Exam 9: Language and Thought

Dwight is convinced that the wheezing he has been experiencing for the past three months is a sign of cancer.He has been to four different doctors who have all told Dwight that his wheezing is due to allergies.However, Dwight refuses to take the antihistamines that have been prescribed because he is convinced that all these doctors are wrong.In this instance, Dwight is showing evidence of:

Claudia must choose between studying for an exam on Saturday night and attending a dance with several of her friends.In this situation, Claudia will need to rely on:

When insight occurs:

Searching for analogies is a problem-solving heuristic that requires:

When Beth uses basic mathematical rules for addition and subtraction in balancing her checkbook, she is using:

In category hierarchies, the most useful and predictive information is provided by:

Wally is in search of a new suit to wear to the athletic banquet this weekend.Wally's search qualifies as:

Recently April used the problem-solving heuristic known as ____________________ when she lost her car keys and then retraced her steps in an attempt to discover the last place she had actually had the keys in her possession.

Fred just started using single words to communicate.If Fred's language development is typical, he is most likely

Leo used to eat tuna often, but after a case of botulism made headlines, he decided tuna was too risky.His decision appears to have been influenced by:

Bill once used a shoe to pound a nail.Bill was NOT suffering from which of the following?

At first, people came through Tamara's gate at the fair in groups of two or three.Later, group size increased substantially.The same number of people went through Nick's gate, but in the opposite pattern-many large groups at first, then dwindling.Tamara estimated the crowd at 2,000, but Nick estimated 7,000.The difference in their estimates can best be explained by:

The English language uses 26 letters in the alphabet, and these letters can be combined to create:

Rose plans to earn an A in her English class.She decides that to meet this goal, she will have to earn a grade of at least 90% on each of the papers throughout the semester.She also plans on completing all the outside readings at least three days before the dates set out on the syllabus, so that she has a chance to think about the readings before the class discussions.In this case, Rose's problem-solving strategy is consistent with the problem-solving heuristic known as:

You are listening to two-year-old Jerry as he says, "No eat.No like." He is trying to let you know that he is not going to eat his broccoli because he doesn't like it.Jerry's communication illustrates the use of:

A class of objects that most people agree belongs together is called:

With respect to language, morphemes:

Babbling refers to producing:

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding language development?

When Ming sprained his ankle in a backyard softball game, his girlfriend grabbed a bag of frozen corn from the freezer to wrap around his ankle until they got him to the local clinic.In this case, Ming's girlfriend: