Question 1

_____ morphemes refer to things and events.

Accepted Answer

A) Content 
B) Phonetic 
C) Tangible 
D) Function 
A) Content 
B) Phonetic 
C) Tangible 
D) Function

Question 2

_____ is directed toward arriving at a belief, whereas _____ is figuring out what to do in a situation.

Accepted Answer

A) Logical reasoning; discursive reasoning 
B) Theoretical reasoning; practical reasoning 
C) Theoretical reasoning; discursive reasoning 
D) Practical reasoning; applied reasoning 
A) Logical reasoning; discursive reasoning 
B) Theoretical reasoning; practical reasoning 
C) Theoretical reasoning; discursive reasoning 
D) Practical reasoning; applied reasoning

Question 3

Efforts to teach apes human language often focus on:

Accepted Answer

A) providing them with models of other species who have been taught language. 
B) training them to produce human speech sounds. 
C) careful observation of the apes' own speech systems. 
D) teaching them American Sign Language (ASL). 
A) providing them with models of other species who have been taught language. 
B) training them to produce human speech sounds. 
C) careful observation of the apes' own speech systems. 
D) teaching them American Sign Language (ASL).

Question 4

Which Mexican immigrant, each of whom is 30 years old, is MOST likely to have developed the best English skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Teresa, who arrived at age 3 
B) Jose, who arrived at age 15 
C) Carmen, who arrived at age 20 
D) Teresa, Jose, and Carmen should have approximately equivalent English skills. 
A) Teresa, who arrived at age 3 
B) Jose, who arrived at age 15 
C) Carmen, who arrived at age 20 
D) Teresa, Jose, and Carmen should have approximately equivalent English skills.

Question 5

_____ is defined as the difficulty in producing or comprehending language.

Accepted Answer

A) Dysphasia 
B) Dystaxia 
C) Apraxia 
D) Aphasia 
A) Dysphasia 
B) Dystaxia 
C) Apraxia 
D) Aphasia

Question 6

By the age of 5 years, the average child has a vocabulary of about _____ words.

Accepted Answer

A) 1,000 
B) 2,500 
C) 5,000 
D) 10,000 
A) 1,000 
B) 2,500 
C) 5,000 
D) 10,000

Question 7

Which of these will NOT increase the effectiveness of analogical problem?

Accepted Answer

A) The analogical problem has a known solution. 
B) The analogical problem differs in superficial similarity from the original problem. 
C) More than one analogous problem is available for use in solving the original problem. 
D) A deliberate hint is provided to use the solution to the analogous problem in solving the original problem. 
A) The analogical problem has a known solution. 
B) The analogical problem differs in superficial similarity from the original problem. 
C) More than one analogous problem is available for use in solving the original problem. 
D) A deliberate hint is provided to use the solution to the analogous problem in solving the original problem.

Question 8

On the day 2-year-old Isabel helped her father build bookshelves, she added the terms "board," "measuring tape," and "dowel" to her vocabulary after her first encounter with these objects. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) a language acquisition device. 
B) fast mapping. 
C) telegraphic speed. 
D) linguistic relativity. 
A) a language acquisition device. 
B) fast mapping. 
C) telegraphic speed. 
D) linguistic relativity.

Question 9

Brandon is unable to identify animals, such as dogs and squirrels, but can easily identify furniture, such as chairs and tables. Brandon likely has all of these EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) damage to the front part of the left temporal lobe. 
B) a category-specific deficit. 
C) the ability to name tools. 
D) the ability to recognize human faces. 
A) damage to the front part of the left temporal lobe. 
B) a category-specific deficit. 
C) the ability to name tools. 
D) the ability to recognize human faces.

Question 10

Jeff is 33 years old, intelligent, and outgoing. In college, he majored in English and was very concerned with current political issues. Which of these BEST describes Jeff?

Accepted Answer

A) Jeff is a bank teller. 
B) Jeff is a bank teller and writes nonfiction stories. 
C) Jeff is a bank teller who writes nonfiction stories and does crossword puzzles. 
D) Jeff is a bank teller who writes nonfiction stories, does crossword puzzles, and is active in his local government. 
A) Jeff is a bank teller. 
B) Jeff is a bank teller and writes nonfiction stories. 
C) Jeff is a bank teller who writes nonfiction stories and does crossword puzzles. 
D) Jeff is a bank teller who writes nonfiction stories, does crossword puzzles, and is active in his local government.

Question 11

Human infants begin babbling between the ages of _____ months.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 and 3 
B) 2 and 4 
C) 3 and 5 
D) 4 and 6 
A) 1 and 3 
B) 2 and 4 
C) 3 and 5 
D) 4 and 6

Question 12

Which group of people cannot distinguish between the sounds of "la" and "ra?"

