Exam 8: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

The part of the brain that plays a major role in associating complex ideas, making plans, and allocating attention is the _________.

A child who calls any man with a moustache "daddy" is demonstrating the principle of _________.

If you were to start smiling when you are in a bad mood, eventually you might start to feel better and think "happy thoughts." This would demonstrate the concept of _________.

Althea was working on her car and found a piece left over when she put her carburetor back together.Her neighbor's car was the same make and model, so she knocked on his door to ask if she could take his carburetor apart one piece at a time to determine where she went wrong.This is an example of the ________ heuristic.

Which of the following sentences breaks the rules for English syntax?

The sound for /ng/ is called _____; whereas the suffix /ing/ is called _________.

The ability to produce original, appropriate, and valued outcomes in a novel way is called _________.

The misuse of words to include objects that don't fit a word's meaning is called _________.

The text illustrates how using a(n)________ can help us choose a career.

Lamar is thinking about all the ways he can come up with the money he needs to buy the used Yugo he saw advertised in the "Car Trader" yesterday.Lamar is _________.

Which of the following supports Whorf's Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis?

The establishment of norms, or averages, in order to assess what is representative of the general population is called _________.

An intelligence quotient (IQ)is _________.

You develop ________ that are interrelated in order to better learn the material in this course.

Which saying best summarizes the concept of belief perseverance?

The prelinguistic stage of verbal communication in the newborn (birth to four weeks)is characterized by _________.

The tendency to think of an object operating only in its usual or customary way is called _________.

Your "problem" is that you want a new car.Which of the following BEST demonstrates what you should do in the preparation stage for this problem?

Because it is based on a system of logical rules or definitions, language would serve as a(n)________ concept when used correctly.

Chomsky believes we possess an inborn brain capacity to analyze language known as the _________.