Question 1

According to the behaviorist approach,the key mechanisms driving language acquisition include:

Accepted Answer

A) the basic processes of learning. 
B) a language acquisition device. 
C) a biological instinct. 
D) a communicative drive. 
A) the basic processes of learning. 
B) a language acquisition device. 
C) a biological instinct. 
D) a communicative drive.

Question 2

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills is the psychologist's working definition of:

Accepted Answer

A) problem solving. 
B) creativity. 
C) cognition. 
D) intelligence. 
A) problem solving. 
B) creativity. 
C) cognition. 
D) intelligence.

Question 3

Traditionally,divergent thinking has been more closely associated with creativity than has convergent thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Pages in a boring psychology text but would get 2 extra points on the next test.The other group also read 20 pages but was given 25 points added to the next test.The class members were then asked to tell the second-period class how interesting the book was.According to the results of the Festinger and Carlsmith study,what predictions could one make about the remarks of the first-period class?

Accepted Answer

A) Both groups would say the pages were boring. 
B) The first group (2 points)would say the pages were boring but the second group (25 points)would not. 
C) Both groups would say the pages were interesting. 
D) The first group (2 points)would say the pages were interesting but the second group (25 points)would say the pages were boring. 
A) Both groups would say the pages were boring. 
B) The first group (2 points)would say the pages were boring but the second group (25 points)would not. 
C) Both groups would say the pages were interesting. 
D) The first group (2 points)would say the pages were interesting but the second group (25 points)would say the pages were boring.

Question 5

Bats and whales would be unlikely prototypes for the concept "mammal."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Your text states that baby songbirds must be around singing adults if they are to learn to sing properly.The finding most directly recalls the ______ theory of language acquisition,associated with ______.

Accepted Answer

A) social interactionist; Noam Chomsky 
B) social interactionist; Lev Vygotsky 
C) nativist; B.F.Skinner 
D) nativist; Noam Chomsky 
A) social interactionist; Noam Chomsky 
B) social interactionist; Lev Vygotsky 
C) nativist; B.F.Skinner 
D) nativist; Noam Chomsky

Question 7

Attributions are:

Accepted Answer

A) explanations that account for one's own behaviors and/or the behaviors of others. 
B) innate personality traits. 
C) an emotional response toward a certain person,idea,object,or situation. 
D) various physical attributes that people have,such as attractiveness. 
A) explanations that account for one's own behaviors and/or the behaviors of others. 
B) innate personality traits. 
C) an emotional response toward a certain person,idea,object,or situation. 
D) various physical attributes that people have,such as attractiveness.

Question 8

Which of the following alternatives best expresses the neurolinguistic relationship between pragmatics and the other components of language described in your text?

Accepted Answer

A) Like the other components of language,pragmatics is processed in the brain's left hemisphere. 
B) Like the other components of language,pragmatics is processed in the brain's right hemisphere. 
C) In contrast to most other components of language,pragmatics is processed in the brain's left hemisphere. 
D) In contrast to most other components of language,pragmatics is processed in the brain's right hemisphere. 
A) Like the other components of language,pragmatics is processed in the brain's left hemisphere. 
B) Like the other components of language,pragmatics is processed in the brain's right hemisphere. 
C) In contrast to most other components of language,pragmatics is processed in the brain's left hemisphere. 
D) In contrast to most other components of language,pragmatics is processed in the brain's right hemisphere.

Question 9

It would take the same amount of time to correctly identify an olive as a fruit as it would to correctly identify an apple as a fruit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements would lead us to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

A) "I've been smoking my whole life and I don't have health problems." 
B) "No one I know who smokes is sick." 
C) "I know these cigarettes are killing me but I just can't stop." 
D) "That is not true.Cigarettes are not that harmful." 
A) "I've been smoking my whole life and I don't have health problems." 
B) "No one I know who smokes is sick." 
C) "I know these cigarettes are killing me but I just can't stop." 
D) "That is not true.Cigarettes are not that harmful."

Question 11

Which of the following tests would be best suited to an 8-year-old child?

Accepted Answer

A) WAIS 
B) WISC 
C) MMPI-2 
D) DSM-5 
A) WAIS 
B) WISC 
C) MMPI-2 
D) DSM-5

According to the behaviorist approach,the key mechanisms driving language acquisition include:

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills is the psychologist's working definition of:

Traditionally,divergent thinking has been more closely associated with creativity than has convergent thinking.

Bats and whales would be unlikely prototypes for the concept "mammal."

Your text states that baby songbirds must be around singing adults if they are to learn to sing properly.The finding most directly recalls the theory of language acquisition,associated with .

Attributions are:

Which of the following alternatives best expresses the neurolinguistic relationship between pragmatics and the other components of language described in your text?

It would take the same amount of time to correctly identify an olive as a fruit as it would to correctly identify an apple as a fruit.

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements would lead us to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

Which of the following tests would be best suited to an 8-year-old child?

The Science of Psychology

Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Motivation and Emotion

Lifespan Development

Personality

Social Psychology

Sexuality and Gender

Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

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Exam 7: Cognitive Processes

According to the behaviorist approach,the key mechanisms driving language acquisition include:

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills is the psychologist's working definition of:

Traditionally,divergent thinking has been more closely associated with creativity than has convergent thinking.

Bats and whales would be unlikely prototypes for the concept "mammal."

Your text states that baby songbirds must be around singing adults if they are to learn to sing properly.The finding most directly recalls the ______ theory of language acquisition,associated with ______.

Attributions are:

Which of the following alternatives best expresses the neurolinguistic relationship between pragmatics and the other components of language described in your text?

It would take the same amount of time to correctly identify an olive as a fruit as it would to correctly identify an apple as a fruit.

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads,"Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements would lead us to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

Which of the following tests would be best suited to an 8-year-old child?

The Science of Psychology

Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Motivation and Emotion

Lifespan Development

Personality

Social Psychology

Sexuality and Gender

Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Filters

Your text states that baby songbirds must be around singing adults if they are to learn to sing properly.The finding most directly recalls the theory of language acquisition,associated with .