Exam 8: A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

Most people use trial-and-error when they first try to solve the Rubik's cube puzzle or read the printed instructions.However,in order to solve the Rubik's cube puzzle consistently,a person must

Regarding the use of mental imagery,which of the following statements is TRUE?

To be a "sports car," a vehicle must meet the criteria to be classified as "a car" and must also have a "sporty" look.Therefore,a "sports car" would be considered a __________ concept.

A person would have the LEAST difficulty in classifying which of the following plants as a tree?

The denotative meaning of a word is

In the English language,an adjective will normally precede the noun,but in Spanish the opposite is true.This difference in placement of the adjective illustrates that the two languages have different rules of

Regarding studies on bilingualism,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The word shot means different things when we are thinking of marksmanship,bartending,medicine,photography,or golf,which illustrates that words get much of their meaning from

Two-way bilingual education eliminates the problems of subtractive bilingualism by

Which of the following best describes the relationship between language and thought?

Images retrieved from memory for use in problem-solving are known as

If asked to arrange a set of cards that depict a series of events,English-speaking persons use a left-to-right sequence,while speakers of Hebrew would arrange the cards from right to left like Hebrew is written.English-speakers also tend to think of the future as being "ahead" of them and the past "behind" them,while speakers of the South American language Aymara see the past as being "ahead" of them and the future as "behind" them.Findings,such as these,lend support to the

In which of the following ways would mental images NOT be used ?

At it most elementary level,which of the following is based on experiences with positive and negative instances?

Regarding gestures and American Sign Language (ASL),which of the following statements is FALSE?

You are daydreaming in the middle of a lecture.Daydreaming is a type of

Classifying things as absolutely right or wrong typifies __________ thinking.

Regarding Kanzi's language and grammar skills,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Forming oversized images of objects in one's mind

A mother and her four-year-old daughter hear the grandmother refer to the weather outside as "it's raining cats and dogs." The mother tends to get one meaning from this phrase,while her daughter is hoping for a lot of new pets.In understanding the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs," the mother and daughter are experiencing a difference in