Exam 8: A: Cognition and Language

​The main reason why humans have language and other species don't is that humans have larger brains.

​Immediately after attending to one thing,you are likely to miss something else.

A particular item seems similar to members of a particular category.If you therefore assume that it is a member of that category (even if it is a rare category),you are using the _______ heuristic.

A mechanical,repetitive procedure for solving a problem or testing every hypothesis is called a(n)__________.​

Becoming an expert in a field requires thousands of hours of practice.​

Many people will do something they don't expect to enjoy (such as attend a game during miserable weather)because they don't want to waste the money they already spent.This tendency is called the ____ ____ effect​

To shift your attention from one item to another,you have to move your eyes.

​The most typical or familiar examples of a category are known as __________.

​The representativeness heuristic most often leads to error when people are dealing with rare events.

Many people will answer a question differently if it is phrased in terms of saving lives or if it is phrased in terms of avoiding the loss of lives.This tendency is called the ______ effect.​

Bonobos have shown more capacity for language than other nonhuman mammals have.​

​Psychologists can learn why people made their decisions simply by asking them.

​People can do two unrelated tasks at the same time just as easily as doing one.

Behavioral methods are often useful for helping people with attention deficit disorder.

In making decisions,thoroughly considering every possibility to find the best one is called _____.​

Researchers have identified a recessive gene that is responsible for most cases of attention deficit disorder.

Writing a question in a font that is difficult to read increases people's chance of correctly answering a tricky question.

The tendency to look for evidence to support what you already believe is the ______ bias.​

Some people who have mental retardation in other ways develop good use of language.​

What is the difference between System 1 and System 2 in thinking and problem solving?​