaning of words?

Each of the following is a reason to use a heuristic rather than an algorithm, EXCEPT:

You decide which course to take at 11 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays the following semester by multiplying, for each course option, the priority level of the course and your estimated likelihood of getting into the course. You attempt to enroll in the course with the highest product. You are following the _______ model of decision making.

A fairly sophisticated theory of mind emerges in children by the time they are ______ years old.

Which of the following is an advantage of controlled processing?

Maya said, "I thinked about it." This is an example of the linguistic error called __________.

Psychologists often report that the years prior to age __________ are an especially important time for language acquisition.

Which of the following facts is CORRECTLY tagged with the extent to which it offers support for the learning theory approach to language development?

The study of phonemes is called __________.

The brain region responsible for fear and aggression that appears to be involved in the use of profanity is the __________.

Humans rarely rely on "gut instinct" during decision making.

At approximately what age does theory of mind begin to develop?

It is often difficult to find solution strategies for __________ problems.

"Convert to a mixed numeral: 18/5," states one problem in a fifth-grader's arithmetic text. This is a(n) _________ problem. The _________ state is 3 3/5.