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1. Which term refers to all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing,
remembering, and communicating?
A) algorithm
B) heuristic
C) cognition
D) universal grammar

2. Professor Pegler's research efforts focus on how the use of heuristics influences the way
people assess financial risks. Which specialty area does his research best represent?
A) developmental psychology
B) biological psychology
C) cognitive psychology
D) personality psychology

3. A mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people is a(n)


A) algorithm.
B) prototype.
C) heuristic.
D) concept.

4. When we use the word automobile to refer to a category of transport vehicles, we are
using this word as a(n)
A) mental set.
B) heuristic.
C) concept.
D) algorithm.

5. A prototype is a
A) mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.
B) step-by-step procedure for solving problems.
C) best example of a particular category.
D) simple thinking strategy for solving problems efficiently.

6. In the process of classifying objects, people are especially likely to make use of
A) algorithms.
B) fixations.
C) prototypes.
D) telegraphic speech.

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7. Prototype is to category as ________ is to ________.
A) rose; flower
B) couch; bed
C) man; woman
D) rope; weapon

8. With which of the following statements will people typically agree most quickly?
A) A penguin is a bird.
B) A goose is a bird.
C) A robin is a bird.
D) An ostrich is a bird.

9. After identifying an ethnically blended face as Asian rather than as Caucasian, Belgian
students recalled the face as more closely resembling their ________ of an Asian face.
A) algorithm
B) heuristic
C) prototype
D) fixation

10. Eva had difficulty recognizing that a sea horse was a fish because it did not closely
resemble her fish
A) syntax.
B) heuristic.
C) algorithm.
D) prototype.

11. People are likely to take less time to recognize a woman as a nurse than a man as a
nurse because a woman more closely resembles their nurse
A) heuristic.
B) prototype.
C) algorithm.
D) fixation.

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12. People are likely to detect male prejudice against females ________ easily than they
detect female prejudice against males. They are likely to detect younger people's
prejudice against older people ________ easily than they detect older people's prejudice
against younger people.
A) more; less
B) less; more
C) more; more
D) less; less

13. Kevin did not know whether the locker room was located down the short hallway to his
right or down the long hallway to his left. Crossing his fingers, he decided to try the
short hallway. His problem-strategy best illustrates
A) confirmation bias.
B) the framing effect.
C) trial and error.
D) belief perseverance.

14. An algorithm is a
A) simple thinking strategy for making decisions quickly and efficiently.
B) testing method involving trial and error.
C) automatic, intuitive judgment.
D) methodical step-by-step procedure for solving problems.

15. A chess-playing computer program that routinely calculates all possible outcomes of all
possible game moves best illustrates problem solving by means of
A) the availability heuristic.
B) belief perseverance.
C) an algorithm.
D) framing.

16. Simple thinking strategies that allow us to solve problems and make judgments
efficiently are called
A) fixations.
B) heuristics.
C) prototypes.
D) algorithms.

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17. The use of heuristics rather than algorithms is most likely to
A) save time in arriving at solutions to problems.
B) yield more accurate solutions to problems.
C) minimize the overconfidence phenomenon.
D) involve greater reliance on language skills.

18. As he attempted to spell the word receive, Tim reminded himself “i before e except after
c.” Tim's self-reminder best illustrates the use of
A) trial and error.
B) insight.
C) an algorithm.
D) a heuristic.

19. After spending two hours trying to solve an engineering problem, Amira finally gave
up. As she was trying to fall asleep that night, a solution to the problem popped into her
head. Amira's experience best illustrates
A) belief perseverance.
B) the availability heuristic.
C) insight.
D) a mental set.

20. Research participants were asked to identify a word that could be associated
meaningfully with each of three other words. Solutions that occurred with sudden
insight were accompanied by a burst of activity in the brain's ________ lobe.
A) right temporal
B) left temporal
C) right occipital
D) left occipital

21. The confirmation bias refers to the tendency to


A) search for information that supports our preconceptions.
B) judge the likelihood of events on the basis of how easily we can remember
examples of them.
C) overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments.
D) make judgments in a very inefficient, time-consuming fashion.

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22. Because she believes that boys are naughtier than girls, Mrs. Zumpano, a second-grade
teacher, watches boys more closely than she watches girls for any signs of misbehavior.
Mrs. Zumpano's surveillance strategy best illustrates
A) the availability heuristic.
B) confirmation bias.
C) framing.
D) belief perseverance.

