Note: These questions are part of a larger data base of questions on Module 14 & are selected to represent the type of question you should expect on unit exam four. You can, in fact, expect to see many of these very same questions on that exam. Exam questions, however, may deal with topics not covered in the self tests or in lectures but are discussed in your textbook. You are responsible for the content of your text book plus the content of lectures, interactive activities, & material on the web site. Use these sample questions to test yourself & to practice for the test. 1. The areas of thinking & language are important topics to study in the ________ approach.
2. A way we group objects and events based on some shared characteristics is called a _______.
3. According to the exemplar theory of concept formation, we list all of the essential properties that define an object, event, or characteristic. When we encounter an event and need to conceptualize it, we proceed to:
4. A mental image that is based on the average characteristics of an object is called a(n):
5. Exemplar theory is to ______ as prototype theory is to _______.
6. Research has found that the processes of forming prototypes and matching things to prototypes:
7. In problem solving, there are three states. Which of the following is not among the three states?
8. Rules which will lead to a solution if followed correctly are called:
9. Algorithm is to ________ as heuristic is to _______.
10. The inability to see new uses for old objects is called:
11. A person who solves problems by finding a similarity between a new situation and an old situation is utilizing:
12. Which is not an approach to measuring creativity?
13. When you begin with a problem & devise many solutions, it is called __________, but if you come up with the one correct solution, it is called __________.
14. What term is given to those 10% of autistic persons who shows some incredible memory, music, or drawing talent? 15. From most particular to most general in the rules of language, the correct order is:
16. In the word “sock”, the sound of the “s” is a(n) _________, whereas the use of the “s” to make the word plural is a(n) _____________.
17. A “morpheme” is defined as a:
18. Which of the following words consists of a single morpheme?
19. According to Noam Chomsky, language operates at two levels:
20. The underlying meaning of a sentence is its:
21. Which is the correct sequence of stages in children’s acquisition of language?
22. “Parentese (motherese),” which includes speaking in a higher voice and stretching out each word, usually emerges from parents in response to their child’s use of:
23. Telegraphic speech is characterized by:
24. The debate over how we acquire language concerns __________ versus __________.
25. When you use past observations in order to draw a broader conclusion, you are using:
26. Inductive reasoning consists of reasoning:
27. The notion that language determines the way people think and perceive the world is characteristic of:
28. Which of the following is the correct order of steps in reading?
29. Males and females use language differently. Males use language to _________ and females use it to __________.
30. There are four criteria for having real language. Which of the following is not one of the criteria?
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Before the phantom of False morning died,