Question 1

Fast mapping is

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of a mental representation of one's environment. 
B)  the pacing activity associated with genetics, allowing for anticipation of motivational events. 
C)  the type of play a child engages in at an early age. 
D)  mapping words to underlying concepts after only one exposure. 
A)  the development of a mental representation of one's environment. 
B)  the pacing activity associated with genetics, allowing for anticipation of motivational events. 
C)  the type of play a child engages in at an early age. 
D)  mapping words to underlying concepts after only one exposure.

Question 2

What are the steps that you would go through to solve the problem of finding the best Chinese restaurant in your new town?

Accepted Answer

The answer to this question could vary.T

Question 3

The failure to recognize that you can use a tool as a weight is an example of the problem solving barrier known as functional fixedness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Michiko lives in Japan and Krystal,Michiko's pen pal,lives in the United States.Based on the research by Nisbett and his colleagues into cultural differences in cognitive styles,you should predict that when these two friends are solving problems,Michiko will tend to use ____ cognitive style,while Krystal will tend to use ____ cognitive style.

Accepted Answer

A)  an analytic; a holistic 
B)  an algorithmic; a heuristic 
C)  a holistic; an analytic 
D)  a heuristic; an algorithmic 
A)  an analytic; a holistic 
B)  an algorithmic; a heuristic 
C)  a holistic; an analytic 
D)  a heuristic; an algorithmic

Question 5

People often assume that it is necessary to use all the numerical information provided in a problem in order to solve the problem.In reality,numerical information sometimes makes it more difficult to solve a problem because the information

Accepted Answer

A)  results in a mental set. 
B)  puts unnecessary constraints on the problem-solver. 
C)  may be irrelevant. 
D)  encourages functional fixedness. 
A)  results in a mental set. 
B)  puts unnecessary constraints on the problem-solver. 
C)  may be irrelevant. 
D)  encourages functional fixedness.

Question 6

Pinker and Bloom (1992)suggest that human language may be a result of evolutionary processes because language allows humans to

Accepted Answer

A)  acquire information about the world secondhand. 
B)  use trial-and-error learning more effectively. 
C)  avoid heuristic fallacies. 
D)  engage in more efficient introspection. 
A)  acquire information about the world secondhand. 
B)  use trial-and-error learning more effectively. 
C)  avoid heuristic fallacies. 
D)  engage in more efficient introspection.

Question 7

Reorganizing the letters "OSHUE" to form an English word is an example of an anagram,which constitutes a problem of

Accepted Answer

A)  inducing structure. 
B)  lexical analysis. 
C)  transformation. 
D)  arrangement. 
A)  inducing structure. 
B)  lexical analysis. 
C)  transformation. 
D)  arrangement.

Question 8

Which type of theory BEST accounts for the apparent rapidity and ease of language acquisition in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorist theory 
B)  nativist theory 
C)  cognitive theory 
D)  social communication theory 
A)  behaviorist theory 
B)  nativist theory 
C)  cognitive theory 
D)  social communication theory

Question 9

Basing the estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the prototype of that event is termed the

Accepted Answer

A)  conjunction heuristic. 
B)  availability heuristic. 
C)  representativeness heuristic. 
D)  gambler's heuristic. 
A)  conjunction heuristic. 
B)  availability heuristic. 
C)  representativeness heuristic. 
D)  gambler's heuristic.

Question 10

Claudia wants to send a fragile vase to her parents for their anniversary but she can't find any appropriate packing material in her house.She decides to pop some popcorn and use that to pack around the vase.In this case,Claudia has

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrated functional fixedness in solving her problem. 
B)  effectively utilized the availability heuristic in solving her problem. 
C)  overcome functional fixedness in solving her problem. 
D)  utilized an elimination-by-aspects strategy to solve her problem. 
A)  demonstrated functional fixedness in solving her problem. 
B)  effectively utilized the availability heuristic in solving her problem. 
C)  overcome functional fixedness in solving her problem. 
D)  utilized an elimination-by-aspects strategy to solve her problem.

Question 11

The requirement that a declarative sentence have both a noun phrase and a verb phrase is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  rule of syntax. 
B)  transformational rule. 
C)  morpheme. 
D)  heuristic. 
A)  rule of syntax. 
B)  transformational rule. 
C)  morpheme. 
D)  heuristic.

Question 12

How does risky decision making differ from making decisions about preferences? How do people generally make each type of decision?

Accepted Answer

Making decisions about preferences invol

Question 13

Research shows that when consumers have a very high number of products to choose from,they are

Accepted Answer

A)  likely to purchase more items. 
B)  likely to purchase fewer items. 
C)  likely to purchase no items. 
D)  likely to purchase higher quality items. 
A)  likely to purchase more items. 
B)  likely to purchase fewer items. 
C)  likely to purchase no items. 
D)  likely to purchase higher quality items.

Question 14

Overregularizations occur when children incorrectly use a word to describe a wider set of objects or actions than it is meant to.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Kim had a busy day at work and had to make many difficult decisions.Research suggests that she may now experience

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced self-control. 
B)  increased self-control. 
C)  reduced working memory. 
D)  increased working memory. 
A)  reduced self-control. 
B)  increased self-control. 
C)  reduced working memory. 
D)  increased working memory.

Question 16

The entrance exam that Jaclyn is taking for graduate school has a number of questions such as: glove is to hand as sock is to ____.Questions of this type are considered to be

Accepted Answer

A)  problems of arrangement. 
B)  problems of transformation. 
C)  problems of inducing structure. 
D)  ill-defined problems. 
A)  problems of arrangement. 
B)  problems of transformation. 
C)  problems of inducing structure. 
D)  ill-defined problems.

