Exam 8: A: Language and Thought

According to the phenomenon of loss aversion,most people expect that the negative impact of losing $1000 will be greater than the positive impact of winning $1000.What would this phenomenon have an impact on

Which term refers to the sudden discovery of the correct solution following incorrect attempts based primarily on trial and error

How many morphemes are in the word "unchangeable"

There have been several reports in the news about the Avian Flu,including reports of a number of deaths.Other forms of flu kill many more people every year,but many people state that the Avian Flu is much more dangerous.What is likely responsible for this overestimation of the danger of Avian Flu

If you draw an arrow to indicate where someone should go,what function of language does the arrow serve

Judy has been asked to solve the Tower of Hanoi problem whereby she has a goal of moving three rings from on post to another post.There are rules to this problem which further complicate the task.Judy is concerned but has decided to break the problem down into intermediate steps.Which approach to problem solving is Judy using

What is the function of the component of language called semantics

Language allows a person to express new ideas.Which quality of language does this reflect

Seven-year-old Travis heard a joke in school and asks you,"How could you find a lost dog in the woods " When you are stumped,he tells you,"You stand near a tree and listen for the bark." What is Travis developing,based on this play on words

What can be said about babbling if infants who are learning sign language show evidence of manual babbling (using sign-language-based babbling),but other infants show only vocal babbling

What is a result of having a confirmation bias

What is the benefit of using "fast and frugal heuristics"

You are the president of a large company and you are interested in making some changes to the way that the company runs.You would like to see some creativity in administrative processes,rather than simply continuing the way things have always been done.What should you do

Which statement does NOT accurately describe phonemes

Janet Werker's pioneering research on infants has led to which important question regarding language development

Claude and Marie are excited because they have just bought a restaurant from the previous owners.The two partners know that the last seven restaurants that have been operated at that location have gone bankrupt within a year of their openings,but Claude and Marie are certain their restaurant will be successful because they plan on working hard to be a success.What are the two new business partners doing in this case

Which of the following is a case of overextension

The nativist theory suggests that humans are biologically equipped for language.Which term refers to the innate mechanism which nativists propose people possess which facilitates the learning of language

Anika has just started to understand the idea that events can happen in the future.Now,when she talks about things she is going to do tomorrow or next week,she uses the future tense,rather than the present tense.Which theory would be supported by this development in Anika's language skills

A local grocer wanted to cut down on the use of credit cards in his store.He found his business declined significantly when he imposed a "surcharge" for credit card sales.However,his business boomed when he offered "rebates" for cash sales,even though customers paid the same amount for products in both cases.What does this example illustrate