Exam 9: Language and Thought

Harriet decides if an animal is a bird by comparing it to a robin, which he believes is the best example of a bird.In this case, Harriet's categorization method is most like the:

The sentence "Heroically timid dreams danced off-key," is an example of a sentence in English that has:

What are the three types of rules that are included in the grammar of a language? For each, specify the type of information to which the rule pertains.

The language Dani is spoken in the Amazon rainforest.The language has just two color words, one to refer to darkly colored objects and one to refer to lightly colored objects.Some researchers have argued that the Dani would not be able to perceive the entire color spectrum because the language lacks words for all the colors.This view is referred to as:

The rules for combining sounds to make words are part of a language's:

What is meant by the surface structure and deep structure of sentences?

What is the availability heuristic? Explain how this heuristic may have an impact on probability estimates when events receive extensive media coverage.

The word "helplessness" contains:

The speaker typically follows pragmatic guidelines or maxims in conversations.Which of the following is NOT an example of such a guideline?

The Welsh language allows letter and sound sequences that English does not (e.g., drwy, llwytho).This represents a difference in the two languages':

In early childhood, children produce ____________________, comprised of very short sentences that leave out all the nonessentials.

Between the ages of 4 and 6 months:

The first step in solving a problem quickly and correctly is problem representation.

If categories are formed using defining features:

To say language is an adaptation is to say it developed through:

A confirmation bias involves a tendency to:

When individuals use the problem-solving heuristic known as ____________________, they try to find a connection between the current problem and some previous problem.

Karen believed that her local senator was an honest, law-biding citizen.When he was indicted on charges of insider trading she told all her friends there had been a mistake and he would soon be cleared.Finally, the senator confessed to the crimes and served time in prison.Through all of this, Karen exhibited a(n) ____________________ when she kept insisting he had been framed and was taking the blame to protect someone else.

Means-ends analysis is a problem-solving heuristic that requires:

Morphemes are the smallest units in a language that convey meaning.