Exam 9: Language and Thinking

Dr.Jacoby has invented a new drug that drastically reduces depression.But the side effects of the drug are somewhat damaging to the patient's health.Now Dr.Jacoby is considering whether he can modify the drug to reduce the side effects.Dr.Jacoby is in which stage of problem solving?

A 45-year-old father and his 8-year-old son,who are both native Chinese speakers,immigrate to the United States.The father and son are equally poor at speaking and understanding English when they arrive.Assuming they experience similar amounts of exposure to the English language,which of the following is most likely to occur? The:

Suppose you have a friend who strongly believes that he makes higher grades on tests when he wears his "lucky shirt." Because of the confirmation bias,he is very likely to:

Disconfirming evidence _____ that an idea is false;confirming evidence _____ that an idea is true.

The ability to produce something that is both new and valuable is called _________.

Surface structure is to deep structure as:

People who learn a second language before the age of 10 and are able to speak both languages fluently are most likely to have:

Research on learning a second language:

If the human brain achieved its present form 50,000 years ago,but realistic cave paintings did not appear for another 35,000 years and written language was not developed until 3,000 years ago,we can conclude that:

Which characteristic of language allows us to use language to refer to the past,the future,and objects that are imaginary or not physically present?

Nighttime dreams are among the most common forms of:

Evidence for structure when primates use human language is:

Broca's area is a brain structure that is centrally involved in the comprehension of language.