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
