Question 1

Individuals with prefrontal cortex damage engaged in a risky gambling task will NOT show emotional arousal:

Accepted Answer

A) prior to a risky play. 
B) after experiencing a win but will be emotionally aroused after losses. 
C) after experiencing a loss but will be emotionally aroused after wins. 
D) after experiencing both wins and losses. 
A) prior to a risky play. 
B) after experiencing a win but will be emotionally aroused after losses. 
C) after experiencing a loss but will be emotionally aroused after wins. 
D) after experiencing both wins and losses.

Question 2

People's judgments about whether or not to accept conclusions often depend more on how believable the conclusions are than on the logical validity of the argument.This phenomenon is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) functional fixedness. 
B) availability bias. 
C) belief bias. 
D) belief irrationality. 
A) functional fixedness. 
B) availability bias. 
C) belief bias. 
D) belief irrationality.

Question 3

Which condition is necessary for being a professional football player?

Accepted Answer

A) skill at some aspect of the game of football 
B) weighing at least 200 pounds 
C) running the 40-yard dash in under 4.5 seconds 
D) being able to throw a football 60 yards 
A) skill at some aspect of the game of football 
B) weighing at least 200 pounds 
C) running the 40-yard dash in under 4.5 seconds 
D) being able to throw a football 60 yards

Question 4

The nativist view of language development is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) B.F.Skinner. 
B) Noam Chomsky. 
C) Allen and Beatrix Gardner. 
D) Paul Broca. 
A) B.F.Skinner. 
B) Noam Chomsky. 
C) Allen and Beatrix Gardner. 
D) Paul Broca.

Question 5

Bilingual individuals tend to have a later onset of _____ than do monolingual individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) Parkinson's disease 
B) Alzheimer's disease 
C) schizophrenia 
D) multiple sclerosis 
A) Parkinson's disease 
B) Alzheimer's disease 
C) schizophrenia 
D) multiple sclerosis

Question 6

If Jackie's prototype of science is physics,she MOST likely will exclude _____ from her category of science.

Accepted Answer

A) chemistry 
B) psychology 
C) astronomy 
D) physiology 
A) chemistry 
B) psychology 
C) astronomy 
D) physiology

Question 7

Companies offer cash prizes for problems in need of solution posted on InnoCentive.com.Consistent with the results of Acar and Ende (2016),if you do not have expertise in the specific field most related to the problem posted,your chance of submitting a winning solution is maximized by:

Accepted Answer

A) not putting much thought into the submission. 
B) collaborating with someone who does have insider knowledge. 
C) submitting a solution that emphasizes your area of expertise. 
D) submitting a solution that draws upon diverse knowledge domains. 
A) not putting much thought into the submission. 
B) collaborating with someone who does have insider knowledge. 
C) submitting a solution that emphasizes your area of expertise. 
D) submitting a solution that draws upon diverse knowledge domains.

Question 8

People's judgments about whether or not to accept conclusions often depend more on _____ than they do on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the logical validity of the argument;the Form in which the argument is presented 
B) how believable the conclusions are;the logical validity of the argument 
C) the logical validity of the argument;how believable the conclusions are 
D) the argument Form;how believable the conclusions are 
A) the logical validity of the argument;the Form in which the argument is presented 
B) how believable the conclusions are;the logical validity of the argument 
C) the logical validity of the argument;how believable the conclusions are 
D) the argument Form;how believable the conclusions are

Question 9

Jeff is 33 years old,intelligent,and outgoing.In college,he majored in English and was very concerned with current political issues.Which statement MOST likely describes Jeff?

Accepted Answer

A) Jeff is a bank teller. 
B) Jeff is a bank teller and writes nonfiction stories. 
C) Jeff is a bank teller who writes nonfiction stories and does crossword puzzles. 
D) Jeff is a bank teller who writes nonfiction stories,does crossword puzzles,and is active in his local government. 
A) Jeff is a bank teller. 
B) Jeff is a bank teller and writes nonfiction stories. 
C) Jeff is a bank teller who writes nonfiction stories and does crossword puzzles. 
D) Jeff is a bank teller who writes nonfiction stories,does crossword puzzles,and is active in his local government.

