Exam 8: A: Language and Thought

Imagine that a race of extraterrestrials came to earth.These extraterrestrials quickly learned to use Earth words to convey meaningful messages,but they never created new combinations of words or learned how to use rules to create meaningful sentences.Which statement best describes their communications

When Alaina is working on her bicycle,she brings her entire tool kit out on the driveway and starts pulling wrenches from the tool kit at random,trying them until she finds one that fits.What type of approach is Alaina using

Kareem is working on a practical problem with his 16-year-old son,Josh,and his 8-year-old daughter,Lisa.They don't have the right tools for the job,and they need to come up with a creative solution that uses the items they have available.Based on research findings into the prevalence of functional fixedness,what should you predict

Wilson is watching two different roulette-type games at a local charity bazaar.Each game costs $1 to play.In one game,there are ten different numbers,and if the number he selects comes up,he will win $12.In the other game,there are 100 different numbers,but if the number he selects comes up,he will win $50.What should Wilson do based on expected value theory

What is the denotation of a word

What cognitive tendency is described by the representativeness heuristic

Which of the following is NOT one of the evolutionary advantages that language may have provided

Which statement best describes the act of solving problems containing numerical information

Which heuristic are you applying if you solve a current problem using the solution to a previous,similar problem

Which statement best describes syntax

Jesse Jesse was playing with marbles when one of the marbles fell into a heating vent in the floor. Jesse could see the marble, but he couldn't reach it because the slats of the vent were too close together for his hand, and he couldn't remove the lid. Jesse said, rather sarcastically to himself, "Well, that's just fabulous." He looked around the room for something that he could use to retrieve the marble. When he saw his juice glass with the straw in it, he got an idea. He took the straw, carefully lowered it into the vent until it touched the marble. Then he sucked on the straw so that it "grabbed" the marble as he gently raised it back up into his waiting hand. Quite pleased with himself, and a little dizzy, Jesse went back to playing marbles. -Which sort of basic problem does Jesse have to solve when he is confronted with a marble that he can't reach

Which statement best describes age and functional fixedness

In attempting to solve the "nine dot problem" few individuals attempt to draw a line outside the imaginary boundary surrounding the nine dots.This is not a rule associated with the problem but is imposed by the problem solver.What is this an example of

Which term refers to the efforts made by people when they are actively trying to figure out what steps must be taken in order to achieve a goal which is otherwise not easily attained

If Annette is learning two languages,what will be the impact of bilingualism on the development of her vocabulary

Jesse Jesse was playing with marbles when one of the marbles fell into a heating vent in the floor. Jesse could see the marble, but he couldn't reach it because the slats of the vent were too close together for his hand, and he couldn't remove the lid. Jesse said, rather sarcastically to himself, "Well, that's just fabulous." He looked around the room for something that he could use to retrieve the marble. When he saw his juice glass with the straw in it, he got an idea. He took the straw, carefully lowered it into the vent until it touched the marble. Then he sucked on the straw so that it "grabbed" the marble as he gently raised it back up into his waiting hand. Quite pleased with himself, and a little dizzy, Jesse went back to playing marbles. -What was Jesse demonstrating when he used sarcasm

Which of the following is NOT a cognitive activity

Why do we use "fast and frugal heuristics," according to Gigerenzer

In some early studies,researchers attempted to teach chimpanzees to speak.What conclusions led to these studies being discontinued

Dr.Sciorro believes that because the majority of children acquire language without any effort,there must be a biological mechanism that facilitates language learning.Which theorist most closely mirror Dr.Sciorro's views of language development