Exam 9: Section 2: Language and Thought

Because he is a hopeless romantic, Chad buys his wife a single red rose for no particular reason while grocery shopping. Realizing that he doesn't own a vase, he also buys the only one the supermarket has in stock, which is rather expensive. Upon coming home, his wife says, "Thanks for the rose, but is the vase really necessary? We can just put it in one of your many empty wine bottles that litter the kitchen." Chad's failure to realize that a wine bottle can serve as a makeshift, yet romantic, vase is an example of:

Sophie suffered a stroke that damaged the region where the temporal lobe meets the occipital and parietal lobes. Which task will Sophie find difficult?

Charlie calls Jasmine and asks her if she would like to get a cup of coffee. Jasmine declines, stating that she is very sick. But two hours later, Charlie sees Jasmine at a local bar with another guy. Using _____ reasoning, Charlie concludes that Jasmine lied to him.

One assumption of prospect theory is called the certainty effect. This means that:

Thad suffered a stroke that resulted in brain damage. Thad is overheard saying, "The rain came before my feelings. I think the funny TV is cold. But it needs help with the scissors." Thad probably has suffered damage to the _____ cortex.

Which statement is true for bilingual children versus monolingual children?

Rodrigo has genetic dysphasia. Which statement about Rodrigo is NOT true?

Means-ends analysis got its start by looking at how people solved _____ problems.

Quinn just turned 1 year old and has a spoken vocabulary of 15 words. Which statement about Quinn's language development is true?

Broca's area is located in the _____ cortex.

The prototype theory of categorization states that:

The interactionist approach to language development differs from the nativist approach in that the interactionist approach:

Which physical or emotional state is MOST associated with increased insight?

The nativist view of language development is associated with:

Humans excel at estimating:

The behaviorist theory of language accounts for all of the following aspects of language development EXCEPT:

The case of Genie, a child who lived in virtual isolation for a decade, illustrates which important point about the nativist explanation of language development?

Which of these constitutes a research finding that supports the argument that insights do not occur in a sudden, all-or-nothing manner, but instead reflect incremental unconscious processes?

Which of these is NOT a strategy used in means-ends analysis?

The interactionist approach to language development differs from the behaviorist approach in that the interactionist approach: