Psychology Test 6

The ability to use information in such a way that the result is something new, original, and meaningful is called

B. Creativity

The most common __________________ in thinking are _____________________

B. Symbols;words

At about what age do infants reach the first stage of language development?

C. 4 months

A young child who points to the bakery shelves and says," you give cupcake," is exhibiting

C. Telegraphic speech

Which of the following is true of morphemes?

C. They are the smallest units of meaning.

A class of objects or events with certain common attributes or the attributes themselves

Concept

In order of increasing complexity, the units of thought are

D. Images, symbols, Concepts, prototypes, and rules

According to the theory of linguistic relativity, of persons _______________________ influences his or her _____________________________

D. Language; thoughts

Skinner believed that language developed as a result of ________________________and Chomsky believes that the ability to acquire language is ___________________________

D. Reinforcement; innate

____________________________is the study of language as an instrument of _______________________

D. Sociolinguistics; socialization

Chimps use words as ________________ like humans do, but unlike humans, chips do not _________________________.

D. Symbols; apply the rules of grammar

A systematic and logical attempt to reach a specific goal, such as the solution of a problem

Directed or convergent

T or F: Daydreams and fantasies are forms of convergent thinking

False

T or F: Thinking is the expression of ideas through symbols and sounds

False

T or F: It is estimated that nearly half the world's children grow up speaking two languages.

False: 2/3 not half

T or F: BF Skinner proposed that children are born with a mental program that enables them to learn grammar.

False:Chomsky

Mental representation of a specific event or object

Image

Awareness of or thinking about one's own cognitive processes

Metacognition

Free flow of thoughts with no particular goal or plan

Non directed or Divergent

A representative example

Prototype

A statement of relation between objects

Rule

T or F: A mystery writer who decides the ending of the story, then works backward to devise a plot that will lead to the desired conclusion, is using a subgoal to solve the problem

True

T or F: All children are born with the ability to learn any language

True

T or F: Chairman is an example of a word that some people believe creates a gender stereotype in the English language

True

T or F: Deaf children babble using hand signals

True

T or F: Imaging is an effective way of thinking about concepts

True

T or F: One kind of rigidity in thinking is that people look for direct methods of solving problems and do not see solutions that may involve several steps

True

An abstract unit of thought that represents an object or quality

Symbol