23. Business managers are often overly confident of their own hiring ability because they
are more likely to monitor the successes of people they hired than the achievements of
those they rejected. This illustrates that overconfidence may be facilitated by
A) an algorithm.
B) prototypes.
C) the framing effect.
D) confirmation bias.

24. Scientists are trained to carefully observe and record any research outcomes that are
inconsistent with their hypotheses. This practice most directly serves to reduce
A) the framing effect.
B) process simulation.
C) confirmation bias.
D) algorithms.

25. The inability to see a problem from a new perspective is called


A) a critical period.
B) a fixation.
C) a heuristic.
D) framing.

26. Some people are unable to arrange six matches to form four equilateral triangles
because they fail to consider a three-dimensional arrangement. This best illustrates the
effects of ________ on problem solving.
A) fixation
B) heuristics
C) framing
D) overconfidence

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27. A mental set is most likely to inhibit
A) confirmation bias.
B) overconfidence.
C) creativity.
D) belief perseverance.

28. During prior school years, Charlie found it easy to get away with cheating on his tests.
Now its not so easy so Charlie spends as many hours devising new ways to cheat as it
would take him to study and perform well in an honest fashion. Charlie's
shortsightedness best illustrates the consequences of
A) an algorithm.
B) a mental set.
C) confirmation bias.
D) the availability heuristic.

29. In contrast to our explicit conscious reasoning, our seemingly effortless and automatic
feelings or thoughts are called
A) mental sets.
B) phonemes.
C) algorithms.
D) intuitions.

30. A reliance on quick intuitive judgments is best illustrated by our use of


A) telegraphic speech.
B) algorithms.
C) trial and error.
D) heuristics.

31. Our tendency to judge the likelihood of an event on the basis of how readily we can
remember instances of its occurrence is called
A) framing.
B) confirmation bias.
C) belief perseverance.
D) the availability heuristic.

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32. Just passing by a person who sneezes and coughs heightens our perceptions of various
health risks. This best illustrates the impact of
A) the availability heuristic.
B) a critical period.
C) confirmation bias.
D) framing.

33. Dean overestimates the proportion of family chores for which he takes sole
responsibility because it's easier for him to recall what he has done than to recall what
other family members have done. This best illustrates the impact of
A) overconfidence.
B) framing.
C) confirmation bias.
D) the availability heuristic.

34. A televised image of a starving child had a greater impact on Mr. White's perception of
the extensiveness of world hunger than did a statistical chart summarizing the
tremendous scope of the problem. This suggests that his assessment of the world hunger
problem is influenced by
A) belief perseverance.
B) an algorithm.
C) confirmation bias.
D) the availability heuristic.

35. By encouraging people to imagine their homes being destroyed by winds from a
hurricane, insurance salespeople are especially successful at selling large homeowners'
policies. They are most clearly exploiting the influence of
A) belief perseverance.
B) a critical period.
C) overconfidence.
D) the availability heuristic.

36. A single, memorable case of welfare fraud can have a greater impact on people's
estimates of welfare abuse than do statistics showing that this case is actually the
exception to the rule. This illustrates that judgments are influenced by
A) confirmation bias.
B) overconfidence.
C) belief perseverance.
D) the availability heuristic.

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37. The indelible memories of the 9/11 terrorist tragedy unduly inflated many people's
estimates of the risks associated with air travel. This best illustrates the importance of
A) a critical period.
B) the availability heuristic.
C) confirmation bias.
D) framing.

38. Which of the following best accounts for people's greater fear of commercial air flights
than of driving an automobile?
A) perceived control
B) fixation
C) the framing effect
D) insight

39. We fear too little those events that will claim lives
A) accidentally.
B) undramatically.
C) in the near future.
D) one person at a time.

40. The overconfidence phenomenon refers to the tendency to


A) cling to our initial conceptions, even though they have been discredited.
B) search for information that supports our preconceptions.
C) underestimate the extent to which our beliefs and judgments are inaccurate.
D) judge the likelihood of an event in terms of how readily instances of its occurrence
are remembered.

41. Stockbrokers often believe that their own expertise will enable them to select stocks that
will outperform the market average. This belief best illustrates
A) a fixation.
B) the framing effect.
C) the availability heuristic.
D) overconfidence.

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42. When Larina started college, she was certain that she would never smoke marijuana. By
the end of her freshman year, however, Larina had used this drug on three different
occasions. Larina's experience best illustrates
A) the availability heuristic.
B) confirmation bias.
C) overconfidence.
D) the framing effect.

