Question 1

Laboratory experiments suggest that animals have __________.

Accepted Answer

A) some cognitive capacities 
B) cognitive capacities better than most humans 
C) almost no cognitive capabilities 
D) cognitive capabilities similar to most humans 
A) some cognitive capacities 
B) cognitive capacities better than most humans 
C) almost no cognitive capabilities 
D) cognitive capabilities similar to most humans

Question 2

The _______________ occurs when an individual believes the probability of finding a specific member in two overlapping categories is more likely than finding any member of one of the larger,general categories.

Accepted Answer

A) anchoring effect 
B) representativeness error 
C) confirmation bias 
D) conjunction fallacy 
A) anchoring effect 
B) representativeness error 
C) confirmation bias 
D) conjunction fallacy

Question 3

Behavioral finance is a relatively new field.One of its main goals is to:

Accepted Answer

A) analyze consumer behavior to determine what products to invest in. 
B) pay people for socially beneficial behavior. 
C) teach investors to avoid loss at all cost. 
D) help investors overcome cognitive biases. 
A) analyze consumer behavior to determine what products to invest in. 
B) pay people for socially beneficial behavior. 
C) teach investors to avoid loss at all cost. 
D) help investors overcome cognitive biases.

Question 4

Classical categorization approaches do not account for _____,a type of categorization that notes some items make better category members than others.

Accepted Answer

A) basic level categorization 
B) prototyping 
C) priming 
D) graded membership 
A) basic level categorization 
B) prototyping 
C) priming 
D) graded membership

Question 5

When using the availability heuristic,people tend to judge the probability of an event based on:

Accepted Answer

A) the need to be right,which makes it hard to listen to the available information with an open mind. 
B) statistical consideration of the frequency with which the event occurs in everyday life. 
C) the burden of doubt people feel about their abilities to determine probability from available information. 
D) how easy it is to think of examples or instances. 
A) the need to be right,which makes it hard to listen to the available information with an open mind. 
B) statistical consideration of the frequency with which the event occurs in everyday life. 
C) the burden of doubt people feel about their abilities to determine probability from available information. 
D) how easy it is to think of examples or instances.

Question 6

Some members of the KE family discussed in your textbook have trouble putting thoughts into words.This deficit is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) a family tradition of ritualized abuse which causes brain trauma. 
B) a family tradition of raising children without language until the age of five. 
C) exposure to chemicals while still in the womb. 
D) inheriting the mutated copy of a specific gene. 
A) a family tradition of ritualized abuse which causes brain trauma. 
B) a family tradition of raising children without language until the age of five. 
C) exposure to chemicals while still in the womb. 
D) inheriting the mutated copy of a specific gene.

Question 7

What is the most accurate conclusion from research conducted on primate language abilities?

Accepted Answer

A) Primates can learn some aspects of human language,though many differences remain. 
B) Primates can learn human language in full. 
C) Primates cannot learn human language in any way. 
D) There are not enough research data to reach reliable conclusions on this topic. 
A) Primates can learn some aspects of human language,though many differences remain. 
B) Primates can learn human language in full. 
C) Primates cannot learn human language in any way. 
D) There are not enough research data to reach reliable conclusions on this topic.

Question 8

In cognitive psychology,a__________________ is an interconnected set of nodes (or concepts)and the links that join them to form a category.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic network 
B) mental set 
C) algorithm 
D) prototype 
A) semantic network 
B) mental set 
C) algorithm 
D) prototype

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true of basic level categories?

Accepted Answer

A) They are always the most general category in a semantic network. 
B) They are the level at which most thinking occurs. 
C) They are the level at which prototypes exist. 
D) They are the terms used most often in conversation. 
A) They are always the most general category in a semantic network. 
B) They are the level at which most thinking occurs. 
C) They are the level at which prototypes exist. 
D) They are the terms used most often in conversation.

Question 10

A formula is an example of a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A) logarithm 
B) algorithm 
C) response set 
D) heuristic 
A) logarithm 
B) algorithm 
C) response set 
D) heuristic

Question 11

Children's brains appear to go through a ________________,during which their brains are primed to acquire language.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children's brains appear to go through a...

Question 12

Jenny is deciding on which invitations to use for her wedding.If Jenny is a maximizer,she is most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) choose the least expensive invitation design. 
B) choose the most expensive invitation design. 
C) choose the first invitation design that she likes. 
D) spend a long time looking at different invitation designs until she finds the exact one she is looking for. 
A) choose the least expensive invitation design. 
B) choose the most expensive invitation design. 
C) choose the first invitation design that she likes. 
D) spend a long time looking at different invitation designs until she finds the exact one she is looking for.

Question 13

In a research study,Ashley participated in a sentence verification technique.How she categorized information in this study was measured by

Accepted Answer

A) How quickly she responded that a sentence was true or false. 
B) Whether she liked the to-be-categorized stimuli. 
C) How consistent her responses were with other members of her culture. 
D) How well she was able to read the questions aloud. 
A) How quickly she responded that a sentence was true or false. 
B) Whether she liked the to-be-categorized stimuli. 
C) How consistent her responses were with other members of her culture. 
D) How well she was able to read the questions aloud.

Question 14

Consistent with the linguistic relativity hypothesis,which of the following would most likely be true?

Accepted Answer

A) People from New England and England think very differently. 
B) People from New Mexico and New England think very differently. 
C) People from China and New England think very differently. 
D) People from China and New England think very similarly. 
A) People from New England and England think very differently. 
B) People from New Mexico and New England think very differently. 
C) People from China and New England think very differently. 
D) People from China and New England think very similarly.

Question 15

One way to investigate the way language is processed in the brain is to study patients with ________________,language disorders caused by damage to the brain structures that support using and understanding language.

