Exam 9: Memory

Researchers taught the chimpanzee Washoe and the gorilla Koko to communicate by using

In suggesting that our ancestral history has prepared us to fear snakes, psychologists are emphasizing that what we fear is influenced by

Using barely recognizable syllables to communicate meaning best illustrates a 12- month-old's developing capacity for

Syntax refers to the

Left hemisphere damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to contribute to

When English-speaking Canadian children were taught only in French during their early school years, researchers found that they experienced a(n)

Damage to ________ will usually cause a person to lose the ability to comprehend language.

The word "cats" contains ________ phoneme(s) and ________ morpheme(s).

Business managers are often overly confident of their own hiring ability because they are more likely to monitor the successes of people they hired than the achievements of those they rejected. This illustrates that overconfidence may be facilitated by

Word meaning is to word order as ________ is to ________.

The word "chimps" contains ________ phoneme(s) and ________ morpheme(s).

A football quarterback simultaneously calculates receiver distances, player movements, and weather conditions. This best illustrates the activity of multiple

People's automatic, unconscious associations with a political position can predict their future decisions before they consciously make up their minds. This best illustrates the power of

Weather forecasters typically avoid overconfidence when making weather predictions because they

Students routinely underestimate how much time it will take them to complete assignments. This best illustrates the impact of

Compared with deaf children exposed to sign language from birth, those who first learn sign language as teens are less likely to

Jahmal cites his cousin Luana's many car accidents as evidence that women are worse drivers than men. He overlooks the fact that his wife and three daughters have had far fewer car accidents than he and his two sons. Jahmal's prejudicial conclusion about women's driving skills best illustrates the effects of

The linguistic determinism hypothesis is challenged by the finding that

Chimpanzees are capable of learning to

Framing refers to