43. Stockbrokers who market their services with confidence that they can outperform the
market average in picking stocks are especially likely to
A) appear credible to their customers.
B) find it difficult to decide which stocks to purchase.
C) avoid the dangers of belief perseverance.
D) use algorithms to generate stock choices.

44. An unwillingness to give up our beliefs even when the evidence proves us wrong is
called
A) the availability heuristic.
B) trial and error.
C) belief perseverance.
D) confirmation bias.

45. People with opposing views of capital punishment reviewed mixed evidence regarding
its effectiveness as a crime deterrent. As a result, their opposing views differed more
strongly than ever. This best illustrates
A) the framing effect.
B) linguistic determinism.
C) belief perseverance.
D) the availability heuristic.

46. Research findings suggest that the best advice to give people who want to avoid belief
perseverance is
A) “Try to justify your positions.”
B) “Consider the opposite.”
C) “Don't draw hasty conclusions.”
D) “Be as objective as possible.”

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47. When Quang couldn't find his wallet, he began to wonder about his roommate's honesty.
Although Quang later recalled that he had left his wallet in the glove compartment of his
own car, he continued to doubt his roommate's honesty. Quang's irrational thinking best
illustrates
A) confirmation bias.
B) an algorithm.
C) belief perseverance.
D) framing.

48. The value of making a good first impression when you begin work for a new employer
is best underscored by the research on
A) overconfidence.
B) the framing effect.
C) belief perseverance.
D) the availability heuristic.

49. In writing survey questions, political pollsters who want to gather evidence of people's
support for particular viewpoints are especially likely to understand the impact of
A) belief perseverance.
B) telegraphic speech.
C) a fixation.
D) framing.

50. Wording a question or presenting an issue in such a way that it evokes a desired
judgment is called
A) framing.
B) confirmation bias.
C) belief perseverance.
D) telegraphic speech.

51. On Monday, the meteorologist forecast a 20 percent chance of rain, so Sheryl took her
umbrella to work. On Friday, he reported an 80 percent chance that it would not rain, so
Sheryl left her umbrella at home. Sheryl's behavior illustrates the effect of
A) confirmation bias.
B) overconfidence.
C) the availability heuristic.
D) framing.

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52. The risks of smoking are more alarming when presented in terms of the number of
smokers with lung cancer than the percentage of smokers with lung cancer. This
illustrates the importance of
A) fixation.
B) belief perseverance.
C) overconfidence.
D) framing.

53. A $100 coat marked down from $150 can seem like a better deal than the same coat
priced regularly at $100. This best illustrates the importance of
A) belief perseverance.
B) confirmation bias.
C) framing.
D) the availability heuristic.

54. Consumers respond more positively to ground beef advertised as “75 percent lean” than
to ground beef described as “25 percent fat.” This illustrates that consumer reactions are
influenced by
A) belief perseverance.
B) confirmation bias.
C) the availability heuristic.
D) framing.

55. People are less upset when they miss getting an early payment discount than when they
are asked to bear a late payment surcharge. This best illustrates the importance of
A) belief perseverance.
B) confirmation bias.
C) framing.
D) the availability heuristic.

56. People are very likely to decide to be organ donors when the default option on their
renewable drivers' license forms is yes but they can choose to drop out. They are much
less likely to decide to be organ donors if the default option on their license forms is no
but they can choose to opt in. This best illustrates the effects of
A) framing.
B) overconfidence.
C) confirmation bias.
D) the availability heuristic.

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57. A period of distraction that enables people to process complex information
unconsciously can improve decision making. This best illustrates the value of
A) algorithms.
B) critical periods.
C) intuition.
D) trial and error.

58. Although intuition can at times hinder rationality, it is often adaptive because it
facilitates
A) framing.
B) quick decisions.
C) belief perseverance.
D) a mental set.

59. If a stranger looks like someone who previously harmed or threatened us in some way,
we may—without consciously recalling the earlier experience—react warily. This
illustrates that our reactions to others may be influenced by
A) critical periods.
B) algorithms.
C) intuition.
D) overconfidence.

60. Although Kaylee agreed with a particular politician's policies and position statements,
her unconscious gut reaction to his slightly high-pitched voice led her to vote for the
opposition candidate. This best illustrates the impact of
A) intuition.
B) confirmation bias.
C) a critical period.
D) belief perseverance.

