Question 1

The attentional blink has been shown to be longer than normal in

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A) left-handers. 
B) speed readers. 
C) people with attention deficit disorder. 
D) college graduates. 
A) left-handers. 
B) speed readers. 
C) people with attention deficit disorder. 
D) college graduates. C

Question 2

In those rare cases where children are not exposed to language (for example,separated from adults and growing up in a forest),they

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A) have not developed a language of their own,but typically become fluent within a few months when exposed to language. 
B) have not developed a language of their own and learn very little language when exposed to it. 
C) usually have a few words that describe natural objects such as trees and rivers,but have difficulty learning words for social concepts. 
D) often have a rich language that is related in many ways to Latin. 
A) have not developed a language of their own,but typically become fluent within a few months when exposed to language. 
B) have not developed a language of their own and learn very little language when exposed to it. 
C) usually have a few words that describe natural objects such as trees and rivers,but have difficulty learning words for social concepts. 
D) often have a rich language that is related in many ways to Latin. B

Question 3

Extended practice at a skill can improve

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A) anyone's ability at that skill to the point where he or she becomes an expert. 
B) development in the brain areas specific to that skill. 
C) other related skills,so someone who becomes an expert at memorizing numbers can as easily memorize faces. 
D) overall brain functioning,reducing the likelihood of mental decline. 
A) anyone's ability at that skill to the point where he or she becomes an expert. 
B) development in the brain areas specific to that skill. 
C) other related skills,so someone who becomes an expert at memorizing numbers can as easily memorize faces. 
D) overall brain functioning,reducing the likelihood of mental decline. B

Question 4

The system for converting a deep structure into a surface structure in a language is called ____ grammar.

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A) transformational 
B) situational 
C) structural 
D) paradoxical 
A) transformational 
B) situational 
C) structural 
D) paradoxical

Question 5

When students hear a sentence with part of a word missing,they report

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A) exactly what was missing. 
B) hearing a word that fits the sentence no matter when the relevant context word appears. 
C) hearing the whole word,even the missing letter. 
D) hearing the word with those sounds that occur most frequently in the language,independently of context. 
A) exactly what was missing. 
B) hearing a word that fits the sentence no matter when the relevant context word appears. 
C) hearing the whole word,even the missing letter. 
D) hearing the word with those sounds that occur most frequently in the language,independently of context.

Question 6

The sentence "Never threaten someone with a chain saw" can mean at least two very different things.This sentence has one __________ and at least two __________.

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A) deep structure...surface structures 
B) surface structure...deep structures 
C) transformational grammar...structural grammars 
D) structural grammar...transformational grammars 
A) deep structure...surface structures 
B) surface structure...deep structures 
C) transformational grammar...structural grammars 
D) structural grammar...transformational grammars

Question 7

Psychologists use the term __________ to refer to your tendency to respond to or to remember some stimuli more than others at any given time.

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A) perception 
B) attention 
C) preattentive process 
D) cognition 
A) perception 
B) attention 
C) preattentive process 
D) cognition

Question 8

The rate of progression through the stages of language ability

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A) is greatly accelerated if parents spend much time talking to the children. 
B) is greatly depressed if parents spend much time talking to the children. 
C) is approximately the same in all languages and all cultures. 
D) varies greatly from one language or culture to another. 
A) is greatly accelerated if parents spend much time talking to the children. 
B) is greatly depressed if parents spend much time talking to the children. 
C) is approximately the same in all languages and all cultures. 
D) varies greatly from one language or culture to another.

Question 9

An experimenter flashes one or more letters on the screen for a split second and then asks the viewer what he or she saw.Under which of the following conditions is the viewer most likely to answer correctly?

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A) The experimenter flashes C or J and asks what the letter was. 
B) The experimenter flashes CKOV or JKOV and asks for the first letter. 
C) The experimenter flashes CJ and asks what the two letters were. 
D) The experimenter flashes COIN or JOIN and asks for the first letter. 
A) The experimenter flashes C or J and asks what the letter was. 
B) The experimenter flashes CKOV or JKOV and asks for the first letter. 
C) The experimenter flashes CJ and asks what the two letters were. 
D) The experimenter flashes COIN or JOIN and asks for the first letter.

Question 10

According to the conceptual network approach,which of the following questions should most people answer most rapidly? Do fashion models

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A) draw pictures? 
B) drive cars? 
C) sometimes get sick? 
D) wear dresses? 
A) draw pictures? 
B) drive cars? 
C) sometimes get sick? 
D) wear dresses?

Question 11

Your eyes make saccadic movements when you __________,and you __________ process most of the visual input during the saccade.

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A) follow a moving object...do 
B) follow a moving object...do not 
C) scan a stationary object...do 
D) scan a stationary object...do not 
A) follow a moving object...do 
B) follow a moving object...do not 
C) scan a stationary object...do 
D) scan a stationary object...do not

Question 12

Research on the framing effect has demonstrated that people tend to choose the risky strategy when considering gains and avoid taking risks when considering losses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People can often decide whether something is a "vehicle" even though they cannot clearly define the category "vehicles".The fact that they do so tends to support the concept of

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A) semantic priming. 
B) the availability heuristic. 
C) prototypes. 
D) the word-superiority effect. 
A) semantic priming. 
B) the availability heuristic. 
C) prototypes. 
D) the word-superiority effect.

Question 14

"Change blindness" is the phenomenon that

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A) we often fail to notice something that changes slowly. 
B) shortly after you respond to one stimulus you tend to ignore another one. 
C) it is easier to notice changes in a single letter than changes in a whole word. 
D) many people start to suffer failing vision during their 40s and 50s. 
A) we often fail to notice something that changes slowly. 
B) shortly after you respond to one stimulus you tend to ignore another one. 
C) it is easier to notice changes in a single letter than changes in a whole word. 
D) many people start to suffer failing vision during their 40s and 50s.