Question 10

What function deteriorated as a result of a neurological disorder in JB?

Accepted Answer

A) language 
B) cognition 
C) memory 
D) color perception 
A) language 
B) cognition 
C) memory 
D) color perception

Question 11

The case of Genie,a child who lived in virtual isolation for a decade,illustrates which important point about the nativist explanation of language development?

Accepted Answer

A) Language can develop at any stage of growth;the brain is malleable enough to acquire language throughout the life span. 
B) Genetic dysphasia results from impoverished environmental conditions. 
C) Language can be acquired only within a restricted period of development;after that period,gains in language skills are minimal. 
D) Despite isolation from other speakers,language development still occurs,but at a slower rate. 
A) Language can develop at any stage of growth;the brain is malleable enough to acquire language throughout the life span. 
B) Genetic dysphasia results from impoverished environmental conditions. 
C) Language can be acquired only within a restricted period of development;after that period,gains in language skills are minimal. 
D) Despite isolation from other speakers,language development still occurs,but at a slower rate.

Question 12

Children overgeneralize the rules of the grammar that guide their spoken language,resulting in speech language errors.The predictability of these errors illustrates an important point regarding language development,namely that language development:

Accepted Answer

A) comes about mainly through imitating adult Forms of speech. 
B) is primarily a matter of memorizing appropriate speech sounds and then repeating them. 
C) is a hit-or-miss enterprise;children acquire language largely through trial and error. 
D) is guided by implicit grammatical rules that children use to produce new sentences and verbal constructions they've never heard before. 
A) comes about mainly through imitating adult Forms of speech. 
B) is primarily a matter of memorizing appropriate speech sounds and then repeating them. 
C) is a hit-or-miss enterprise;children acquire language largely through trial and error. 
D) is guided by implicit grammatical rules that children use to produce new sentences and verbal constructions they've never heard before.

Question 13

The results of research with JB suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) language is critical for concept Formation. 
B) concept Formation is critical for language. 
C) both language and concept Formation are shaped by culture. 
D) language and concept Formation are separate processes. 
A) language is critical for concept Formation. 
B) concept Formation is critical for language. 
C) both language and concept Formation are shaped by culture. 
D) language and concept Formation are separate processes.

Question 14

People using the representative heuristic often ignore _____ when making decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) previous experience 
B) base rates 
C) prototypes 
D) exemplars 
A) previous experience 
B) base rates 
C) prototypes 
D) exemplars

Question 15

Activity in which brain region is MOST associated with Forming prototypes?

Accepted Answer

A) the right hemisphere 
B) the prefrontal cortex 
C) the basal ganglia 
D) the visual cortex 
A) the right hemisphere 
B) the prefrontal cortex 
C) the basal ganglia 
D) the visual cortex

Question 16

According to Skinner's theory of language acquisition,an infant learns to say "ma-ma" in the presence of her mother because:

Accepted Answer

A) this association is genetically built into the language acquisition device. 
B) the mother is an unconditioned stimulus that elicits this unconditioned response. 
C) speaking the word is intrinsically reinforcing. 
D) mothers provide reinforcement for utterances that sound more and more like "ma-ma." 
A) this association is genetically built into the language acquisition device. 
B) the mother is an unconditioned stimulus that elicits this unconditioned response. 
C) speaking the word is intrinsically reinforcing. 
D) mothers provide reinforcement for utterances that sound more and more like "ma-ma."

Question 17

Research suggests that people are better at _____ reasoning than at _____ reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) practical;theoretical 
B) theoretical;practical 
C) theoretical;applied 
D) practical;applied 
A) practical;theoretical 
B) theoretical;practical 
C) theoretical;applied 
D) practical;applied

Question 18

One assumption of prospect theory is called the certainty effect.This means that:

Accepted Answer

A) when making decisions,people give greater weight to outcomes that are a sure thing. 
B) people are certain that they want to avoid risk but are unsure that they want to maximize gains. 
C) when making decisions,people rely more on past outcomes than on future speculations. 
D) people are certain that they want to maximize gains but are unsure that they want to avoid risks. 
A) when making decisions,people give greater weight to outcomes that are a sure thing. 
B) people are certain that they want to avoid risk but are unsure that they want to maximize gains. 
C) when making decisions,people rely more on past outcomes than on future speculations. 
D) people are certain that they want to maximize gains but are unsure that they want to avoid risks.

