Exam 14: Thought and Language

The grammar of a language is the rules of combining words to form sentences.

As you review the recipe for chocolate chip cookies,you realize that the recipe is a(n):

The set of rules that are used to regulate how we combine words in phrases and sentences is called:

The initial state,operations state,and goal state occur in problem solving.

Training children with dyslexia to use computer games appears to:

Using fMRI scans,research has revealed that when males are doing certain word processing tasks,their brain activity occurs:

Exemplar theory is to ____ as prototype theory is to ____.

A person who solves problems by finding a similarity between a new situation and an old situation is utilizing:

You are watching a game show that gives the answer and contestants give the question.One of the items was,"An arbitrary pairing between a sound or symbol and a meaning." Not one of the contestants knew the answer,but you do! What is the question?

If we give a very creative person a test of divergent thinking,what would we probably find out?

Dyslexia can be defined as:

Which of the following words consists of a single morpheme?

Tom and Allison want to build a play fort.Unfortunately,there is no available lumber to build with.The two think about their problem.Suddenly Tom says,"Let's use the large box that the new refrigerator came in." Allison (who appears confused)argues,"You can't do that! A box isn't a fort." Tom demonstrates ____ while Allison shows ____.

A "morpheme" is defined as a:

"Once upon a time,a big spider scared a little girl who was eating some cottage cheese.It was very ugly." You know that the "it" refers to the big spider and not to the cottage cheese.Why?

When you are asked to indicate what Sigmund Freud,Albert Bandura,Abraham Maslow,and Lewis Terman all have in common,you're really being asked to form a(n):

Dolphins cannot use grammar to create meaningful sentences.

The research involving the chimp named Nim has indicated that Nim:

You must calculate your income tax.You carefully follow the instructions to ultimately determine the amount.The instructions act as a(n):

On the first day of a business class,the professor talked about how there might be more than one way to create a business organization.This illustrates what kind of thinking?