Question 15

When you increase your attention to something in your visual field,the part of your visual cortex sensitive to that area becomes __________.
more active

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The answer of When you increase your attention to something...

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an important factor in human language capabilities?

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A) decreased connections among cortical areas 
B) a specialized area known as Broca's area 
C) enormous expansion of the prefrontal cortex 
D) a specialized area known as Wernicke's area 
A) decreased connections among cortical areas 
B) a specialized area known as Broca's area 
C) enormous expansion of the prefrontal cortex 
D) a specialized area known as Wernicke's area

Question 17

In decision making,__________ means searching only until you find something that is good enough.
satisficing

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The answer of In decision making,__________ means searching only until...

Question 18

Maximizing,means thoroughly considering every possibility to find the best one.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following has been used to explain the word-superiority effect?

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A) expected value 
B) Pinker's hypothesis 
C) Whorf's fallacy 
D) connectionist models 
A) expected value 
B) Pinker's hypothesis 
C) Whorf's fallacy 
D) connectionist models

Question 20

Dr.Cutter finds that 90 percent of all people who need brain surgery have dandruff,while only 10 percent of all people with healthy brains have dandruff.He therefore recommends brain surgery for everyone with dandruff.What error is he making?

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A) failure to consider base-rate information 
B) confusion of categorization-by-levels with categorization-by-features 
C) failure to use heuristics to solve a problem 
D) unwillingness to accept a risk 
A) failure to consider base-rate information 
B) confusion of categorization-by-levels with categorization-by-features 
C) failure to use heuristics to solve a problem 
D) unwillingness to accept a risk

The attentional blink has been shown to be longer than normal in

In those rare cases where children are not exposed to language (for example,separated from adults and growing up in a forest),they

Extended practice at a skill can improve

The system for converting a deep structure into a surface structure in a language is called ____ grammar.

When students hear a sentence with part of a word missing,they report

The sentence "Never threaten someone with a chain saw" can mean at least two very different things.This sentence has one and at least two .

Psychologists use the term __________ to refer to your tendency to respond to or to remember some stimuli more than others at any given time.

The rate of progression through the stages of language ability

An experimenter flashes one or more letters on the screen for a split second and then asks the viewer what he or she saw.Under which of the following conditions is the viewer most likely to answer correctly?

According to the conceptual network approach,which of the following questions should most people answer most rapidly? Do fashion models

Your eyes make saccadic movements when you ,and you process most of the visual input during the saccade.

Research on the framing effect has demonstrated that people tend to choose the risky strategy when considering gains and avoid taking risks when considering losses.

People can often decide whether something is a "vehicle" even though they cannot clearly define the category "vehicles".The fact that they do so tends to support the concept of

"Change blindness" is the phenomenon that

When you increase your attention to something in your visual field,the part of your visual cortex sensitive to that area becomes __________. more active

Which of the following is NOT an important factor in human language capabilities?

In decision making,__________ means searching only until you find something that is good enough. satisficing

Maximizing,means thoroughly considering every possibility to find the best one.

Which of the following has been used to explain the word-superiority effect?

Dr.Cutter finds that 90 percent of all people who need brain surgery have dandruff,while only 10 percent of all people with healthy brains have dandruff.He therefore recommends brain surgery for everyone with dandruff.What error is he making?

What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Nature,nurture,and Human Development

Learning

Memory

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors,stress,and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Abnormality,therapy,and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

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Exam 8: Cognition and Language

The attentional blink has been shown to be longer than normal in

In those rare cases where children are not exposed to language (for example,separated from adults and growing up in a forest),they

Extended practice at a skill can improve

The system for converting a deep structure into a surface structure in a language is called ____ grammar.

When students hear a sentence with part of a word missing,they report

The sentence "Never threaten someone with a chain saw" can mean at least two very different things.This sentence has one __________ and at least two __________.

Psychologists use the term __________ to refer to your tendency to respond to or to remember some stimuli more than others at any given time.

The rate of progression through the stages of language ability

An experimenter flashes one or more letters on the screen for a split second and then asks the viewer what he or she saw.Under which of the following conditions is the viewer most likely to answer correctly?

According to the conceptual network approach,which of the following questions should most people answer most rapidly? Do fashion models

Your eyes make saccadic movements when you __________,and you __________ process most of the visual input during the saccade.

Research on the framing effect has demonstrated that people tend to choose the risky strategy when considering gains and avoid taking risks when considering losses.

People can often decide whether something is a "vehicle" even though they cannot clearly define the category "vehicles".The fact that they do so tends to support the concept of

"Change blindness" is the phenomenon that

When you increase your attention to something in your visual field,the part of your visual cortex sensitive to that area becomes __________. more active

Which of the following is NOT an important factor in human language capabilities?

In decision making,__________ means searching only until you find something that is good enough. satisficing

Maximizing,means thoroughly considering every possibility to find the best one.

Which of the following has been used to explain the word-superiority effect?

Dr.Cutter finds that 90 percent of all people who need brain surgery have dandruff,while only 10 percent of all people with healthy brains have dandruff.He therefore recommends brain surgery for everyone with dandruff.What error is he making?

What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Nature,nurture,and Human Development

Learning

Memory

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors,stress,and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Abnormality,therapy,and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

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The sentence "Never threaten someone with a chain saw" can mean at least two very different things.This sentence has one and at least two .

Your eyes make saccadic movements when you ,and you process most of the visual input during the saccade.