Accepted Answer

A) agnosias 
B) agnathia 
C) aphasias 
D) alopecias 
A) agnosias 
B) agnathia 
C) aphasias 
D) alopecias

Question 16

Which of the following is the best example of a well-defined problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Larry is unhappy with his life. 
B) Cassandra needs to think of a good subject for a painting. 
C) Jennifer wants to quit smoking. 
D) Oscar needs to choose a major for college. 
A) Larry is unhappy with his life. 
B) Cassandra needs to think of a good subject for a painting. 
C) Jennifer wants to quit smoking. 
D) Oscar needs to choose a major for college.

Question 17

________________ is the search for evidence that only supports a preexisting belief,whereas ______________ involves accepting preexisting evidence,only if it confirms a belief.

Accepted Answer

A) Confirmation bias; belief perseverance 
B) Belief perseverance; confirmation bias 
C) The availability heuristic; the representativeness heuristic 
D) The representativeness heuristic; the availability heuristic 
A) Confirmation bias; belief perseverance 
B) Belief perseverance; confirmation bias 
C) The availability heuristic; the representativeness heuristic 
D) The representativeness heuristic; the availability heuristic

Question 18

The idea that our language influences how we understand the world is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) context specificity 
B) sentence verification 
C) linguistic relativity 
D) priming 
A) context specificity 
B) sentence verification 
C) linguistic relativity 
D) priming

Question 19

Seth tells his friend that he got two tickets to a big concert next week,to which his friend replies,"Get out of town!" Because of the context,Seth knows his friend is expressing excitement and doesn't really want him to leave town.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) pragmatics. 
B) linguistic relativity. 
C) semantics. 
D) syntax. 
A) pragmatics. 
B) linguistic relativity. 
C) semantics. 
D) syntax.

Question 20

Talia is looking for her cat by methodically searching each room and then closing the door.She is using what type of problem solving strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) an algorithm 
B) a heuristic 
C) anchoring 
D) a hunch 
A) an algorithm 
B) a heuristic 
C) anchoring 
D) a hunch

Laboratory experiments suggest that animals have __________.

The _______________ occurs when an individual believes the probability of finding a specific member in two overlapping categories is more likely than finding any member of one of the larger,general categories.

Behavioral finance is a relatively new field.One of its main goals is to:

Classical categorization approaches do not account for _____,a type of categorization that notes some items make better category members than others.

When using the availability heuristic,people tend to judge the probability of an event based on:

Some members of the KE family discussed in your textbook have trouble putting thoughts into words.This deficit is caused by:

What is the most accurate conclusion from research conducted on primate language abilities?

In cognitive psychology,a__________________ is an interconnected set of nodes (or concepts)and the links that join them to form a category.

Which of the following is NOT true of basic level categories?

A formula is an example of a(n)__________.

Children's brains appear to go through a ________________,during which their brains are primed to acquire language.

Jenny is deciding on which invitations to use for her wedding.If Jenny is a maximizer,she is most likely to:

In a research study,Ashley participated in a sentence verification technique.How she categorized information in this study was measured by

Consistent with the linguistic relativity hypothesis,which of the following would most likely be true?

One way to investigate the way language is processed in the brain is to study patients with ________________,language disorders caused by damage to the brain structures that support using and understanding language.

Which of the following is the best example of a well-defined problem?

__ is the search for evidence that only supports a preexisting belief,whereas involves accepting preexisting evidence,only if it confirms a belief.

The idea that our language influences how we understand the world is referred to as _____.

Seth tells his friend that he got two tickets to a big concert next week,to which his friend replies,"Get out of town!" Because of the context,Seth knows his friend is expressing excitement and doesn't really want him to leave town.This is an example of:

Talia is looking for her cat by methodically searching each room and then closing the door.She is using what type of problem solving strategy?

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Laboratory experiments suggest that animals have __________.

The _______________ occurs when an individual believes the probability of finding a specific member in two overlapping categories is more likely than finding any member of one of the larger,general categories.

Behavioral finance is a relatively new field.One of its main goals is to:

Classical categorization approaches do not account for _____,a type of categorization that notes some items make better category members than others.

When using the availability heuristic,people tend to judge the probability of an event based on:

Some members of the KE family discussed in your textbook have trouble putting thoughts into words.This deficit is caused by:

What is the most accurate conclusion from research conducted on primate language abilities?

In cognitive psychology,a__________________ is an interconnected set of nodes (or concepts)and the links that join them to form a category.

Which of the following is NOT true of basic level categories?

A formula is an example of a(n)__________.

Children's brains appear to go through a ________________,during which their brains are primed to acquire language.

Jenny is deciding on which invitations to use for her wedding.If Jenny is a maximizer,she is most likely to:

In a research study,Ashley participated in a sentence verification technique.How she categorized information in this study was measured by

Consistent with the linguistic relativity hypothesis,which of the following would most likely be true?

One way to investigate the way language is processed in the brain is to study patients with ________________,language disorders caused by damage to the brain structures that support using and understanding language.

Which of the following is the best example of a well-defined problem?

________________ is the search for evidence that only supports a preexisting belief,whereas ______________ involves accepting preexisting evidence,only if it confirms a belief.

The idea that our language influences how we understand the world is referred to as _____.

Seth tells his friend that he got two tickets to a big concert next week,to which his friend replies,"Get out of town!" Because of the context,Seth knows his friend is expressing excitement and doesn't really want him to leave town.This is an example of:

Talia is looking for her cat by methodically searching each room and then closing the door.She is using what type of problem solving strategy?

Introducing Psychological Science

Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Intelligence, aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Life Span Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Krause and Corts

Krause and Corts

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__ is the search for evidence that only supports a preexisting belief,whereas involves accepting preexisting evidence,only if it confirms a belief.