Exam 8: A: Thought and Language

A concept is the mental representation of an object,event,or idea.

Children's brains appear to be especially primed to acquire language in a way that adult brains are not.

One problem with the theory that individuals use prototypes to categorize is that it does not allow for the possibility of graded membership.

All forms of communication can be considered types of language.

An algorithm is a problem-solving strategy based on a series of rules.

Maximizers tend to be more satisfied than satisficers with their purchases because maximizers spend additional time making sure they find the best product.

Research with chimpanzees has clearly demonstrated that nonhumans are capable of acquiring language.

People tend to judge the probability of an event by how easy it is to think of examples of the event.

The Inuit have hundreds of words for different types of snow.

Basic level categories are always located at the most general level of a semantic network.