Question 19

Broca's area is located in the _____ cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) left frontal 
B) right frontal 
C) left temporal 
D) right temporal 
A) left frontal 
B) right frontal 
C) left temporal 
D) right temporal

Question 20

Which statement is TRUE about language acquisition in the chimpanzee named Loulis?

Accepted Answer

A) He learned to create novel sentences of six or more words. 
B) He learned over 2,000 signs. 
C) He learned American Sign Language from Washoe,and not by researchers. 
D) He learned correct grammar through the use of a computerized sign board. 
A) He learned to create novel sentences of six or more words. 
B) He learned over 2,000 signs. 
C) He learned American Sign Language from Washoe,and not by researchers. 
D) He learned correct grammar through the use of a computerized sign board.

Exam 9: Language and Thought-Part A

Individuals with prefrontal cortex damage engaged in a risky gambling task will NOT show emotional arousal:

People's judgments about whether or not to accept conclusions often depend more on how believable the conclusions are than on the logical validity of the argument.This phenomenon is termed:

Which condition is necessary for being a professional football player?

The nativist view of language development is associated with:

Bilingual individuals tend to have a later onset of _____ than do monolingual individuals.

If Jackie's prototype of science is physics,she MOST likely will exclude _____ from her category of science.

Companies offer cash prizes for problems in need of solution posted on InnoCentive.com.Consistent with the results of Acar and Ende (2016),if you do not have expertise in the specific field most related to the problem posted,your chance of submitting a winning solution is maximized by:

People's judgments about whether or not to accept conclusions often depend more on _____ than they do on _____.

Jeff is 33 years old,intelligent,and outgoing.In college,he majored in English and was very concerned with current political issues.Which statement MOST likely describes Jeff?

What function deteriorated as a result of a neurological disorder in JB?

The case of Genie,a child who lived in virtual isolation for a decade,illustrates which important point about the nativist explanation of language development?

Children overgeneralize the rules of the grammar that guide their spoken language,resulting in speech language errors.The predictability of these errors illustrates an important point regarding language development,namely that language development:

The results of research with JB suggest that:

People using the representative heuristic often ignore _____ when making decisions.

Activity in which brain region is MOST associated with Forming prototypes?

According to Skinner's theory of language acquisition,an infant learns to say "ma-ma" in the presence of her mother because:

Research suggests that people are better at _____ reasoning than at _____ reasoning.

One assumption of prospect theory is called the certainty effect.This means that:

Broca's area is located in the _____ cortex.

Which statement is TRUE about language acquisition in the chimpanzee named Loulis?

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part B

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part C

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part D

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part E

Methods in Psychology-Part A

Methods in Psychology-Part B

Methods in Psychology-Part C

Methods in Psychology-Part D

Methods in Psychology-Part E

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part B

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part D

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part E

Sensation and Perception-Part A

Sensation and Perception-Part B

Sensation and Perception-Part C

Sensation and Perception-Part D

Sensation and Perception-Part E

Consciousness-Part A

Consciousness-Part B

Consciousness-Part C

Consciousness-Part D

Consciousness-Part E

Memory-Part A

Memory-Part B

Memory-Part C

Memory-Part D

Memory-Part E

Learning-Part A

Learning-Part B

Learning-Part C

Learning-Part D

Learning-Part E

Emotion and Motivation-Part A

Emotion and Motivation-Part B

Emotion and Motivation-Part C

Emotion and Motivation-Part D

Emotion and Motivation-Part E

Language and Thought-Part B

Language and Thought-Part C

Language and Thought-Part D

Language and Thought-Part E

Intelligence-Part A

Intelligence-Part B

Intelligence-Part C

Intelligence-Part D

Intelligence-Part E

Development-Part A

Development-Part B

Development-Part C

Development-Part D

Development-Part E

Personality-Part A

Personality-Part B

Personality-Part C

Personality-Part D

Personality-Part E

People's judgments about whether or not to accept conclusions often depend more on _ than they do on _.

Research suggests that people are better at _ reasoning than at _ reasoning.