Exam 16: Language and Thought Part 2

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Imagine you have a problem to solve that has some similarities to problems you have previously solved. If focusing on the similarities leads you relatively quickly to a solution, you would be benefiting from the heuristic; on the other hand, if focusing on the similarities prevents or slows your finding a solution, you would be hindered by the barrier to problem solving.

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Question 101

Washoe acquired a sign language vocabulary of roughly 160 words and learned to combine those words into simple sentences; however critics have expressed doubts about whether Washoe had really acquired the ____________________ of language.

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Question 102

Which of the following is NOT a criticism that evolutionary psychologists have in regard to traditional research on human decision-making?

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Question 103

Loss aversion occurs when

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Question 104

In the Featured Study on intuitive decisions versus careful deliberation, the researchers found that when decision complexity was high, conscious deliberation was associated with

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Question 105

Summarize evidence on language acquisition in animals.

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Question 106

A sales representative from an investment company is trying to convince a young couple to invest in one of the company's mutual funds. He will probably be most successful if

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Question 107

During a recent election campaign, the incumbent stated: "Only uninformed individuals who have no understanding of basic economics would disagree with my state budget proposal." This incumbent is apparently trying to shape public opinion through the use of

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Question 108

Overestimating the accuracy of your answer illustrates

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Question 109

Many people mistakenly believe their chances of dying in an airplane crash are greater than their chances of dying in an automobile crash. This belief reflects the operation of

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Question 110

The gambler's fallacy reflects the influence of the

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Question 111

When people rely on the recognition heuristic, they infer that alternatives that are recognized have a higher value than alternatives that are not recognized.

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Question 112

B. F. Skinner was one of the theorists who encouraged the study of cognitive activity, which helped lead to the cognitive revolution in the 1950s.

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Question 113

You flip a fair coin ten times. Each time it comes up heads you get 10 cents. Each time it comes up tails you lose 5 cents. What is your expected value for each flip of the coin?

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Question 114

Basing the estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the prototype of that event is termed the

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Question 115

Which barrier to problem solving are you overcoming when you use a piece of paperclip as a temporary replacement for the screw that fell out of your glasses?

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Question 116

While driving down the street you can see there's been an accident ahead, and a police officer directs you to make a right turn. You then think: I'll drive to the next intersection and make a left turn, then I'll drive one more block and make another left turn and, after driving one additional block, I'll turn right again. What heuristic are you employing in this situation?

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Question 117

Linguistic relativity theory suggests that the complexity of cognitive thought processes determines the nature and complexity of language.

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Question 118

Research suggests that the more confident people are about their predictions

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Question 119

Which one of Greeno's problems is exemplified by the anagram?

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Exam 16: Language and Thought Part 2

Washoe acquired a sign language vocabulary of roughly 160 words and learned to combine those words into simple sentences; however critics have expressed doubts about whether Washoe had really acquired the ____________________ of language.

Which of the following is NOT a criticism that evolutionary psychologists have in regard to traditional research on human decision-making?

Loss aversion occurs when

In the Featured Study on intuitive decisions versus careful deliberation, the researchers found that when decision complexity was high, conscious deliberation was associated with

Summarize evidence on language acquisition in animals.

A sales representative from an investment company is trying to convince a young couple to invest in one of the company's mutual funds. He will probably be most successful if

During a recent election campaign, the incumbent stated: "Only uninformed individuals who have no understanding of basic economics would disagree with my state budget proposal." This incumbent is apparently trying to shape public opinion through the use of

Overestimating the accuracy of your answer illustrates

Many people mistakenly believe their chances of dying in an airplane crash are greater than their chances of dying in an automobile crash. This belief reflects the operation of

The gambler's fallacy reflects the influence of the

When people rely on the recognition heuristic, they infer that alternatives that are recognized have a higher value than alternatives that are not recognized.

B. F. Skinner was one of the theorists who encouraged the study of cognitive activity, which helped lead to the cognitive revolution in the 1950s.

You flip a fair coin ten times. Each time it comes up heads you get 10 cents. Each time it comes up tails you lose 5 cents. What is your expected value for each flip of the coin?

Basing the estimated probability of an event on how similar it is to the prototype of that event is termed the

Which barrier to problem solving are you overcoming when you use a piece of paperclip as a temporary replacement for the screw that fell out of your glasses?

Linguistic relativity theory suggests that the complexity of cognitive thought processes determines the nature and complexity of language.

Research suggests that the more confident people are about their predictions

Which one of Greeno's problems is exemplified by the anagram?

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