Question 1

____________________ is the term used by psychologists to refer to mental processes or thinking.

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The answer of ____________________ is the term used by psychologists...

Question 2

Bilingualism is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  enhanced processing speed. 
B)  reduced risk of dementia. 
C)  higher metalinguistic awareness. 
D)  increased working memory capacity. 
A)  enhanced processing speed. 
B)  reduced risk of dementia. 
C)  higher metalinguistic awareness. 
D)  increased working memory capacity.

Question 3

When a child incorrectly uses a word to describe a wider set of objects or actions than the word is meant to describe, the child is making an error of

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A)  over-regularisation. 
B)  overextension. 
C)  under-extension. 
D)  fast mapping. 
A)  over-regularisation. 
B)  overextension. 
C)  under-extension. 
D)  fast mapping.

Question 4

An eight-year-old shows irony and sarcasm in his speech by saying "That's just great, I'm a regular Michael Jordan!" after he misses a free throw in a basketball game; this suggests that his ____ has improved.

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A)  metalinguistic awareness 
B)  psycholinguistic skills 
C)  linguistic relativity 
D)  ability to use linguistic heuristics 
A)  metalinguistic awareness 
B)  psycholinguistic skills 
C)  linguistic relativity 
D)  ability to use linguistic heuristics

Question 5

The word "psychology" consists of

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A)  ten morphemes, one for each letter of the alphabet used. 
B)  one morpheme, for the entire word. 
C)  three morphemes, one for each syllable. 
D)  two morphemes: "psych," and "ology". 
A)  ten morphemes, one for each letter of the alphabet used. 
B)  one morpheme, for the entire word. 
C)  three morphemes, one for each syllable. 
D)  two morphemes: "psych," and "ology".

Question 6

Briefly explain why people often find some problems difficult to solve.

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Problems could be difficult to solve if

Question 7

Jenna is 14 months old and uses only "bottle, no, up, bye-bye, mama, and dada" when she talks.However, when the family is on their way to visit Jenna's grandmother, and her father tells Jenna to get her blue bunny from the bedroom and bring it with her, Jenna quickly runs to get the bunny.This episode demonstrates that

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A)  toddlers' receptive vocabularies are larger than their productive vocabularies. 
B)  toddlers' productive vocabularies are larger than their receptive vocabularies. 
C)  infants have difficulty pronouncing phonemes they have never heard. 
D)  Jenna is able to overextend her current vocabulary. 
A)  toddlers' receptive vocabularies are larger than their productive vocabularies. 
B)  toddlers' productive vocabularies are larger than their receptive vocabularies. 
C)  infants have difficulty pronouncing phonemes they have never heard. 
D)  Jenna is able to overextend her current vocabulary.

Question 8

Ashley is just starting to show signs of understanding the meanings of familiar words.Based on research that has investigated milestones in language development, you should expect that Ashley is approximately

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A)  6 weeks old. 
B)  3 months old. 
C)  8 months old. 
D)  14 months old. 
A)  6 weeks old. 
B)  3 months old. 
C)  8 months old. 
D)  14 months old.

Question 9

When an infant produces repetitive consonant-vowel combinations such as "babababa," the infant is

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A)  using baby talk. 
B)  cooing. 
C)  babbling. 
D)  speaking. 
A)  using baby talk. 
B)  cooing. 
C)  babbling. 
D)  speaking.

Question 10

Which child is exhibiting under-extension?

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A)  Abby, who uses the word "swing" when referring to all the pieces of playground equipment on the playground 
B)  Brenda, who uses the word "car" only when referring to her mother's car 
C)  Cindy, who uses the word "doggie" when referring to both her dog Fido and her grandmother's cat Fluffy 
D)  Debbie, who uses the word "doggie" when referring to both her dog Fido and her grandmother's dog Spot 
A)  Abby, who uses the word "swing" when referring to all the pieces of playground equipment on the playground 
B)  Brenda, who uses the word "car" only when referring to her mother's car 
C)  Cindy, who uses the word "doggie" when referring to both her dog Fido and her grandmother's cat Fluffy 
D)  Debbie, who uses the word "doggie" when referring to both her dog Fido and her grandmother's dog Spot

Question 11

Infant vocalisations that consist of repetitive consonant-vowel combinations such as "lalalalalala" are known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Infant vocalisations that consist of repetitive consonant-vowel...

Question 12

Seventeen-year-old Ashley is driving her brother's car when she has her first-ever flat tyre.She realises that she needs to find where the spare tyre and the jack and other tools are stored in the car, remove the flat tyre and install the spare tyre.Ashley is approaching the problem by

Accepted Answer

A)  forming sub-goals. 
B)  changing the representation of the problem. 
C)  working backward. 
D)  searching for analogies. 
A)  forming sub-goals. 
B)  changing the representation of the problem. 
C)  working backward. 
D)  searching for analogies.

Question 13

Simon's theory of bounded rationality asserts that people frequently make

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A)  rational decisions that are less than optimal. 
B)  irrational decisions that are less than optimal. 
C)  rational decisions that are optimal. 
D)  irrational decisions that are optimal. 
A)  rational decisions that are less than optimal. 
B)  irrational decisions that are less than optimal. 
C)  rational decisions that are optimal. 
D)  irrational decisions that are optimal.

Question 14

Recent research suggests that bilingual persons learn another language ___________ monolingual persons.

Accepted Answer

A)  much more slowly than 
B)  slightly more slowly than 
C)  at about the same pace as 
D)  more quickly than 
A)  much more slowly than 
B)  slightly more slowly than 
C)  at about the same pace as 
D)  more quickly than

Question 15

The sentence, "The nervous the stared thick at exam student" would be virtually impossible for an English speaker to understand because the sentence violates the rules of English

Accepted Answer

A)  psycholinguistics. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  morphemes. 
D)  phonemes. 
A)  psycholinguistics. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  morphemes. 
D)  phonemes.

