Exam 9: Language and Thinking

The hypothesis that suggests that language not only influences but also determines what we are capable of thinking is called the ______________ hypothesis.

Metamemory refers to a person's ability to judge whether or not they understand something.

You can readily use language to describe the features of a person that you know. This use of language demonstrates how language is symbolic and illustrates the linguistic feature of ____________.

Sentences can have different surface structures but the same deep structure.

Concepts are defined by ______________, which are the most typical and familiar members of the class.

Depending on the social context, "Do you have the time?" could mean "Are you busy right now?" or "What time is it?" The knowledge that helps you decide how to respond to this question is called ________.

The level at which sentences are combined into paragraphs or conversation is known as

While playing one afternoon, a group of children decided to develop a special language only they would know. They decided that they would use the word "yof" to mean adults. Whenever a child used the word "yof" the others knew that the child was referring to an adult. This represents which property of language?

Juan's parents recently immigrated to Ontario from South America and they are getting ready to send him to school where he will have to learn both English language and educational content. Because Juan only speaks Spanish, research indicates that he will perform best if he is placed in a(n) ____________ classroom.

The results of mental scanning experiments indicate that:

Which of the following was not specifically identified by your textbook as a stumbling block (i.e. obstacle) to reasoning and problem solving?

Explain the role of bottom-up and top-down processes in language. Use speech segmentation and pragmatics as examples.

The generation of novel ideas that depart from the norm requires ___________, whereas the ability to produce something that is both new and valuable requires ________________.

Better and positive correlation of flexibility and higher self-esteem have been linked to bilingualism?

Experts tend to rely on schemas to solve their specialized problems, and thus when solving a problem they make use of long-term memory where these schemas reside. In contrast, novices who don't have such schemas are forced to solve problems in their limited __________memory.

Cara is terrible at remembering numbers so whenever someone gives her their phone number she makes a point of writing it down as she does not trust her ability to remember the number. This awareness is an example of

The basic units of semantic memory that form the mental categories into which we place objects, activities, and abstractions are called

When trying to reason logically, the tendency to abandon logical rules in favour of our own personal beliefs is referred to as

Amelia and Scott are assembling a bunk bed set together. Amelia is reading the plans and tells Scott that the next part they need is an L shaped piece. Scott holds up a piece upside down and asks if it is the correct one. Amelia says he is holding it wrong so he turns it sideways. Assuming it is the correct piece, based on the research by Shepard and Metzler on mental rotation, for which orientation will Amelia find it easiest to recognize that the piece matches the picture in the instructions?

Which of the following is NOT a component of wisdom?