Exam 9: Language and Thinking

Researchers generally agree that the language skills that chimps demonstrate meet the _ criteria/criterion of language but there is still much disagreement and debate as to whether or not the speech of chimps is ______.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 61

Noam Chomsky proposed that all humans are born with an innate biological mechanism that contains the grammatical rules common to all languages.

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Question 62

The crow and the trains problem discussed in the text was presented to demonstrate the importance of:

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Question 63

The four stages of the problem-solving process are (1)framing the problem, (2)__________, (3)testing solutions,and (4)evaluating results.

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Question 64

Luchin's water jars problem is most strongly associated with which of the following?

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Question 65

Experts can solve problems in their field of expertise quickly,because they rely on _ that are stored in _____ memory.

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Question 66

Which of the following aspects of human language has the strongest support in primates?

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Question 67

Functional fixedness and mental sets are similar in that they are both:

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Question 68

Studies in Switzerland,South Africa,Israel,and Canada suggest that greater thinking,flexibility,and higher performance on nonverbal intelligence tests is at least correlated with ____________________.

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Question 69

If you want an average weight of 10 dogs,you could add up their total weight and then divide by 10 (the number of dogs).This strategy would work every time and always give you the correct average because it is a(n):

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Question 70

Compared to novices,experts have many more schemas to guide problem solving in their field and they are much better than novices at:

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Question 71

According to your text,language has been called:

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Question 72

Symbols used in any given language are:

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Question 73

The word "boys" contains:

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Question 74

One of the arguments for the biological basis of language is that despite their differences at the ,all languages seem to have common underlying .

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Question 75

The field of science that studies the psychological aspects of language is called:

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Question 76

Knowledge of the practical aspects of using a language is called:

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Question 77

Sensory information is interpreted in light of existing knowledge in ______________ processing.

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Question 78

Language by its very nature requires _________ processing.

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Question 79

Functional fixedness involves which of the following?

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Question 80

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Researchers generally agree that the language skills that chimps demonstrate meet the _ criteria/criterion of language but there is still much disagreement and debate as to whether or not the speech of chimps is ______.

Noam Chomsky proposed that all humans are born with an innate biological mechanism that contains the grammatical rules common to all languages.

The crow and the trains problem discussed in the text was presented to demonstrate the importance of:

The four stages of the problem-solving process are (1)framing the problem, (2)__________, (3)testing solutions,and (4)evaluating results.

Luchin's water jars problem is most strongly associated with which of the following?

Experts can solve problems in their field of expertise quickly,because they rely on _ that are stored in _____ memory.

Which of the following aspects of human language has the strongest support in primates?

Functional fixedness and mental sets are similar in that they are both:

Studies in Switzerland,South Africa,Israel,and Canada suggest that greater thinking,flexibility,and higher performance on nonverbal intelligence tests is at least correlated with ____________________.

If you want an average weight of 10 dogs,you could add up their total weight and then divide by 10 (the number of dogs).This strategy would work every time and always give you the correct average because it is a(n):

Compared to novices,experts have many more schemas to guide problem solving in their field and they are much better than novices at:

According to your text,language has been called:

Symbols used in any given language are:

The word "boys" contains:

One of the arguments for the biological basis of language is that despite their differences at the ,all languages seem to have common underlying .

The field of science that studies the psychological aspects of language is called:

Knowledge of the practical aspects of using a language is called:

Sensory information is interpreted in light of existing knowledge in ______________ processing.

Language by its very nature requires _________ processing.

Functional fixedness involves which of the following?

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning 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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Exam 9: Language and Thinking

Researchers generally agree that the language skills that chimps demonstrate meet the _____________ criteria/criterion of language but there is still much disagreement and debate as to whether or not the speech of chimps is __________________.

Noam Chomsky proposed that all humans are born with an innate biological mechanism that contains the grammatical rules common to all languages.

The crow and the trains problem discussed in the text was presented to demonstrate the importance of:

The four stages of the problem-solving process are (1)framing the problem, (2)__________, (3)testing solutions,and (4)evaluating results.

Luchin's water jars problem is most strongly associated with which of the following?

Experts can solve problems in their field of expertise quickly,because they rely on _____ that are stored in _________ memory.

Which of the following aspects of human language has the strongest support in primates?

Functional fixedness and mental sets are similar in that they are both:

Studies in Switzerland,South Africa,Israel,and Canada suggest that greater thinking,flexibility,and higher performance on nonverbal intelligence tests is at least correlated with ____________________.

If you want an average weight of 10 dogs,you could add up their total weight and then divide by 10 (the number of dogs).This strategy would work every time and always give you the correct average because it is a(n):

Compared to novices,experts have many more schemas to guide problem solving in their field and they are much better than novices at:

According to your text,language has been called:

Symbols used in any given language are:

The word "boys" contains:

One of the arguments for the biological basis of language is that despite their differences at the ____________,all languages seem to have common underlying ____________.

The field of science that studies the psychological aspects of language is called:

Knowledge of the practical aspects of using a language is called:

Sensory information is interpreted in light of existing knowledge in ______________ processing.

Language by its very nature requires _________ processing.

Functional fixedness involves which of the following?

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning 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

Filters

Researchers generally agree that the language skills that chimps demonstrate meet the _ criteria/criterion of language but there is still much disagreement and debate as to whether or not the speech of chimps is ______.

Experts can solve problems in their field of expertise quickly,because they rely on _ that are stored in _____ memory.

One of the arguments for the biological basis of language is that despite their differences at the ,all languages seem to have common underlying .