Deck 8: A: Thought and Language

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

All forms of communication can be considered types of language.

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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