Exam 8: Thinking, Reasoning, and Language

In nonhuman animals, the most common circumstances under which communication occurs are

When chimpanzees or bonobos are learning aspects of human language, which component seems to be the barrier?

I've spent my whole life thinking of a fork as something used to eat food, so it might be difficult for me to think of it as a tool for removing small bolts. This is referred to as

Imagine that you see an advertisement for a new cell phone that gives you coverage across 80 percent of Canada. However, if you reword the offer, you realize that you would have no cellular coverage in 20 percent of Canada. This example highlights how __________ influence(s) our decision making.

The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called