Accepted Answer

A) Japanese adults only 
B) Japanese infants and Japanese adults 
C) Japanese infants only 
D) Japanese infants, American infants, and Japanese adults 
A) Japanese adults only 
B) Japanese infants and Japanese adults 
C) Japanese infants only 
D) Japanese infants, American infants, and Japanese adults

Question 13

Research in cognitive neuroscience strongly suggests that category-specific brain organization is:

Accepted Answer

A) the product of language. 
B) highly dependent on the visual cortex. 
C) innately determined. 
D) developed within the first few years of life. 
A) the product of language. 
B) highly dependent on the visual cortex. 
C) innately determined. 
D) developed within the first few years of life.

Question 14

The idea that members of a category have features that appear to be characteristic of category members, but may not be possessed by every member is called:

Accepted Answer

A) exemplar theory. 
B) family resemblance theory. 
C) prototype theory. 
D) category-specific deficit. 
A) exemplar theory. 
B) family resemblance theory. 
C) prototype theory. 
D) category-specific deficit.

Question 15

During the first few years of life, language processing in the brain:

Accepted Answer

A) becomes less concentrated in a few areas and more widely distributed. 
B) becomes more concentrated in a few areas and less distributed. 
C) shifts from Broca's area to Wernicke's area. 
D) shifts from Wernicke's area to Broca's area. 
A) becomes less concentrated in a few areas and more widely distributed. 
B) becomes more concentrated in a few areas and less distributed. 
C) shifts from Broca's area to Wernicke's area. 
D) shifts from Wernicke's area to Broca's area.

Question 16

_____ rules indicate how words can be combined to form phrases and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) Morphological 
B) Phonological 
C) Syntactical 
D) Deep structure 
A) Morphological 
B) Phonological 
C) Syntactical 
D) Deep structure

Question 17

Belief-neutral reasoning is to belief-laden reasoning as:

Accepted Answer

A) left frontal lobe is to right frontal lobe. 
B) frontal lobe is to parietal lobe. 
C) abstract processes are to previously encoded memories. 
D) theoretical reasoning is to discursive reasoning. 
A) left frontal lobe is to right frontal lobe. 
B) frontal lobe is to parietal lobe. 
C) abstract processes are to previously encoded memories. 
D) theoretical reasoning is to discursive reasoning.

Question 18

By best estimates, spoken human language emerged _____ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 3,000 
B) 6,000 
C) 1 to 3 million 
D) 3 to 6 million 
A) 3,000 
B) 6,000 
C) 1 to 3 million 
D) 3 to 6 million

Question 19

Means-end analysis was first described by:

Accepted Answer

A) Friedrich Gauss. 
B) Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman. 
C) Karl Duncker. 
D) Eleanor Rosch. 
A) Friedrich Gauss. 
B) Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman. 
C) Karl Duncker. 
D) Eleanor Rosch.

Question 20

Which expression is a sentence?

Accepted Answer

A) dogs 
B) the dogs 
C) the dogs, who were barking very noisily 
D) dogs bark 
A) dogs 
B) the dogs 
C) the dogs, who were barking very noisily 
D) dogs bark

Exam 9: Section 2: Language and Thought

_____ morphemes refer to things and events.

_____ is directed toward arriving at a belief, whereas _____ is figuring out what to do in a situation.

Efforts to teach apes human language often focus on:

Which Mexican immigrant, each of whom is 30 years old, is MOST likely to have developed the best English skills?

_____ is defined as the difficulty in producing or comprehending language.

By the age of 5 years, the average child has a vocabulary of about _____ words.

Which of these will NOT increase the effectiveness of analogical problem?

On the day 2-year-old Isabel helped her father build bookshelves, she added the terms "board," "measuring tape," and "dowel" to her vocabulary after her first encounter with these objects. This is an example of:

Brandon is unable to identify animals, such as dogs and squirrels, but can easily identify furniture, such as chairs and tables. Brandon likely has all of these EXCEPT:

Jeff is 33 years old, intelligent, and outgoing. In college, he majored in English and was very concerned with current political issues. Which of these BEST describes Jeff?

Human infants begin babbling between the ages of _____ months.

Which group of people cannot distinguish between the sounds of "la" and "ra?"

Research in cognitive neuroscience strongly suggests that category-specific brain organization is:

The idea that members of a category have features that appear to be characteristic of category members, but may not be possessed by every member is called:

During the first few years of life, language processing in the brain:

_____ rules indicate how words can be combined to form phrases and sentences.

Belief-neutral reasoning is to belief-laden reasoning as:

By best estimates, spoken human language emerged _____ years ago.

Means-end analysis was first described by:

Which expression is a sentence?

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 4: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 2: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 2: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

Section 6 : Intelligence

_ is directed toward arriving at a belief, whereas _ is figuring out what to do in a situation.