61. Master chess players can make correct game moves at such speed that their acquired
expertise feels like
A) an algorithm.
B) a prototype.
C) a process simulation.
D) intuition.

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62. By learning to classify cats and dogs, monkeys demonstrate a capacity to form
A) a universal grammar.
B) telegraphic speech.
C) rules of syntax.
D) concepts.

63. Alex was an African Grey parrot who displayed


A) self-awareness.
B) numerical ability.
C) insight.
D) tool use.

64. In Wolfgang Köhler's experiments, the chimpanzee Sultan used a short stick to retrieve
a longer stick, which he then used to reach a piece of fruit. The chimpanzee appeared to
display
A) insight.
B) a fixation.
C) trial and error.
D) the availability heuristic.

65. Forest-dwelling chimpanzees use a light, flexible stick for fishing for termites. This
illustrates their naturally developed use of
A) sign language.
B) tools.
C) heuristics.
D) outcome simulations.

66. One group of chimpanzees slurp termites directly from a stick, another group picks them
off the stick one by one. One group of chimpanzees breaks nuts with a stone hammer;
another group does this with a wooden hammer. These group differences in food
gathering practices best illustrate
A) algorithms.
B) semantics.
C) syntax.
D) cultural diversity.

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67. Chimpanzee B watches Chimpanzee A obtain food either by sliding or by lifting a door.
Chimpanzee B will then typically do the same to get food. And so will Chimpanzee C
after observing Chimpanzee B. This sequence has been said to illustrate
A) syntax.
B) an algorithm.
C) an outcome simulation.
D) cultural transmission.

68. Language refers to the


A) smallest distinctive sound units.
B) rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences.
C) spoken, written, or signed words and the ways they are combined to communicate
meaning.
D) rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes.

69. The smallest distinctive sound unit of language is a


A) prototype.
B) suffix.
C) morpheme.
D) phoneme.

70. The various vowel sounds that can be placed between a “t” and an “n” produce words
such as tan, ten, tin, and ton. These various vowel sounds represent different
A) morphemes.
B) prototypes.
C) phonemes.
D) semantics.

71. English words are constructed from about ________ different phonemes.
A) 5
B) 6
C) 26
D) 40

72. Morphemes are


A) the smallest speech units that carry meaning.
B) the best examples of particular categories of objects.
C) the smallest distinctive sound units of a language.
D) rules for combining words into grammatically correct sentences.

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73. In the words “helped” and “called,” the “ed” ending is a(n)
A) prototype.
B) morpheme.
C) heuristic.
D) algorithm.

74. The word “cats” contains ________ phoneme(s) and ________ morpheme(s).
A) 2; 1
B) 4; 1
C) 2; 4
D) 4; 2

75. The system of rules in a language that enables us to understand and communicate with
others is called
A) an algorithm.
B) telegraphic speech.
C) grammar.
D) a heuristic.

76. Semantics refers to the


A) logical and methodical procedures for solving problems.
B) orderly arrangement of words into grammatically correct sentences.
C) simple thinking strategies that facilitate quick decision making.
D) rules by which we derive meaning from sounds.

77. The rock musician was hit with a rotten egg while performing his latest hit song. The
fact that you can recognize two different meanings for the word “hit” in the preceding
sentence demonstrates the importance of
A) syntax.
B) semantics.
C) morphemes.
D) prototypes.

78. To combine words into grammatically sensible sentences, we need to apply proper rules
of
A) semantics.
B) syntax.
C) simulation.
D) phonics.

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79. Lavonne was careful to avoid the use of dangling participles and run-on sentences in her
essay because she did not want to lose points for faulty
A) semantics.
B) phonemes.
C) morphemes.
D) syntax.

80. Mentally segmenting other's spoken sounds into individual words best illustrates a
7-month-old's capacity for
A) telegraphic speech.
B) receptive language.
C) fixation.
D) productive language.

81. The ability to produce words is to productive language as the ability to comprehend
speech is to ________ language.
A) sign
B) grammatical
C) receptive
D) telegraphic

82. Using barely recognizable syllables to communicate meaning best illustrates a


12-month-old's developing capacity for
A) syntax.
B) telegraphic speech.
C) productive language.
D) framing.

83. The earliest stage of speech development is called the ________ stage.
A) babbling
B) telegraphic speech
C) one-word
D) grammatical

84. Infants are first able to discriminate speech sounds during the ________ stage.
A) one-word
B) telegraphic
C) babbling
D) syntactic

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85. At some point during the babbling stage, infants begin to
A) imitate adult grammar.
B) communicate in telegraphic speech.
C) speak in simple words that may be barely recognizable.
D) lose their ability to discriminate sounds they never hear.

