Exam 37: Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Generalized ideas that represent categories of objects or events are called

Cognitive psychologist Lera Boroditsky has reported that aboriginal children from Cape York,Australia,can accurately point to any compass direction as early as age five,while most Americans cannot do this even as adults.Boroditsky believes this is due to the exclusive use of absolute directional references within the language spoken by the aboriginals of Cape York as opposed to the relative directional references used in the English language,which lends support to the

A person would have the LEAST difficulty in classifying which of the following plants as a tree?

An ideal model used as a prime example of a particular concept is a(n)

In order for two blindfolded chess players to play a game,they must rely on all of the following EXCEPT

The emotional or personal meaning of a word can be measured by comparing the word to the dimensions good/bad,strong/weak,and active/passive in an approach known as the _______.

Which of the following are used to change our feelings,make decisions,and aid memory or improve a skill?

A mother and her four­year­old daughter hear the grandmother refer to the weather outside as "it's raining cats and dogs." The mother tends to get one meaning from this phrase,while her daughter is hoping for a lot of new pets.In understanding the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs," the mother and daughter are experiencing a difference in

A child who says,"I drinked the milk" has created this sentence by using _______ rules.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between language and thought?

One-dimensional thinking in which people,objects,or events are classified as absolutely right or wrong typifies _______ thinking.

To be a "motorcycle," a vehicle must have two wheels,handlebars,and a motor,which illustrates that this criteria for a motorcycle is a disjunctive concept.

Discuss concept formation;differentiate the three types of concepts and give an example of each;describe the use of prototypes in concept identification;and explain the difference between the denotative and the connotative meanings of words and concepts and the use of semantic differential.

Mental images can be used to aid memory,change one's feelings,make a decision,or improve a skill.

Regarding animal communication,both trained and in the wild,which of the following statements is FALSE?

In the dictionary,Mark finds the definition of the word "liberal" includes the words "broad­minded," "moderate," and "tolerant." This definition represents this concept's _______ meaning.

Kinesthetic imagery is created from remembered or imagined

Define cognition;differentiate between experiential processing and reflective processing;explain which type of processing planning requires;and identify and briefly describe the three basic units of thought.

Homo Sapiens comes from the Latin words for

Lambert believes that any student that makes straight A's is socially inept and non­athletic.Regarding straight­A students,Lambert is using a