Exam 9: Language and Thought

When we engage in analogical problem solving,we attempt to solve a problem by finding a similar problem with a known solution and applying that solution to the current problem.

Who studied colour perception in the Dani,an isolated tribe living in New Guinea?

While they are speaking,people with Wernicke's aphasia appear not to suffer from any language deficits.

During the first few years of life,language processing in the brain:

At 11:00 p.m. ,Alexia is working on an important work assignment due tomorrow.The assignment requires the Internet to access important files from a server.Unfortunately,a power outage just knocked out Alexia's home Internet service.Local caf?s with free wireless Internet are closed,as are public libraries.The university library is still open but will close in an hour,and Alexia needs to work all night to finish the project.After a few minutes of pondering what to do,she calls a local motel that has free Internet service and books a room for the night.Alexia's decision making illustrates _____ reasoning.

With regard to determinants of language learning,behaviourists do NOT focus on:

The language of the Inuit in Canada has many different terms for frozen white flakes of precipitation,for which we use the term snow._____ argued that,because of this,the Inuit _____.

Among Canadians,the prototypical bird is the loon.

In a study by Bowers and colleagues (1990),participants were shown three words and were asked to generate a fourth word consistent with the series.Which grouping is a coherent series?

Which statement about JB's performance on colour-meaning tasks is TRUE?

Which statement is TRUE for bilingual children versus monolingual children?

In the moments before a problem is solved by insight,there is increased activity deep in the frontal lobes,in the part of the brain known as the:

Recent research on insight suggests that insightful solutions:

The likelihood that an event will occur is a _____ measure.

What function deteriorated as a result of a neurological disorder in JB?

Theoretical reasoning necessarily lacks:

There is a surge in electrical activity in the left frontal lobe about one third of a second before an insightful "Aha!" moment is experienced.

Prospect theory assumes that people give a greater weight to outcomes that are certainties.

Means-ends analysis is a type of theoretical reasoning.

_____ are mental shortcuts that may or may not be effective,whereas _____ are well-defined rules that guarantee a solution to a problem.