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Question 31

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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 of

A) language on thinking.
B) a fixation on problem solving.
C) telegraphic speech on universal grammar.
D) insight on decision making.

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Question 32

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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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Question 33

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Factor analysis is a statistical procedure that can be used to

A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative viewpoint is called

Availability is an example of a(n)

The spontaneous utterance of a variety of sounds by infants is called

Twin and adoption studies are helpful for assessing the ________ of intelligence.

A test has a high degree of validity if it

When her teacher mentioned the arms race, Krista understood that the word "arms" referred to weapons and not to body parts. Krista's correct interpretation best illustrates the importance of

Sorina has a mental age of 10 and an IQ of 125 as measured by the Stanford-Binet. Sorina's chronological age is

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.

Which of the following statements is true?

Research suggests that women are more skilled than men at

Thoughts and feelings that are automatic, effortless, immediate, and unreasoned are examples of

Research on the language capabilities of apes clearly demonstrates that they have the capacity to

Eva had difficulty recognizing that a sea horse was a fish because it did not closely resemble her fish

Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis states that

The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas is called

Although intuition can at times hinder rationality, it is often adaptive because it facilitates

Which test has been demonstrated to be a highly reliable measure?