FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH. 9 EXAM QUESTIONS

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CH. 9 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -60 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The vocal sounds NOT included in one's native language first begin to disappear from usage toward the end of the _____ stage of language development.

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babbling Question 2: Dierdri is a figure skater preparing for the upcoming national championships. Her coach has suggested she practice mentally for the competition. Which image should she imagine?

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She should imagine her jumps and spins while listening to her skating music.Question 3: Some psychologists believe that thinking affects people's language, which then affects their _____.

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thought Question 4: Children will master the past tense for a regular verb like "push" (i.e., "pushed") before they will learn the past tense construction of an irregular verb like "go" (i.e., "went"). This

phenomenon is BEST explained by the language acquisition theory of:

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Noam Chomsky

Question 5: Tammy's sister and her husband want their four-year-old daughter to learn a new language and would like to start by the time she is five. What advice should Tammy give?

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Early childhood is the best time to learn a new language.Question 6: By the age of _____, infant's typical babbling has changed so that a trained ear can identify the language of the household.

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10 months Question 7: Operant conditioning is to B.F. Skinner, as language acquisition device is to:

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Noam Chomsky.Question 8: Chinese-born Min has lived in the United States since she was seven years old. Min reports that when she is speaking Chinese to her family and friends, she thinks about things

differently than when she is speaking English. This is a good illustration of:

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linguistic determinism.Question 9: Many psychologists are skeptical of claims that chimpanzees can acquire language

because the chimpanzees have NOT shown the ability to:

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use syntax in communicating.Question 10: During a lecture, a professor says, "A child learns language as he interacts with caregivers." This generic use of the pronoun "he" is more likely to trigger images of males than

of females. This BEST illustrates the impact of:

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language on thinking.Question 11: At the zoo, a chimpanzee has figured out how to use the right kind of stones to crack open the nuts thrown to him by spectators. His problem solving has been shaped by:

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reinforcement.

Question 12: Dr. Tan is interested in studying primate behavior as related to primate thought. If she wants to study behavior that other animal researchers have already found in primates, which topic should she choose?

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word order comprehension at an adolescent's level.Question 13: People more quickly recognize that a blue jay is a bird than that a penguin is a bird because a blue jay more closely resembles their _____ of a bird

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prototype Question 14: Because of an automobile accident, Jenny suffered damage to her cerebral cortex in Broca's area. Jenny is MOST likely to experience

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aphasia Question 15: In the relationship between thinking and language, MOST psychologists believe

that:

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people sometimes think in images rather than in words.

Question 16: The smallest, distinctive sounds of any language are

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phonemes Question 17: A person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly decreases slowly up to about age 75, and then more rapidly, especially after age 85. This type of ability is also known as:

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fluid intelligence.Question 18: Most of the school's instructors use the generic pronoun "he" when referring to psychologists and the generic pronoun "she" when referring to administrative assistants. In student's minds, they automatically think of psychologists as men and administrativ

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Linguistic determinism predicts that the language shapes their thinking.

Question 19: Prompt and clear feedback regarding performance on a psychology practice test is

MOST likely to inhibit:

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overconfidence.Question 20: Dr. James has decided that his 50th birthday would be the perfect time to begin writing an introductory psychology textbook. Because he has accumulated years of knowledge

about psychology, it would be a demonstration of his:

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crystallized intelligence.Question 21: Four-month-old Shayna is starting to say things like "ah-goo" and "da-da-da-da."

Shayna is in the:

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babbling stage.Question 22: Jessica believes she can complete a term paper, start to finish, in two days and so begins the paper two days before its due date. Unfortunately, once she begins, she realizes it will more likely take five days to complete. Her failure to accurately deter

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overconfidence.Question 23: George is taking a graduate-level course that explores judgment and decision

making. His professor is MOST likely a _____ psychologist:

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cognitive Question 24: According to researchers, a child who hears English spoken with one accent at

home and another in the neighborhood and at school will adopt:

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the accent of the peers, and not the parents.Question 25: Unlike English, which has a rich vocabulary for self-focused emotions such as anger, _____ has more words for interpersonal emotions such as sympathy

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Japanese