Exam 9: Memory

Infants can learn the difference between syllable sequences that follow an ABA pattern (such as ga-ti-ga) and those that follow an ABB pattern (such as wo-fe-fe). This best illustrates the infant's capacity for

Alex was an African Grey parrot who could

Which of the following is cited by Chomsky as evidence that humans are born with a predisposition to learn language?

Lavonne was careful to avoid the use of dangling participles and run-on sentences in her essay because she did not want to lose points for faulty

Researchers who believe that some primates can read intent point to evidence that

English words are constructed from about ________ different phonemes.

When Larina started college, she was certain that she would never smoke marijuana. By the end of her freshman year, however, Larina had used this drug on three different occasions. Larina's experience best illustrates

The availability heuristic refers to our tendency to

The English language has ________ letters than phonemes, and the consonant phonemes generally carry ________ information than the vowel phonemes.

In several studies, people with hearing loss, especially those not wearing hearing aids, have reported being ________ socially engaged and ________ often experiencing others' irritation.

On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sheryl took her umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance that it would not rain, so Sheryl left her umbrella at home. Sheryl's behavior illustrates the effect of

Which linguistic theorist was most impressed by the underlying similarities of all human language systems?

Eva had difficulty recognizing that a sea horse was a fish because it did not closely resemble her fish

People's procedural memory of how to open the front door of their house is most likely to consist of

Which of the following best accounts for people's greater fear of commercial air flights than of driving an automobile?

Prototypes are especially important in the process of

Scientists are trained to carefully observe and record any research outcomes that are inconsistent with their hypotheses. This practice most directly serves to reduce

After she suffered a stroke, Mrs. Jacobitz had so much difficulty speaking that she had to communicate by writing. This suggests that her brain damage occurred in

When her professor failed to recognize that Judy had her hand raised for a question, Judy began to think her professor was unfriendly. Although she subsequently learned that the professor's limited vision kept him from seeing her raised hand, she continued thinking the professor was unfriendly. Judy's reaction best illustrates

People are likely to detect male prejudice against females ________ easily than they detect female prejudice against males. They are likely to detect younger people's prejudice against older people ________ easily than they detect older people's prejudice against younger people.