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

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An example of a superordinate category would be golden retriever,while an example of a subordinate-level category would be animal.

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

The Inuit's use of dozens of different words for snow is evidence that language determines how people categorize the world.

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

All forms of communication can be considered types of language.