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What type of problem are you solving if you reorganize the letters "OSHOT" to form an English word


A)  lexical analysis 
B)  inducing structure 
C)  arrangement 
D)  transformation

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which type of rule is violated in the following "sentence": "The nervous the stared thick at exam student"


A)  syntax 
B)  psycholinguistics 
C)  heuristic 
D)  denotation

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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What would change depending on whether you used a word in a literal sentence or a sarcastic sentence


A)  denotation 
B)  phonemes 
C)  connotation 
D)  morphemes

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Overregularizations occur as children master language skills.Which theory of language development does this provide evidence against


A)  behavioural 
B)  linguistic relativity 
C)  interactionist 
D)  nativist

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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What is functional fixedness


A)  the inability to discover the relations among the parts of a problem 
B)  the sudden discovery of the correct solution following incorrect attempts based primarily on trial and error 
C)  the inability to carry out a sequence of transformations in order to reach a specific goal 
D)  the tendency to perceive an item only in terms of its most common use

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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What do people focus on if they are using an analytic cognitive style


A)  following step-by-step procedures, rather than using mental shortcuts 
B)  objects and their properties, rather than overall context 
C)  external frames of reference, and that the environment is taken as a given 
D)  context and relationships among the elements in a field

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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What does functional fixedness refer to


A)  not seeing a new function for a familiar object 
B)  arriving at a particularly insightful solution to a problem 
C)  continued use of problem-solving strategies that have worked in the past 
D)  focusing on information that is irrelevant to the solution of the problem

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Marie received a puzzle as a present for her birthday.The puzzle has three pegs,and to solve the puzzle a person is required to move nine disks from the centre peg to one of the outside pegs.However,only one disk can be moved at a time,and a larger disk can never be placed on top of a smaller disk.What type of problem is this


A)  problem of arrangement 
B)  problem of transformation 
C)  problem of inducing structure 
D)  ill-defined problem

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which type of theory best accounts for the apparent rapidity and ease of language acquisition in early childhood


A)  behaviourist 
B)  cognitive 
C)  nativist 
D)  social communication

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Why do children learn a language,according to Skinner


A)  It is a natural consequence of cognitive maturation, as the quality of thought improves with age. 
B)  They imitate, and then parents provide reinforcement and shaping. 
C)  It is a natural consequence of a complex and mature brain. 
D)  They possess an innate language acquisition device.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which situation would lead you to suspect that the child has a language development problem


A)  A 1-year-old child understands a few words and can say a few words. 
B)  A 2-year-old child babbles and uses a few words. 
C)  A 3-year-old child uses grammar correctly around 75 percent to 80 percent of the time. 
D)  A 5-year-old child can use language much better than a chimpanzee.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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What is subjective utility


A)  an individual's willingness to take risks 
B)  a personal estimate of what the probability of an outcome is 
C)  the expected value of an outcome 
D)  what an outcome is personally worth to an individual

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Lance is trying to solve a complex anagram puzzle.He systematically tries every potential solution by testing each possible combination of the letters provided.What is Lance doing in this case


A)  working backward 
B)  using means-ends analysis 
C)  using a heuristic 
D)  using an algorithm

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What are you demonstrating if you tend to persist in using the same problem-solving strategy time after time


A)  delusion 
B)  mental set 
C)  illusion 
D)  generic insight

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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You flip a fair coin ten times.Each time it comes up heads,you get 10 cents.Each time it comes up tails,you lose 5 cents.What is your expected value for each flip of the coin


A)  -5 cents 
B)  +5 cents 
C)  -10 cents 
D)  +10 cents

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which term refers to a highly popular method for learning a second language in Canada


A)  immersion 
B)  elementary school 
C)  university 
D)  home-schooling

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Andi says "sawed" instead of "seen" or "saw." What type of common error is this


A)  overextension 
B)  underextension 
C)  overregularization 
D)  underregularization

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Based on Masuda and Nisbett's study on cognitive style,what conclusions can be made regarding cultural differences in cognitive style


A)  Cultural differences in cognitive style are mild. 
B)  Cultural differences in cognitive style are substantial. 
C)  There are no cross-cultural differences observed in cognitive style. 
D)  The results were inconclusive.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Which of your text's unifying themes is illustrated by the fact that choices which are objectively identical can seem very different when reframed in different terms


A)  People's experience of the world is highly subjective. 
B)  Behaviour is shaped by our cultural heritage. 
C)  Psychology is theoretically diverse. 
D)  Heredity and environment jointly influence behaviour.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Reed is an avid basketball fan who is excited by the fact that the local professional team has won the first five games of the season.Based on this early performance,Reed is looking forward to a record-breaking season.Why does this faulty logic illustrate an error in statistical reasoning


A)  Later performance is seldom related to early performance. 
B)  Small samples are the most accurate representation of final outcomes. 
C)  Small samples cannot be expected to provide reliable indications of long-run performance. 
D)  Winning streaks usually last for only a short period of time.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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