Question 1

Research shows that when consumers have a very high number of products to choose from, they are

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A)   likely to purchase more items.
B)   likely to purchase fewer items.
C)   likely to purchase no items.
D)   likely to purchase higher quality items.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Pinker and Bloom (1992)  suggest that human language may be a result of evolutionary processes because language allows humans to

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A)   acquire information about the world secondhand.
B)   use trial-and-error learning more effectively.
C)   avoid heuristic fallacies.
D)   engage in more efficient introspection.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Herbert Simon's theory of bounded rationality asserts that people's reliance on simple decision-making strategies often results in suboptimal decisions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The linguistic relativity hypothesis is most consistent with the unifying theme in psychology that

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A)   heredity and environment jointly influence behaviour.
B)   behaviour is shaped by cultural heritage.
C)   people's experience of the world is highly subjective.
D)   psychology is empirical.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

When working on complex problems, a useful strategy to use is to

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A)   formulate subgoals, or intermediate steps toward a solution.
B)   recognise the similarity between two problems.
C)   recognise when the problem does not have a well-specified goal.
D)   use a heuristic.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Symbols that convey meaning, plus rules for combining those symbols that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages are known as

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A)   language.
B)   telegraphic speech.
C)   an overextension.
D)   semantics.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following statements is LEAST accurate?

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A)   Humans are capable of producing about 100 phonemes.
B)   A letter of the alphabet is represented by more than one phoneme if it has more than one pronunciation.
C)   All languages use all of the phonemes of which humans are capable.
D)   Phonemes are combined into morphemes.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Kanye's ability to distinguish between "Pour the Coke in the lemonade" and "Pour the lemonade in the Coke" illustrates an understanding of

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A)   neither syntax nor semantics.
B)   semantics, but not syntax.
C)   both syntax and semantics.
D)   syntax, but not semantics.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Confirmation bias refers to our tendency to overestimate the likelihood of dramatic events.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Toddlers typically have a smaller receptive vocabulary then their productive vocabulary.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Evolutionary theorists, including David Premack, argue that language is a product of natural selection and that it evolved as a device to build and maintain social coalitions in increasingly larger groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Cognition and Language

Evolutionary theorists, including David Premack, argue that language is a product of natural selection and that it evolved as a device to build and maintain social coalitions in increasingly larger groups.

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Symbols that convey meaning, plus rules for combining those symbols that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages are known as

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Which of the following statements is LEAST accurate?

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Pinker and Bloom (1992) suggest that human language may be a result of evolutionary processes because language allows humans to

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Confirmation bias refers to our tendency to overestimate the likelihood of dramatic events.

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The linguistic relativity hypothesis is most consistent with the unifying theme in psychology that

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Kanye's ability to distinguish between "Pour the Coke in the lemonade" and "Pour the lemonade in the Coke" illustrates an understanding of

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Toddlers typically have a smaller receptive vocabulary then their productive vocabulary.

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Herbert Simon's theory of bounded rationality asserts that people's reliance on simple decision-making strategies often results in suboptimal decisions.

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When working on complex problems, a useful strategy to use is to

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Research shows that when consumers have a very high number of products to choose from, they are

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Exam 8: Cognition and Language

Evolutionary theorists, including David Premack, argue that language is a product of natural selection and that it evolved as a device to build and maintain social coalitions in increasingly larger groups.

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Symbols that convey meaning, plus rules for combining those symbols that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages are known as

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Which of the following statements is LEAST accurate?

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Pinker and Bloom (1992) suggest that human language may be a result of evolutionary processes because language allows humans to

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Confirmation bias refers to our tendency to overestimate the likelihood of dramatic events.

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Kanye's ability to distinguish between "Pour the Coke in the lemonade" and "Pour the lemonade in the Coke" illustrates an understanding of

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Toddlers typically have a smaller receptive vocabulary then their productive vocabulary.

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Herbert Simon's theory of bounded rationality asserts that people's reliance on simple decision-making strategies often results in suboptimal decisions.

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