Exam 14: Thought and Language

The case of Jay-Z (Shawn Carter)illustrates:

If you think of a standard kitchen funnel,it goes from a very wide,broad area to a very specific and narrow bottom.This is a good analogy for _____ reasoning.

When a child has reached the single-word stage,what percent of single words refer to objects and to actions?

Jenny is participating in a study where her brain is being studied with MRI.She is currently doing a language task.Which area of her brain is especially active?

The definition of creativity involving divergent thinking differs from other definitions in that it:

When asked to think about the movie he saw last night,Mel reports that he remembers the car chases because he liked those the most,yet he has forgotten about the poor dialogue and plot.For Mel,the car chases represent a(n):

You are talking to a stranger.He says something that is not clear,but you understand him anyway.You are able to determine the underlying meaning of his speech,even though his specific use of words was unclear.You have comprehended the ____ of his comments.

Why are we more likely to remember the airplane crash that killed 143 people,but tend to forget the hundreds of people killed in car accidents last month in the United States?

According to the textbook,concepts are easily developed by children because:

What accounts for the child's understanding of the complicated rules of grammar?

Frank claims that when he is confronted with a problem,he likes to come up with one correct solution.Frank practices:

Which word describes creative people with regard to their abilities?

A form of communication that has complex rules that are used to make symbols is called:

Josh is a plumber and Phil knows nothing about plumbing.According to the theory of ____ Josh and Phil would think about and perceive plumbing tools differently.

A computer program in 2006 beat chess master Vladimir Kramnik in four out of six games (and tied the other two)by using:

Children,regardless of culture or language,do not differ in regard to the ____ of stages in language acquisition.

The inability to see atypical and uncommon uses for an object is:

Most individuals with dyslexia:

Bruce has problems hearing the difference between "ba,da,and pa." What is a neurological explanation for his dyslexia?

How do we acquire the innate program for understanding language?