Professor Smith's research activities involve the use of computers to simulate human decision-making strategies. Which specially area does this research best represent? (p385)
What is Cognitive Psychology
100
When Devonta pronounced the words "this" and "that" he noticed that they share a common:
What is phoneme
100
In testing thousands of different materials for the use as light bulb filaments, Thomas Edison best illustrated a problem-solving approach known as:(387)
What is trail and error
100
The spontaneous utterance of a variety of sounds by infants is called: (403)
What is babbling
100
Karl von Frisch discovered that _____ communicated by means of an intricate dance. (414)
What are honeybees
200
When we use the term Hispanic to refer to a category of people, we are using this word as a(n)
What is concept
200
In the words "lightly," "neatly," and "shortly," the "ly" ending is a(n): (401)
What is morpheme
200
The Logical, methodical step-by-step procedures for solving problems are called:(387)
What is algorithms
200
Two-year-old Dirk's sentences-- "Dad come" "Mom laugh" and "Truck gone" --are examples of (404)
What is telegraphic speech
200
Gestured communication is especially likely to be associated with human speech that has ___________ content.
What is spatial
300
To promote cognitive efficiency, concepts are typically organized into: (386)
What are hierchies
300
The Enlish language has ______ letters than phonemes, and the consonant phoemes generally carry _______ information than the vowel phonemes.
What is fewer; more
300
Simple thinking strategies for solving problems quickly and efficiently (387)
What is Heuristics
300
Children begin to demonstrate appropriate use of syntax during the ________ stage (404)
What is two-word
300
Chimpanzees are capable of learning to: (415)
What is: a. understand spoken words
b. string signs together into a meaningful sequences
c. use computer keyboards to communicate with other chimps
400
Prototypes are especially important in the process of: (386)
What is classifying objects
400
When her teacher mentioned the arms race, Smallwood understood that the word "arms" referred to weapons and not to body parts. Krista's correct interpretation best illustrates the importance of
What is semantics
400
A sudden realization of the solution to a problem is called: (387)
What is insight
400
Which linguistics theorist was most impressed by the underlying similarities of all human language systems?(404-405)
What is Chomsky
400
Research on the language capabilities of apes indicate that they cannot: (415)
What is grammatically order language symbols as well as most 3-year old children
500
When someone mentions Ivy League colleges, Pearla immediately thinks of Harvard University. In this instance, Harvard University is a (386)
What is a prototype
500
A European visitor to the United States asked a taxi driver, "Can you please ride to the airport me give?" This vistor has apparently mastered the ___________ of the English language.
What is syntax
500
Brainstorming sessions that encourage people to spontaneously suggest new and unusual solutions to a problem are designed to avoid (388)
What is fixations
500
The Hopi Indians cannot readily think about the past because their language has no past tense cited as evidence in support of the (409)
What is linguistic determinism hypothesis?
500
Psychologists are most likely to question whether chimps have the capacity to: (414)