Exam 8: Thought and Language

Dominica is trying to spoon soup from a big pot into a bowl,but does not have a ladle.Although a large coffee cup is sitting on the counter in front of her,she does not think of using it to transfer the soup from the pot to her bowl.It is likely that _________________ prevented her from seeing this solution to her problem.

Satisficers are individuals who:

Which decision-making strategy involves making judgments of likelihood based on how well an example represents a specific category?

Many non-biologists mistake salamanders,a type of amphibian,for lizards.This is likely because salamanders share many features with most people's ______________ for the category lizard.

A chimpanzee named _______________ learned to use approximately 200 signs from American Sign Language.

Studies of the KE family and the FOXP2 gene indicate that

Seventy percent of the students in a classroom are women and 30 percent are men.One student is described as ambitious,athletic,and assertive.Why are most people likely to think this description refers to a male student?

According to the idea known as_________________,the vocabulary and grammar of the language you speak can affect the way you think about the world.

Suppose 40% of all of the books in a library are fiction and 2% of all of the books are on the Roman Empire.Wanda is a big fan of historical fiction novels.Which of the following is she LEAST likely to leave the library with?

A real-estate agent is asked by her clients how much they should ask for their house.She just sold a house for $300,000,so she finds herself suggesting an amount within the same range.This is an example of _____________.

Most people take longer to identify a platypus as a mammal than it takes them to identify a cat as a mammal.This is likely because a cat is closer to most people's _______________ for the concept of mammal.

Which of the following conclusions is the most logical to draw from the fact that mice and songbirds have versions of the FOXP2 gene that is very similar to the form found in humans?

Which of the following best describes language processing in the brain?

What is the phenomenon known as the paradox of choice?

One way to understand the relationship between various categories and concepts is to draw a diagram of a(n)___________.