Question 1

Recent research has found that bilingual children show ________ cognitive processing compared to their monolingual peers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Recent research has found that bilingual children...

Question 2

When Leslie's Dad gets home before 6:00 p.m. ,it means he has finished a job early and is in a good mood.When Dad is in a good mood,he takes Leslie out for ice cream.While finishing her homework today,Leslie hears her father's car pull into the driveway.It is 5:30 p.m.So Leslie reasoned,"Tonight I get ice cream!" Leslie was using ___________________ reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A)  inductive 
B)  deductive 
C)  divergent 
D)  convergent 
A)  inductive 
B)  deductive 
C)  divergent 
D)  convergent

Question 3

Deductive reasoning is considered to be a stronger and more valid form of reasoning than inductive reasoning because:

Accepted Answer

A)  if the premises are true,the conclusion cannot be false. 
B)  inductive reasoning is more vulnerable to the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  deductive reasoning is less vulnerable to the availability heuristic. 
D)  deductive reasoning leads to a high likelihood that the conclusions are true. 
A)  if the premises are true,the conclusion cannot be false. 
B)  inductive reasoning is more vulnerable to the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  deductive reasoning is less vulnerable to the availability heuristic. 
D)  deductive reasoning leads to a high likelihood that the conclusions are true.

Question 4

anguage can be used to create an infinite number of messages that can have novel or new meanings.This quality of language is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic 
B)  propositional 
C)  structural 
D)  generative 
A)  symbolic 
B)  propositional 
C)  structural 
D)  generative

Question 5

According to the availability heuristic,we often base our probability decisions on:

Accepted Answer

A)  how well something fits a prototype. 
B)  our tendency to want to prove rather than disprove hypotheses. 
C)  our tendency to continue using old solutions to problems even though other solutions are more efficient. 
D)  how easy it is for us to call something up from memory. 
A)  how well something fits a prototype. 
B)  our tendency to want to prove rather than disprove hypotheses. 
C)  our tendency to continue using old solutions to problems even though other solutions are more efficient. 
D)  how easy it is for us to call something up from memory.

Question 6

Suppose there was a language that had only two words for precipitation,and that one of those words was for rain and the other for snow.If it was found that people who spoke only that language had difficulty discriminating among mist,drizzle,rain,freezing rain,hail,ice pellets,snow,and other forms of precipitation,then that finding would support the:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitive period hypothesis. 
B)  divergent thinking hypothesis. 
C)  functional fixedness hypothesis. 
D)  linguistic relativity hypothesis. 
A)  sensitive period hypothesis. 
B)  divergent thinking hypothesis. 
C)  functional fixedness hypothesis. 
D)  linguistic relativity hypothesis.

Question 7

Evidence concerning ape's language abilities is strongest for meeting the criteria that language is ____________ and it ____________.

Accepted Answer

symbolic;c

Question 8

The English language has about 40 ___________,which are made up of the various consonant and vowel sounds,along with certain letter combinations such as "ch" and "th."

Accepted Answer

The answer of The English language has about 40 ___________,which...

Question 9

When an adult simplifies instructions because she is giving them to a young child,the adult is showing sensitivity to what area of language?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics 
B)  pragmatics 
C)  syntax 
D)  discourse 
A)  semantics 
B)  pragmatics 
C)  syntax 
D)  discourse

Question 10

Procedures or formulas that,if used correctly,always lead to correct solutions are called algorithms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cara is terrible at remembering numbers so whenever someone gives her their phone number she makes a point of writing it down as she does not trust her ability to remember the number.This awareness is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a problem-solving schema 
B)  metacomprehension 
C)  memory strategy 
D)  metamemory 
A)  a problem-solving schema 
B)  metacomprehension 
C)  memory strategy 
D)  metamemory

Question 12

Mental imagery involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sensory experience in the absence of the immediate external sensory input 
B)  mental representation of current sensory inputs 
C)  sensory representations of a stimulus 
D)  all of these 
A)  a sensory experience in the absence of the immediate external sensory input 
B)  mental representation of current sensory inputs 
C)  sensory representations of a stimulus 
D)  all of these

Question 13

Simon had a big fight with his girlfriend and he is not certain now what he should do about it.He has a close relationship with his grandfather so Simon talks to him about his problem.His grandfather's advice turns out to be very helpful and relieves the strain the fight had on the relationship.Which of Baltes' five components of wisdom did Simon's grandfather show evidence of?

Accepted Answer

A)  rich procedural knowledge about life 
B)  an understanding of lifespan contexts 
C)  an awareness of relativism 
D)  the ability to recognize and manage uncertainty 
A)  rich procedural knowledge about life 
B)  an understanding of lifespan contexts 
C)  an awareness of relativism 
D)  the ability to recognize and manage uncertainty

Question 14

Which of the following would be best considered an example of the motoric mode of thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  your declarative thoughts about the proper technique involved in throwing a baseball 
B)  your mental image of a pitcher throwing a baseball 
C)  your predictions about what will happen if you throw a baseball to someone 
D)  your mental representation of the muscle movements needed to throw a baseball 
A)  your declarative thoughts about the proper technique involved in throwing a baseball 
B)  your mental image of a pitcher throwing a baseball 
C)  your predictions about what will happen if you throw a baseball to someone 
D)  your mental representation of the muscle movements needed to throw a baseball

Question 15

The three major modes of thought are propositional thought,___________ thought,and ___________ thought.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The three major modes of thought are...

