Exam 7: Thought and Language

Connie believes that she has severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)because she has been coughing and sneezing for the past few days.However,Connie fails to realize that if she truly had SARS,she would be exhibiting several other symptoms as well.Connie seems to be ____.

After incurring brain damage,some patients develop language problems.Such patients often cannot tell that the sentence "Tom hit Sally" expresses the same idea as the sentence "Sally was hit by Tom." Apparently,these patients lack an understanding of some of the rules about how words combine with each other in sentences.This shows that these patients have ____.

Murat asks his older brother for advice about his first date.His brother tells him that he should first call the woman to ask her out.Then,on the day of their date,he should pick her up and give her a rose.Then he should drive her to a nice restaurant and pay for dinner.Finally,when he takes her home,he should wait until she gets inside before leaving.Murat's brother has provided a ____ of a first date.

While on spring break in Florida,Kelly sees a claw machine game.Determined to win the Sponge Bob doll,she inserts her money.When she moves the joystick,Kelly discovers that pushing left causes the claw to move right and vice versa.Even after several attempts to win,it takes Kelly longer than normal to move the claw into position.In this example,Kelly's slower reaction time is mostly due to ____.

Leslie visits her garden to discover that her tomatoes and beans have been eaten by an animal.Certain it's a deer,she constructs a fence around the garden.A week later,the vegetables have been eaten again,so she installs an even taller fence.Leslie has not considered that an animal may be burrowing into her garden,likely because ____.

Your friend says,"Tell me everything you know about Australia." You respond,"Beaches.Kangaroos.Shrimp on the barbie.Crocodile Dundee.Ayers Rock.Aborigines.Sydney Opera House.Weird football." This knowledge is part of your ____ for Australia.

When asked why she decided to attend the University of Illinois over all the other Big Ten schools,Dornita said that the school's proximity to home was a major reason.The importance Dornita places on proximity is called ____.

Marla is one year old.She probably ____.

During a recent camping trip,an argument arises about how to prevent bears from getting into the food supplies.Reggie says,"This is just like the time we were having a barbecue at a local park and this mutt-of-a-dog kept trying to steal our steaks.This is what we did...." Reggie's solution was found through the use of ____.

Cher is trying to plan her Dad's fiftieth birthday party and is feeling overwhelmed by all the tasks and decisions involved.She decides to start with her final goal of having a surprise party and then considers the location,thinks next about how many people to invite,and finally creates the invitations and orders the right amount of food.Cher has solved her problem by ____.

Which statement is most accurate?

Gordon perceives a $10 discount on a $40 sweater to be more positive than a $10 discount on a $300 TV.Gordon's varying perceptions of $10 in each situation reflects ____.

Ruth is asked to solve a complex word puzzle twenty times in a row while an fMRI scan is being performed.We can anticipate that as Ruth becomes familiar with the puzzle,activity in her ____ will increase.

Lashonna has gone to Benny's for breakfast many times.She knows that when you walk in,you should wait to be seated,and that once you are seated,the server will bring you menus and later come back to take your order.Lashonna has a(n)____ that helps her know what she should do when she goes to eat at Benny's.

The word unhappy contains ____.

In English,the sentences "Every cloud has a silver lining" and "There's a bright side to everything" have similar meanings.This is because of their ____.

Dr.Bond would like to create facial recognition software for use in banks,airports,and other security-sensitive work environments.This software will be based on a neural network model,which has shown promise,but may still fall short of human perception.Such limitations may include ____.

Many people believe that there are more deaths in the United States each year due to tornadoes than deaths due to asthma,even though asthma kills more people.This mistaken belief is due in part to the reports of tornadoes being more vivid.This is an example of how our judgments are affected by ____.

Gloria learned to drive in the United States.Last week,she moved to London where the driver's seat is on the right side of the car and people drive on the left side of the road.When Gloria first drives in London,you would expect that she will have the slowest reaction time while ____.

-ing is to ____ as -th- is to ____.