Exam 10: Thinking and Language

Overconfidence refers to the tendency to

Six-month-old Ohmar recognizes the difference between squares and circles just as accurately as his 3-year-old brother,who can correctly name the different shapes.This fact would most directly challenge

Prototypes are especially important in the process of

After a skydiving accident,Laurie was unable to make sense of other people's speech.It is likely that she suffered brain damage to

After spending two hours trying to solve an engineering problem,Amira finally gave up.As she was trying to fall asleep that night,a solution to the problem popped into her head.Amira's experience best illustrates

Broca's area is a region of the

Noam Chomsky suggested that all human languages share a(n)

Introductory psychology students were more likely to achieve a good midterm exam grade if prior to the exam they repeatedly practiced visual imagery that involved

After Paul's snow-skiing accident,doctors detected damage to his cerebral cortex in Wernicke's area.Because of the damage,Paul is most likely to experience difficulty in

University students who focus on the interest and challenge of their schoolwork rather than on simply meeting deadlines and securing good grades are especially likely to demonstrate

After gathering extensive information about the colleges she was interested in attending,Krista let the information "incubate" outside her conscious awareness for several days.This provided time for her decision to be potentially enhanced by

Framing refers to

A prototype is a

If our capacity to form concepts depends on our verbal memory,this would best illustrate

Steve was sure he answered at least 70 questions correctly on his biology test.In fact,he was right on only 55 items.Steve's misjudgment of his test performance illustrates

A reliance on quick intuitive judgments is best illustrated by our use of

Whenever Arlo reminded himself that his musical skills could earn him fame and fortune,he became less creative in his musical performance.This best illustrates that creativity may be inhibited by

Divergent thinking involves

Ilhan's language does not distinguish between "family love" and "romantic love," so he has difficulty realizing that he deeply loves his sister.Which of the following is most relevant to Ilhan's difficulty?

Implicit knowledge of what we've learned but can't fully explain is most clearly reflected by our