Exam 9: Language and Thought

Jonas always looks for evidence that supports his theory, but he never tries to find evidence that contradicts his theory.Jonas' research approach illustrates:

When Emerson told his four-year-old sister that "I hit the bat that flew into the attic with my baseball bat," she was very confused and wondered how the long wooden stick that he often carries could possibly fly.When Emerson's sister is able to recognize that the word "bat" can have two different meanings, she will have made a gain in her understanding of:

Julius only classifies an animal as a bird if it sings, flies, and builds a nest.He considers these necessary features that all birds must have.In this case, Julius' categorization method uses:

Compare and contrast algorithms and heuristics.In what types of situations are these strategies likely to be most adaptive?

The sentence "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously," is an example of a sentence in English that has:

When an individual attempts to solve a problem by breaking the problem down into a series of manageable subgoals, that person is using means-ends analysis to solve the problem.

The rules of language that enable the communicator to combine symbols to convey meaning are a language's:

A person with a mental set:

If categories are formed using exemplars:

Mr.Lazlo is recruiting high school players for his college's basketball team.The framing effect would suggest that he is most likely to convince high school players to come and play for his school if he stresses that:

An example of a well-defined problem would be:

A(n) ____________________ is a class of objects that most people agree belongs together.

Which of the following is an incorrect statement of the evidence that language is an adaptation?

The term ____________________ is used to refer to when people estimate the probability of an event based on the ease with which examples can be brought to mind.

Three-year-old Benjamin used to say "wadder" when he wanted his parents to get him a drink of water.Now, he is able to say "water" quite clearly.In this instance, Benjamin has made a gain in his use of:

The defining features method of categorization:

One piece of research evidence that supports the view that categories are formed using exemplars is the finding that:

Researchers presented two groups of physicians with information regarding a surgical procedure.Half the physicians were told that on average, 10% of the people died as a result of the surgery; the remaining physicians were told that on average, 90% of the people survived the surgery.Based on the framing effect, you should expect that:

Psychologists use the term ____________________ to refer to the way in which the alternatives in a decision problem are presented.

A language's ____________________ refers to the rules governing sounds that make up words and sentences.