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Chapter 9:In the English language, adjectives are typically placed before nouns as in "green car." This illustrates an English language rule ofsyntax.When her professor failed to recognize that Judy had her hand raised for a question, Judy began to think her professor was unfriendly. Although she subsequently learned that the professor's limited vision kept him from seeing her raised hand, she continued thinking the professor was unfriendly. Judy's reaction best illustrates)belief perseverance.Which language theorist would have been most likely to emphasize that children master the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs like "push" before they learn common past tense constructions of irregular verbs like "go"?ChomskyExposure to language during a critical period is instrumental in establishing a child'slanguage acquisition device.Due to an automobile accident, Jenny suffered damage to her cerebral cortex in Broca's area. Jenny is most likely to experienceaphasia.During a lecture, your 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 oflanguage on thinking.Because he erroneously believes that older workers are not as motivated as younger workers to work hard, a factory foreman is especially vigilant for any signs of lazinessamong his senior workers. His supervision strategy best illustratesconfirmation bias.Pigeons can reliably discriminate pictures of cars from pictures of chairs. This best illustrates their capacity to developconcepts.In attempting to find and purchase high-quality cosmetics, Megan reminds herself that the most expensive brands are the best. Megan's self-reminder illustrates the use ofA heuristicThe word "chimps" contains ________ phoneme(s) and ________ morpheme(s).5; 2Prompt feedback regarding your performance on psychology practice tests is most likely to inhibitoverconfidence.Arnold had difficulty recognizing that bullfighting was a sport because it failed to resemble his ________ of a sport.prototypeIn her research, Professor Kyoto seeks to identify circumstances in which confirmation bias is especially likely to impede effective problem solving. Which specialty area does her research best represent?cognitive psychologyVocal sounds that are not included in one's native language first begin to disappear from usage during the ________ stage of language development.babblingA defense attorney emphasizes to a jury that her client works full-time, supports his family, and enjoys leisure-time hobbies. Although none of this information is relevant to the trial, it is designed to make the defendant appear to be a typical member of the local community. The lawyer is most clearly seeking to take advantage ofThe representative heuristicTo find Tabasco sauce in a large grocery store, you could systematically search everyshelf in every store aisle. This best illustrates problem solving by means ofan algorithm.Professor Chadwick evaluated a graduate student's research proposal negatively simply because he had heard a rumor about the student's incompetence. When later informed that the rumor had been patently false, the professor's assessment of the student's research proposal remained almost as negative as it was originally. This best illustratesbelief perseverance.Using different words for two very similar objects enables people to recognize conceptual distinctions between the objects. This illustrateslinguistic determination.The two-word stage of language development typically begins at the age of ________ months.24In which of the following parts of the brain would a lesion most likely result in aphasia?Wernicke's areaWhen you add s to the word apple you are referring to more than one apple. This illustrates an English language rule of)semantics.Native German speakers who pronounce the English word "this" as "dis" are demonstrating their difficulty with an Englishphoneme.Pablo vainly searches for a screwdriver while failing to recognize that a readily available coin in his pocket would turn the screw. His oversight best illustrates)functional fixedness.We more quickly recognize that a blue jay is a bird than that a penguin is a bird because a blue jay more closely resembles our ________ of a bird.prototypeThe easier it is for people to remember an instance in which they were betrayed by a friend, the more they expect such an event to recur. This best illustrates the impact of)the availability heuristic.Rico, the border collie, can fetch 200 items by name. If asked to retrieve a toy with a name he has never heard before, Rico will fetch an object that isunfamiliar.Max is so used to thinking that a tough competitive style of behavior is the best way to impress others that he fails to recognize that the most effective way to impress hisgirlfriend is with cooperative tenderness. Max's oversight best illustratesa fixation.The fact that children speak with an accent that is similar to that of their peers is bestexplained by ________ theory of language acquisition.Skinner'sStudents are more likely to choose a condom that is said to be effective when informed that it has a 95 percent success rate than when told it has a 5 percent failure rate. This best illustrates the impact offraming.Brain scans reveal that different ________ are activated when we process verbs rather than nouns.Neural networksChapter 10:Mark suffers severe mental retardation. Although he speaks very little, he has been trained to put on his own clothes and perform simple tasks under close supervision. Mark's intelligence test score is most likely between20 and 34.If course exams assess a student's mastery of a representative sample of course material,they are said tohave content validity.Increasing years of schooling over the last half century have most likely contributed tothe Flynn effect.With his concern for "mental orthopedics," Alfred Binet would have been most enthusiastic aboutHead start programsWhen Phoebe strongly disagrees with her sister's opinion, she effectively controls her ownanger and responds with empathy to her sister's frustration regarding their dispute. Her behavior best illustratesemotional intelligence.A test designed to assess whether newly graduated medical students should be granted the legal right to practice medicine would most likely be considered a(n) ________ test.achievementStereotype threat is most likely to


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