Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity

One barrier to the use of group learning in the American classrooms is the view by some parents and teachers that students should strive for independence and self-sufficiency in their learning. Thus, the barrier to the use of group learning would be classified as a(n)__________ barrier.

The problem-solving ability known as "selective comparison" involves comparing new problems with

When given a set of cards depicting a series of events, English speakers arranged the cards from left to right, speakers of Hebrew usually arranged the cards from right to left, and speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, used a temporal sequence from east to west in arranging the cards. These findings lend support to the

In a study of how language affects one's thoughts, individuals who spoke different languages were asked to arrange a set of cards that depicted a series of events, such as a meal being cooked and eaten. Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the findings of this study?

Habits that lead to a failure to identify important elements of a problem are referred to as which type of barrier to problem solving?

Jabar will be participating in a piano competition. On the flight to this competition, one could see Jabar slightly moving his fingers on the food tray as if he were playing the musical composition he will be presenting at the competition. To practice for this competition, Jabar is using

When people vote for the person they like rather than the person who is the most qualified for the job, they are allowing their decision making to be affected by __________.

Although there is a high rate of failure for starting new businesses, people still readily open new businesses every year. These decisions probably would not occur if people did not

A large drunken guy in a bar insults Josh's girlfriend. Josh is very angry, but he takes a few deep breaths and "counts to ten." These deep breaths and "counting to ten" will most likely

Oddly enough, nonfluent readers do not have as much trouble on the Stroop interference task since they cannot as yet effectively use which of the following in reading the words?

A speaker of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, would say "Melbourne is south of Cape York" as well as saying "The dessert spoon is west of the coffee cup." Thus, for long and short distances speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre use which type of directional reference?

A person who is concerned about his or her health, but who continues to drink large amounts of alcohol, is making an error in judgment called ignoring the base rate.

For a solution to be creative, a person uses divergent thought, but also

Drawing conclusions on the basis of formal principles of reasoning is termed __________ thought.

Most of us tend to think of and identify concepts in terms of ideals or models called

Thinking errors often result from using

Jed is able to understand and remember what he read while studying psychology because he engaged in

Rock climbers would most likely use which type of imagery to learn climbing routes and to plan their next few moves?

When presented with a list of 100 of the most common English words, most English-speaking people could agree on which of the following meanings of these words?

Studies have found that students who learn to speak two languages will have