Question 16

The fact that language is mastered relatively early in life by the vast majority of children and that the deep structures of all languages are more or less similar despite phonemic differences were presented as evidence that human language has a strong ____________ basis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The fact that language is mastered relatively...

Question 17

Your accuracy at judging how well you understand something is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your accuracy at judging how well you...

Question 18

Our tendency to prove or validate beliefs that we already hold instead of looking for evidence to disprove our assumptions is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation bias 
B)  mental set 
C)  convergent thinking 
D)  belief bias 
A)  confirmation bias 
B)  mental set 
C)  convergent thinking 
D)  belief bias

Question 19

When you read a section in your introductory psychology textbook,you are reading language units larger than a sentence.This level of language hierarchy is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics 
B)  pragmatics 
C)  discourse 
D)  phonemics 
A)  semantics 
B)  pragmatics 
C)  discourse 
D)  phonemics

Question 20

The term "belief bias" specifically refers to our tendency to:

Accepted Answer

A)  over-use habitual algorithms to solve problems. 
B)  confuse probability with availability. 
C)  abandon logic in favour of our personal ideas. 
D)  confuse probability with representativeness. 
A)  over-use habitual algorithms to solve problems. 
B)  confuse probability with availability. 
C)  abandon logic in favour of our personal ideas. 
D)  confuse probability with representativeness.

Recent research has found that bilingual children show ________ cognitive processing compared to their monolingual peers.

Deductive reasoning is considered to be a stronger and more valid form of reasoning than inductive reasoning because:

anguage can be used to create an infinite number of messages that can have novel or new meanings.This quality of language is referred to as:

According to the availability heuristic,we often base our probability decisions on:

Evidence concerning ape's language abilities is strongest for meeting the criteria that language is and it .

The English language has about 40 ___________,which are made up of the various consonant and vowel sounds,along with certain letter combinations such as "ch" and "th."

When an adult simplifies instructions because she is giving them to a young child,the adult is showing sensitivity to what area of language?

Procedures or formulas that,if used correctly,always lead to correct solutions are called algorithms.

Cara is terrible at remembering numbers so whenever someone gives her their phone number she makes a point of writing it down as she does not trust her ability to remember the number.This awareness is an example of:

Mental imagery involves:

Which of the following would be best considered an example of the motoric mode of thought?

The three major modes of thought are propositional thought,_ thought,and _ thought.

The fact that language is mastered relatively early in life by the vast majority of children and that the deep structures of all languages are more or less similar despite phonemic differences were presented as evidence that human language has a strong ____________ basis.

Your accuracy at judging how well you understand something is known as __________.

Our tendency to prove or validate beliefs that we already hold instead of looking for evidence to disprove our assumptions is called:

When you read a section in your introductory psychology textbook,you are reading language units larger than a sentence.This level of language hierarchy is called:

The term "belief bias" specifically refers to our tendency to:

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Exam 9: Language and Thinking

Recent research has found that bilingual children show ________ cognitive processing compared to their monolingual peers.

Deductive reasoning is considered to be a stronger and more valid form of reasoning than inductive reasoning because:

anguage can be used to create an infinite number of messages that can have novel or new meanings.This quality of language is referred to as:

According to the availability heuristic,we often base our probability decisions on:

Evidence concerning ape's language abilities is strongest for meeting the criteria that language is ____________ and it ____________.

The English language has about 40 ___________,which are made up of the various consonant and vowel sounds,along with certain letter combinations such as "ch" and "th."

When an adult simplifies instructions because she is giving them to a young child,the adult is showing sensitivity to what area of language?

Procedures or formulas that,if used correctly,always lead to correct solutions are called algorithms.

Cara is terrible at remembering numbers so whenever someone gives her their phone number she makes a point of writing it down as she does not trust her ability to remember the number.This awareness is an example of:

Mental imagery involves:

Which of the following would be best considered an example of the motoric mode of thought?

The three major modes of thought are propositional thought,___________ thought,and ___________ thought.

The fact that language is mastered relatively early in life by the vast majority of children and that the deep structures of all languages are more or less similar despite phonemic differences were presented as evidence that human language has a strong ____________ basis.

Your accuracy at judging how well you understand something is known as __________.

Our tendency to prove or validate beliefs that we already hold instead of looking for evidence to disprove our assumptions is called:

When you read a section in your introductory psychology textbook,you are reading language units larger than a sentence.This level of language hierarchy is called:

The term "belief bias" specifically refers to our tendency to:

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

And Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Evidence concerning ape's language abilities is strongest for meeting the criteria that language is and it .

The three major modes of thought are propositional thought,_ thought,and _ thought.