Question 17

Underextension would be evident if a three-year-old child

Accepted Answer

A)  used a word too broadly. 
B)  used telegraphic speech to communicate complex ideas. 
C)  used a word too narrowly. 
D)  failed to utilize fast mapping. 
A)  used a word too broadly. 
B)  used telegraphic speech to communicate complex ideas. 
C)  used a word too narrowly. 
D)  failed to utilize fast mapping.

Question 18

The sudden "a ha!" feeling when you suddenly discover the correct solution to a problem is called

Accepted Answer

A)  functional fixedness. 
B)  insight. 
C)  rearrangement. 
D)  transformation. 
A)  functional fixedness. 
B)  insight. 
C)  rearrangement. 
D)  transformation.

Question 19

The area of psychology that refers broadly to mental processes or thinking is

Accepted Answer

A)  introspection. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  mentalism. 
D)  intelligence. 
A)  introspection. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  mentalism. 
D)  intelligence.

Question 20

In which class of problems is it necessary to carry out a sequence of intermediate actions in order to solve the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  inducing structure 
B)  probability 
C)  transformation 
D)  arrangement 
A)  inducing structure 
B)  probability 
C)  transformation 
D)  arrangement

Fast mapping is

What are the steps that you would go through to solve the problem of finding the best Chinese restaurant in your new town?

The failure to recognize that you can use a tool as a weight is an example of the problem solving barrier known as functional fixedness.

People often assume that it is necessary to use all the numerical information provided in a problem in order to solve the problem.In reality,numerical information sometimes makes it more difficult to solve a problem because the information

Pinker and Bloom (1992)suggest that human language may be a result of evolutionary processes because language allows humans to

Reorganizing the letters "OSHUE" to form an English word is an example of an anagram,which constitutes a problem of

Which type of theory BEST accounts for the apparent rapidity and ease of language acquisition in early childhood?

Basing the estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the prototype of that event is termed the

Claudia wants to send a fragile vase to her parents for their anniversary but she can't find any appropriate packing material in her house.She decides to pop some popcorn and use that to pack around the vase.In this case,Claudia has

The requirement that a declarative sentence have both a noun phrase and a verb phrase is an example of a

How does risky decision making differ from making decisions about preferences? How do people generally make each type of decision?

Research shows that when consumers have a very high number of products to choose from,they are

Overregularizations occur when children incorrectly use a word to describe a wider set of objects or actions than it is meant to.

Kim had a busy day at work and had to make many difficult decisions.Research suggests that she may now experience

The entrance exam that Jaclyn is taking for graduate school has a number of questions such as: glove is to hand as sock is to ____.Questions of this type are considered to be

Underextension would be evident if a three-year-old child

The sudden "a ha!" feeling when you suddenly discover the correct solution to a problem is called

The area of psychology that refers broadly to mental processes or thinking is

In which class of problems is it necessary to carry out a sequence of intermediate actions in order to solve the problem?

The Evolution of Psychology

The Research Enterprise in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Variations in Consciousness

Learning

Human Memory

Intelligence and Psychological Testing

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development Across the Life Span

Personality

Social Behavior

Stress,Coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Statistical Methods

Industrial organizational Psychology

Psychology and Environmental Sustainability: Conservation Psychology

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Exam 8: Language and Thought

Fast mapping is

What are the steps that you would go through to solve the problem of finding the best Chinese restaurant in your new town?

The failure to recognize that you can use a tool as a weight is an example of the problem solving barrier known as functional fixedness.

People often assume that it is necessary to use all the numerical information provided in a problem in order to solve the problem.In reality,numerical information sometimes makes it more difficult to solve a problem because the information

Pinker and Bloom (1992)suggest that human language may be a result of evolutionary processes because language allows humans to

Reorganizing the letters "OSHUE" to form an English word is an example of an anagram,which constitutes a problem of

Which type of theory BEST accounts for the apparent rapidity and ease of language acquisition in early childhood?

Basing the estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the prototype of that event is termed the

Claudia wants to send a fragile vase to her parents for their anniversary but she can't find any appropriate packing material in her house.She decides to pop some popcorn and use that to pack around the vase.In this case,Claudia has

The requirement that a declarative sentence have both a noun phrase and a verb phrase is an example of a

How does risky decision making differ from making decisions about preferences? How do people generally make each type of decision?

Research shows that when consumers have a very high number of products to choose from,they are

Overregularizations occur when children incorrectly use a word to describe a wider set of objects or actions than it is meant to.

Kim had a busy day at work and had to make many difficult decisions.Research suggests that she may now experience

The entrance exam that Jaclyn is taking for graduate school has a number of questions such as: glove is to hand as sock is to ____.Questions of this type are considered to be

Underextension would be evident if a three-year-old child

The sudden "a ha!" feeling when you suddenly discover the correct solution to a problem is called

The area of psychology that refers broadly to mental processes or thinking is

In which class of problems is it necessary to carry out a sequence of intermediate actions in order to solve the problem?

The Evolution of Psychology

The Research Enterprise in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Variations in Consciousness

Learning

Human Memory

Intelligence and Psychological Testing

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development Across the Life Span

Personality

Social Behavior

Stress,Coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Statistical Methods

Industrial organizational Psychology

Psychology and Environmental Sustainability: Conservation Psychology

Filters