86. At the age of 15 months, Anita repeatedly cries “hoy” when she wants her mother to
hold her. Anita is most likely in the ________ stage of language development.
A) syntactic
B) babbling
C) telegraphic speech
D) one-word

87. Telegraphic speech is most closely associated with the ________ stage of language
development.
A) one-word
B) babbling
C) two-word
D) semantic

88. Which of the following would be most characteristic of a 2-year-old's telegraphic


speech?
A) “a doggy”
B) “eat apple”
C) “to store”
D) “ball pretty”

89. No matter what language we first use, our first words are mostly
A) verbs.
B) adverbs.
C) adjectives.
D) nouns.

90. Noam Chomsky suggested that all human languages share a(n)
A) universal grammar.
B) neural network.
C) outcome simulation.
D) algorithm.

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91. Noam Chomsky attributed children's ability to pick up language so readily to
A) trial-and-error problem solving.
B) the availability heuristic.
C) belief perseverance.
D) a built-in readiness to learn grammar rules.

92. Infants can learn the difference between syllable sequences that follow an ABA pattern
(such as ga-ti-ga) and those that follow an ABB pattern (such as wo-fe-fe). This best
illustrates the infant's capacity for
A) telegraphic speech.
B) statistical learning.
C) a productive language.
D) the availability heuristic.

93. By about age 7, those who have not been exposed to either a spoken or a signed
language gradually lose their ability to master any language. This illustrates the
importance of ________ for language acquisition.
A) a critical period
B) an outcome simulation
C) the availability heuristic
D) linguistic determinism

94. The best evidence that there is a critical period for language acquisition is the fact that
A) infants babble sounds that occur in their parents' native language.
B) toddlers maintain a capacity to discriminate language sounds they have never
heard.
C) people most easily master the grammar of a second language during childhood.
D) preschoolers typically fail to use proper syntax.

95. Compared with deaf children exposed to sign language from birth, those who first learn
sign language as teens are less likely to
A) correctly imitate the signs they are shown.
B) use signs to indicate concrete objects.
C) mentally associate signs with written words.
D) comprehend grammatical subtleties of sign language.

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96. Deaf culture advocates are most likely to object to the use of cochlear implants for
A) children who were deaf prior to learning any language.
B) adults who have experienced a loss of both vision and language.
C) children who have never learned sign language.
D) adults whose hearing becomes impaired later in their lives.

97. Blind people are ________ accurate than sighted people at locating a sound source with
one ear plugged, and blind musicians are ________ likely than sighted ones to develop
perfect pitch.
A) less; more
B) more; less
C) less; less
D) more; more

98. In several studies, people with hearing loss, especially those not wearing hearing aids,
have reported being ________ socially engaged and ________ often experiencing
others' irritation.
A) more; more
B) less; less
C) more; less
D) less; more

99. An impairment of language is known as


A) a fixation.
B) telegraphic speech.
C) babbling.
D) aphasia.

100. The part of the cerebral cortex that directs the muscle movements involved in speech is
known as
A) Wernicke's area.
B) Broca's area.
C) the temporal lobe.
D) the parietal lobe.

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101. After Miguel's recent automobile accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebral
cortex in Broca's area. It is likely that Miguel will have difficulty
A) remembering past events.
B) speaking fluently.
C) reading.
D) understanding other people when they speak.

102. Wernicke's area is typically located in the left ________ lobe.


A) parietal
B) occipital
C) temporal
D) frontal

103. After Paul's snow-skiing accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebral cortex in
Wernicke's area. Because of the damage, Paul is most likely to experience difficulty in
A) remembering past events.
B) pronouncing words correctly.
C) understanding what others are saying.
D) recognizing familiar faces.

104. A stroke may impair the ability to speak distinctly without harming the ability to read
because different language functions depend on different
A) heuristics.
B) mental sets.
C) neural networks.
D) critical periods.

105. A football quarterback simultaneously calculates receiver distances, player movements,


and weather conditions. This best illustrates the activity of multiple
A) critical periods.
B) morphemes.
C) neural networks.
D) algorithms.

106. Beatrice and Allen Gardner taught the chimpanzee Washoe to communicate by means
of
A) pictures.
B) Morse code.
C) sign language.
D) English letters.

