PSYC 107 - Chap 7

________ are categories or groupings of linguistic information, images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences. beliefs concepts emotions values

concepts

________intelligence is marked by inventing or imagining a solution to a problem or situation. analytic creative crystallized practical

creative

Natural concepts are mental groupings created naturally through our ________. behaviors experiences personality socialization

experiences

Knowing what a dinosaur is because you looked through a book with pictures of dinosaurs and watched the film Jurassic Park is an example of a natural concept that was developed through ________ experience. direct indirect practical theoretical

indirect

Scientists who study cognition are searching for ways to understand how we ________, organize, and utilize our conscious cognitive experiences without being aware of all of the unconscious work that our brains are doing. infiltrate innovate integrate intensify

integrate

A ________ is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning. letter morpheme phoneme phonic

morpheme

A(an) ________ is the best example, or representation, of a concept. amalgamation archetype prototype unification

prototype

A(an) ________ is a mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts. idea paradigm prototype schema

schema

The word ________ is both a morpheme and a phoneme. Bob I thump you

I

Why are event schemata difficult to change? They are ________. automatic concepts diverse stereotypes

automatic

After the first few months of life, babies enter what is known as the ________ stage, during which time they tend to produce single syllables, such as buh-buh, that are repeated over and over. babbling baby talk lexicon phoneme

babbling

________ encompasses the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgment, language, and memory. cognition personality schema targeting

cognition

Carmela believes her assistant, Lian, is incompetent. She notices only what Lian does wrong while ignoring the above average quality of most of her work. This exemplifies ________ bias. anchoring confirmation hindsight representational

confirmation

The following sentence misuses the word accept: "I'll take all the cupcakes accept the one with cream cheese icing." Which part of language involves knowing the proper use of the word accept? concept grammar lexicon prototype

lexicon

Reth is known for his ability and interest in writing. He won an award for his short story, "A Bear in the Woods," and was named Young Poet of the Year at his high school. He is currently working on a book titled, When Harry Potter Attacks. This exemplifies ________ intelligence. linguistic logical-mathematical musical spatial

linguistic

In psychology, concepts can be divided into two categories: ________ and ________. known; unknown natural; artificial realizable; unrealizable unnatural; unidentified

natural; artificial

Which of the following is an example of an abstract, complex concept? categories of psychology dog breeds patriotism types of cars

patriotism

A(an) ________ is a basic sound unit of a given language. audio morpheme phoneme syntax

phoneme

Samara meets a nurse. She immediately assumes he is able to help care for sick people, works long hours, and dispenses advice about illness because her ________ schema suggests that nurses behave this way. artificial event role script

role

Which term refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words? interpretation language semantics syntax

semantics

Which researchers suggested that language determines thought? Charles Spearman and Howard Gardner Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf Noam Chomsky and B. F. Skinner Raymond Cattell and Robert Sternberg

Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf