Exam 8: Learning

Human language has a hierarchical structure, with the most elementary building blocks being the units of sound that are recognized as separate in any given language. These building blocks are called

Sasha drives whenever she must travel, because she's terrified that if she were to travel in a plane it would crash. Statistics show that there are 40,000 deaths per year in automobile accidents and only about 200 in air transport, but news programs tend to sensationalize plane crashes and minimize car wrecks. As a result, people like Sasha can easily call to mind examples of plane crashes. They are relying on the

We develop a syllogism which states that all soccer players are men, Alex is a soccer player; therefore, Alex is a man." Is this statement logically correct?

Sam enjoys action movies, science fiction novels, weightlifting, and football. One day Sam hopes to become an aerospace engineer or a physics professor. Based on this information, most people will assume that Sam is male due to the _____________ heuristic.

Heather and her friend are in a book club and meet monthly to talk about the book they chose to read that month. The process of combining sentences into paragraphs, chapters, books, conversations, and debates is collectively referred to as