Exam 8: Thinking, Reasoning, and Language

Research has found that brain activation in the __________ has been linked to the ability to break free of a mental set.

Which strategy is most effective when you are trying to read a new word that you've never seen before?

When we use heuristics and other mental short-cuts to save time and energy in decision-making, what term is used for that process?

An advertiser would likely say that a product has a 90% success rate, rather than a 10% failure rate, in order to use the effects of __________ to persuade customers.

How does evidence about the generativity of language prove that we don't learn language through pure imitation?

There are more publicity campaigns for breast cancer, and the 'pink ribbon' associated with breast cancer research is a very well-known brand. Women are more likely to worry about breast cancer than heart disease, even though heart disease is far more common. This is because of the

Which of the following statements about sign language is true?

The basic meaningful units of any language are called

When Lonnie and Burt were married, their friends were unsure of whether the marriage would last or end in divorce. However, after the two divorced, many of their friends commented to each other about how they knew that things would not work out from the beginning. This is an example of the

People often cancel their plane tickets when there is a news report about a plane crash, even though crashes are very rare. This behaviour is based on

The smallest units of speech that contain meaning are called

Which of the following would you expect from a baby who was raised by deaf parents?

Penny has begun to use words such as "daddy play" and "go kitty" to express herself. What age is Penny, if her development is typical?

Why don't chimpanzees speak?

What is the purpose of the 'cognitive economy' that our brains impose on the world?

The analysis of how words are combined together to form grammatical sentences and phrases is at the level of

The area of the brain primarily involved in speech comprehension is

As the speed of reading increases above 400 words per minute, the rate of __________ tends to decrease.

__________ allows us to simplify what we attend to and keep the information we need for decision making to a manageable minimum.

Which account of language acquisition suggests that children are born knowing how language works?