Exam 10: Thinking and Language

People can simultaneously process many aspects of sensory information such as color,depth,movement,and form.This best illustrates the function of multiple

A system of rules for deriving meaning from sounds and for ordering words into sentences is called

The inability to see a problem from a new perspective is called

The auditory cortex is especially likely to become responsive to visual input for those who

Allowing time for complex ideas to incubate outside of conscious awareness is most likely to promote

Chimpanzee B watches Chimpanzee A obtain food either by sliding or by lifting a door.Chimpanzee B will then typically do the same to get food.And so will Chimpanzee C after observing Chimpanzee B.This sequence has been said to illustrate

A televised image of a starving child had a greater impact on Mr.White's perception of the extensiveness of world hunger than did a statistical chart summarizing the tremendous scope of the problem.This suggests that his assessment of the world hunger problem is influenced by

The most creative scientists are those who

When someone mentions hamburgers,Trisha immediately thinks of McDonald's.In this instance,McDonald's is a(n)

You are the commissioner of a state lottery system that sponsors daily and weekly drawings.Lottery tickets have not been selling well over the past few months.Describe four ways you could take advantage of people's use of the availability heuristic to boost sales.Explain why you would judge your tactics to be fair or unfair to your customers.

Experimental participants reviewed two research studies,one supporting and the other refuting the crime-deterring effectiveness of capital punishment.Afterward,the opinions of those who initially favored the use of capital punishment became ________ favorable toward its use.The opinions of those who initially opposed the use of capital punishment became ________ favorable toward its use.

Phonemes are

The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas is called

On Monday,the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain,so Sheryl took her umbrella to work.On Friday,he reported an 80 percent chance that it would not rain,so Sheryl left her umbrella at home.Sheryl's behavior illustrates the effect of

Ojinska sold many more raffle tickets when she told people they had a 10 percent chance of winning a prize than when she told them they had a 90 percent chance of not winning.This best illustrates the importance of

After she suffered a stroke,Mrs.Jacobitz had so much difficulty speaking that she had to communicate by writing.This suggests that her brain damage occurred in

Which of the following best accounts for people's greater fear of commercial air flights than of driving an automobile?

People with a superficial understanding of proposals for political change often express immoderately strong pro or con views.This best illustrates the impact of

People more easily detect male discrimination against women than female discrimination against men because the former more closely resembles their discrimination

Which of the following best illustrates productive language?