Exam 10: Thinking and Language

Pigeons can reliably discriminate pictures of cars from pictures of chairs.This best illustrates their capacity to develop

If a stranger looks like someone who previously harmed or threatened us in some way,we may-without consciously recalling the earlier experience-react warily.This illustrates that our reactions to others may be influenced by

The various vowel sounds that can be placed between a "t" and an "n" produce words such as tan,ten,tin,and ton.These various vowel sounds represent different

One group of chimpanzees slurp termites directly from a stick,another group picks them off the stick one by one.One group of chimpanzees breaks nuts with a stone hammer;another group does this with a wooden hammer.These group differences in food-gathering practices best illustrate

Experienced chicken sexers can tell you a chick's sex at a glance,yet cannot tell you how they do it.Their acquired expertise is such an automatic habit that it feels like

People are likely to take less time to recognize a woman as a nurse than a man as a nurse because a woman more closely resembles their nurse

Which of the following would be most characteristic of a 2-year-old's telegraphic speech?

Environments that maximize creativity are likely to be those that foster

Introductory psychology students facing a midterm exam one week later spent five minutes each day visualizing themselves scanning the posted grade list,seeing their A grade,and feeling proud.This ________ simulation had ________ effect on their exam scores.

Intrinsic motivation is thought to be an important component of

After taking two years of economics courses,Lionel thinks he knows enough about business to become a millionaire.Lionel should become more aware of

The smallest speech units that carry meaning are called

An effort to "consider the opposite" would be most likely to inhibit

Master chess players can make correct game moves at such speed that their acquired expertise feels like

Prompt feedback regarding your performance on psychology practice tests is most likely to inhibit

A fixation refers to an inability to

Vocal sounds that are not included in one's native language first begin to disappear from usage during the ________ stage of language development.

Anika resisted changing her answer to a test question after reminding herself that "it's always best to stick with your first answer." Anika's decision best illustrates the use of

Suddenly understanding the double meaning of a joke best illustrates

A mental grouping of similar objects,events,ideas,or people is a(n)