Question 1

Explain the factors that individuals typically consider in risky decision-making.

Accepted Answer

Decision making involves evaluating alte

Question 2

How does risky decision making differ from making decisions about preferences? How do people generally make each type of decision?

Accepted Answer

Making decisions about preferences invol

Question 3

People generally prefer a choice that provides an 80 percent chance of success over one that provides a 19 percent chance of failure. This illustrates the effect of

Accepted Answer

A)  the availability heuristic. 
B)  the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  framing. 
D)  mental set. 
A)  the availability heuristic. 
B)  the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  framing. 
D)  mental set.

Question 4

The word SLOWLY would be an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  metalinguistic 
B)  phoneme 
C)  syntactical unit 
D)  morpheme 
A)  metalinguistic 
B)  phoneme 
C)  syntactical unit 
D)  morpheme

Question 5

What special opportunities or problems were connected with bilingualism? What advantages are there for bilingual children? Based on what you have learned about cognition and language, what do you think, when should second language learning be begun in US schools? Why?

Accepted Answer

Answers to this question will vary accor

Question 6

Evolutionary theorists argue that the human mind is wired to think in terms of ____________________, rather than base rates and probabilities.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Evolutionary theorists argue that the human mind...

Question 7

When people overestimate the frequency of violent crimes because these events generate a great deal of media coverage, they are using

Accepted Answer

A)  the availability heuristic. 
B)  the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  a holistic decision model. 
D)  the elimination by aspects strategy. 
A)  the availability heuristic. 
B)  the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  a holistic decision model. 
D)  the elimination by aspects strategy.

Question 8

List and describe the three types of problems proposed by Greeno.

Accepted Answer

Greeno has proposed that problems can be

Question 9

Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo pygmy chimpanzees suggests that some animals may be capable of genuine language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Interactionist theories of language development help to illustrate which of your text's unifying themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heredity and environment jointly influence behavior. 
B)  Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
C)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective. 
D)  Psychology is empirical. 
A)  Heredity and environment jointly influence behavior. 
B)  Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. 
C)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective. 
D)  Psychology is empirical.

Question 11

Implying that a negative label will be applied to a person who makes an unpopular decision is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the alternative outcomes effect. 
B)  the belief perseverance effect. 
C)  anticipatory name calling. 
D)  the linguistic relativity effect. 
A)  the alternative outcomes effect. 
B)  the belief perseverance effect. 
C)  anticipatory name calling. 
D)  the linguistic relativity effect.

Question 12

During the 1950s and 1960s, creative new ways of measuring mental processes paved the way for the cognitive revolution. The development of new research methods helps to illustrate which of your text's unifying themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective. 
B)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
C)  Psychology is empirical. 
D)  Behavior is determined by multiple causes. 
A)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective. 
B)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
C)  Psychology is empirical. 
D)  Behavior is determined by multiple causes.

Question 13

Byron has been watching his new neighbor for a week. She drives a sporty car, carries a cell phone, and wears nothing but blue business suits. Byron decides his new neighbor must be a lawyer. In this case, Byron seems to have formed an opinion about his new neighbor's occupation based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the hindsight bias. 
B)  the availability heuristic. 
C)  the representativeness heuristic. 
D)  the base-rate fallacy. 
A)  the hindsight bias. 
B)  the availability heuristic. 
C)  the representativeness heuristic. 
D)  the base-rate fallacy.

Question 14

Your sister has just given birth to her first child and has asked you when she should expect the baby to begin speaking. In a paragraph or two, present what you would tell her about the development of language in the first two years of life.

Accepted Answer

Babies as young as three months of age d

Question 15

The ____________________ heuristic involves basing probability estimates for an outcome on the ease with which relevant examples can be retrieved from long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ heuristic involves basing probability estimates...

Question 16

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The overconfidence effect is seen only when making predictions about events that have personal significance. 
B)  In their predictions about personal matters, people tend to be more accurate than confident. 
C)  Even professionals and experts tend to be overconfident about their own predictions. 
D)  The overconfidence effect is seen only when making predictions about events that have no personal significance. 
A)  The overconfidence effect is seen only when making predictions about events that have personal significance. 
B)  In their predictions about personal matters, people tend to be more accurate than confident. 
C)  Even professionals and experts tend to be overconfident about their own predictions. 
D)  The overconfidence effect is seen only when making predictions about events that have no personal significance.

Question 17

Algorithms are guiding principles or "rules of thumb" used in solving problems or making decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The fact that children appear to learn rules, rather than specific word combinations, when acquiring language skills argues most strongly AGAINST which theory of language development?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  nativist 
D)  social communication 
A)  cognitive 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  nativist 
D)  social communication

Question 19

Hiram is not really a sports fan, but he signs up for a fantasy baseball tournament that is being sponsored by the company he works for. In selecting his team, he picks the ten players that he recognizes from 200 that are listed. He is pleasantly surprised when his fantasy team finishes near the top. In this instance, Hiram made his selections using

Accepted Answer

A)  belief perseverance. 
B)  the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  mental set. 
D)  the recognition heuristic. 
A)  belief perseverance. 
B)  the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  mental set. 
D)  the recognition heuristic.

Question 20

The fact that choices which are objectively identical can seem very different when reframed in different terms helps to illustrate which of your text's unifying themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heredity and environment jointly influence behavior. 
B)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
C)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage. 
D)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective. 
A)  Heredity and environment jointly influence behavior. 
B)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
C)  Our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage. 
D)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective.

Exam 16: Language and Thought Part 2

Explain the factors that individuals typically consider in risky decision-making.

How does risky decision making differ from making decisions about preferences? How do people generally make each type of decision?

People generally prefer a choice that provides an 80 percent chance of success over one that provides a 19 percent chance of failure. This illustrates the effect of

The word SLOWLY would be an example of a:

What special opportunities or problems were connected with bilingualism? What advantages are there for bilingual children? Based on what you have learned about cognition and language, what do you think, when should second language learning be begun in US schools? Why?

Evolutionary theorists argue that the human mind is wired to think in terms of ____________________, rather than base rates and probabilities.

When people overestimate the frequency of violent crimes because these events generate a great deal of media coverage, they are using

List and describe the three types of problems proposed by Greeno.

Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo pygmy chimpanzees suggests that some animals may be capable of genuine language acquisition.

Interactionist theories of language development help to illustrate which of your text's unifying themes?

Implying that a negative label will be applied to a person who makes an unpopular decision is known as

During the 1950s and 1960s, creative new ways of measuring mental processes paved the way for the cognitive revolution. The development of new research methods helps to illustrate which of your text's unifying themes?

Byron has been watching his new neighbor for a week. She drives a sporty car, carries a cell phone, and wears nothing but blue business suits. Byron decides his new neighbor must be a lawyer. In this case, Byron seems to have formed an opinion about his new neighbor's occupation based on

Your sister has just given birth to her first child and has asked you when she should expect the baby to begin speaking. In a paragraph or two, present what you would tell her about the development of language in the first two years of life.

The ____________________ heuristic involves basing probability estimates for an outcome on the ease with which relevant examples can be retrieved from long-term memory.

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Algorithms are guiding principles or "rules of thumb" used in solving problems or making decisions.

The fact that children appear to learn rules, rather than specific word combinations, when acquiring language skills argues most strongly AGAINST which theory of language development?

The fact that choices which are objectively identical can seem very different when reframed in different terms helps to illustrate which of your text's unifying themes?

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