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107. Research on the language capabilities of apes clearly demonstrates that they have the
capacity to
A) vocalize the most common vowel sounds.
B) acquire language vocabulary as rapidly as most children.
C) communicate through the use of symbols.
D) do all of these things.

108. Animal trainers' expectations may have led them to interpret some chimpanzees' signs
as indicative of greater linguistic ability than is warranted. This best illustrates the
shortcoming of
A) an algorithm.
B) a critical period.
C) a process simulation.
D) linguistic determinism.

109. Human language appears to have evolved from


A) the availability heuristic.
B) gestured communication.
C) a process simulation.
D) a critical period.

110. Psychologists are most likely to doubt that chimpanzees have the capacity to
A) use complex grammar.
B) communicate with gestures.
C) transmit cultural innovations.
D) form concepts.

111. Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis emphasizes that


A) infancy is a critical period for language development.
B) all languages share a similar grammar.
C) our linguistic proficiencies influence our social status.
D) words shape the way people think.

112. Many people who are bilingual experience a different sense of self, depending on which
language they are using. This most clearly illustrates the implications of
A) Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis.
B) Köhler's insight hypothesis.
C) Tversky's decision theory.
D) Chomsky's language acquisition theory.

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113. It has been suggested that Alaskan Eskimos' rich vocabulary for describing snow
enables them to perceive differences in snow conditions that would otherwise go
unnoticed. This suggestion most clearly illustrates
A) universal grammar.
B) the availability heuristic.
C) linguistic determinism.
D) telegraphic speech.

114. Six-month-old Ohmar recognizes the difference between squares and circles just as
accurately as his 3-year-old brother, who can correctly name the different shapes. This
fact would most directly challenge
A) Chomsky's language acquisition theory.
B) Tversky's decision theory.
C) Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis.
D) Köhler's insight hypothesis.

115. The isolated Piraha tribespeople of Brazil have no words for specific numbers higher
than 2. If shown 7 nuts in a row they find it difficult to lay out the same number from
their own pile of nuts. This best illustrates the impact of
A) language on thinking.
B) algorithms on decision making.
C) prototypes on concept formation.
D) fixations on problem solving.

116. Bilingual people, who inhibit one language while using the other, can better inhibit their
attention to irrelevant information. This has been called
A) linguistic determinism.
B) the availability heuristic.
C) the bilingual advantage.
D) universal grammar.

117. Contemporary psychologists are most likely to criticize Whorf's linguistic determinism
hypothesis for
A) overestimating the impact of thinking on language.
B) overestimating the extent to which thinking occurs without language.
C) underestimating the impact of language on thinking.
D) underestimating the extent to which thinking occurs without language.

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118. People's procedural memory of how to open the front door of their house is most likely
to consist of
A) an algorithm.
B) a mental image.
C) telegraphic speech.
D) universal grammar.

119. Introductory psychology students facing a midterm exam one week later spent five
minutes each day visualizing themselves scanning the posted grade list, seeing their A
grade, and feeling proud. This ________ simulation had ________ effect on their exam
scores.
A) process; little
B) outcome; little
C) process; a large
D) outcome; a large

120. Introductory psychology students performed best on a midterm psychology test if they
had previously spent five minutes a day visualizing themselves
A) studying effectively.
B) physically relaxing.
C) receiving a high midterm test grade.
D) feeling proud about receiving a high midterm test grade.

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Answer Key
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. A
21. A
22. B
23. D
24. C
25. B
26. A
27. C
28. B
29. D
30. D
31. D
32. A
33. D
34. D
35. D
36. D
37. B
38. A
39. B
40. C
41. D
42. C
43. A
44. C

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45. C
46. B
47. C
48. C
49. D
50. A
51. D
52. D
53. C
54. D
55. C
56. A
57. C
58. B
59. C
60. A
61. D
62. D
63. B
64. A
65. B
66. A
67. D
68. C
69. D
70. C
71. D
72. A
73. B
74. D
75. C
76. D
77. B
78. B
79. D
80. B
81. C
82. C
83. A
84. C
85. D
86. D
87. C
88. B
89. D
90. A

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91. D
92. B
93. A
94. C
95. D
96. A
97. D
98. D
99. D
100. B
101. B
102. C
103. C
104. C
105. C
106. C
107. C
108. C
109. B
110. A
111. D
112. A
113. C
114. C
115. A
116. C
117. D
118. B
119. B
120. A

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