Question 16

According to dual-process theories of decision-making, when complicated or important decisions need to be made people use

Accepted Answer

A)  dumb and dumber strategies. 
B)  fast and frugal strategies. 
C)  intuitive strategies. 
D)  rule-governed strategies. 
A)  dumb and dumber strategies. 
B)  fast and frugal strategies. 
C)  intuitive strategies. 
D)  rule-governed strategies.

Question 17

When the word "oat" is changed to the word "boat," the number of

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemes and morphemes are both increased. 
B)  phonemes stays the same, but the number of morphemes is increased. 
C)  phonemes increases, but the number of morphemes stays the same. 
D)  phonemes decreases, but the number of morphemes increases. 
A)  phonemes and morphemes are both increased. 
B)  phonemes stays the same, but the number of morphemes is increased. 
C)  phonemes increases, but the number of morphemes stays the same. 
D)  phonemes decreases, but the number of morphemes increases.

Question 18

The word SLOW would be an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  metalinguistic 
B)  phoneme 
C)  syntactical unit 
D)  morpheme 
A)  metalinguistic 
B)  phoneme 
C)  syntactical unit 
D)  morpheme

Question 19

The fact that language has rules that govern the arrangement of words into phrases and sentences refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  generative aspect of language. 
B)  phonemic aspect of language. 
C)  continuity aspect of language. 
D)  structured aspect of language. 
A)  generative aspect of language. 
B)  phonemic aspect of language. 
C)  continuity aspect of language. 
D)  structured aspect of language.

Question 20

Under-extension would be evident if a three-year-old child

Accepted Answer

A)  used a word too broadly. 
B)  used telegraphic speech to communicate complex ideas. 
C)  used a word too narrowly. 
D)  failed to utilise fast mapping. 
A)  used a word too broadly. 
B)  used telegraphic speech to communicate complex ideas. 
C)  used a word too narrowly. 
D)  failed to utilise fast mapping.

____________________ is the term used by psychologists to refer to mental processes or thinking.

Bilingualism is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

When a child incorrectly uses a word to describe a wider set of objects or actions than the word is meant to describe, the child is making an error of

An eight-year-old shows irony and sarcasm in his speech by saying "That's just great, I'm a regular Michael Jordan!" after he misses a free throw in a basketball game; this suggests that his ____ has improved.

The word "psychology" consists of

Briefly explain why people often find some problems difficult to solve.

Ashley is just starting to show signs of understanding the meanings of familiar words.Based on research that has investigated milestones in language development, you should expect that Ashley is approximately

When an infant produces repetitive consonant-vowel combinations such as "babababa," the infant is

Which child is exhibiting under-extension?

Infant vocalisations that consist of repetitive consonant-vowel combinations such as "lalalalalala" are known as ____________________.

Seventeen-year-old Ashley is driving her brother's car when she has her first-ever flat tyre.She realises that she needs to find where the spare tyre and the jack and other tools are stored in the car, remove the flat tyre and install the spare tyre.Ashley is approaching the problem by

Simon's theory of bounded rationality asserts that people frequently make

Recent research suggests that bilingual persons learn another language ___________ monolingual persons.

The sentence, "The nervous the stared thick at exam student" would be virtually impossible for an English speaker to understand because the sentence violates the rules of English

According to dual-process theories of decision-making, when complicated or important decisions need to be made people use

When the word "oat" is changed to the word "boat," the number of

The word SLOW would be an example of a:

The fact that language has rules that govern the arrangement of words into phrases and sentences refers to the

Under-extension would be evident if a three-year-old child

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Exam 8: Cognition and Language

____________________ is the term used by psychologists to refer to mental processes or thinking.

Bilingualism is associated with all of the following EXCEPT

When a child incorrectly uses a word to describe a wider set of objects or actions than the word is meant to describe, the child is making an error of

An eight-year-old shows irony and sarcasm in his speech by saying "That's just great, I'm a regular Michael Jordan!" after he misses a free throw in a basketball game; this suggests that his ____ has improved.

The word "psychology" consists of

Briefly explain why people often find some problems difficult to solve.

Ashley is just starting to show signs of understanding the meanings of familiar words.Based on research that has investigated milestones in language development, you should expect that Ashley is approximately

When an infant produces repetitive consonant-vowel combinations such as "babababa," the infant is

Which child is exhibiting under-extension?

Infant vocalisations that consist of repetitive consonant-vowel combinations such as "lalalalalala" are known as ____________________.

Seventeen-year-old Ashley is driving her brother's car when she has her first-ever flat tyre.She realises that she needs to find where the spare tyre and the jack and other tools are stored in the car, remove the flat tyre and install the spare tyre.Ashley is approaching the problem by

Simon's theory of bounded rationality asserts that people frequently make

Recent research suggests that bilingual persons learn another language ___________ monolingual persons.

The sentence, "The nervous the stared thick at exam student" would be virtually impossible for an English speaker to understand because the sentence violates the rules of English

According to dual-process theories of decision-making, when complicated or important decisions need to be made people use

When the word "oat" is changed to the word "boat," the number of

The word SLOW would be an example of a:

The fact that language has rules that govern the arrangement of words into phrases and sentences refers to the

Under-extension would be evident if a three-year-old child

The Evolution of Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biology of Behaviour

Sensory Systems and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Key Processes in Memory

Human Intelligence

Theories of Motives and Emotions

Human Development

Personality Theories

Social Psychology

Health Psychology

Abnormal Behaviour

Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

Culture and Mental Health

Complementary Alternative Treatment of Mental Illnesses

Treatment of Mental Illnesses in South Africa: Culture-Related

Applied Psychology in South Africa

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