Topic Test Answers

In Philip’s French class, the students are learning how to pronounce closed vowels and open vowels. The students are most likely studying French __________.

Language is generative, which means that the symbols of a language __________.

A problem solving method that involves trying all possible solutions until one works is using ___________.

A step-by-step procedure used to obtain a particular goal when in search for a problem’s solution is a(n) __________.

Which of the following best illustrates the use of the availability heuristic?

When children use the word “doggie” to refer to every four-legged animal they see, __________ occurs.

Research indicates that animals have the same capacity for language as humans.

According to the behaviorist theories of language acquisition, language is __________.

Humans are able to recognize about 100 basic phonemes.

The __________ heuristic is the method in which one chooses the alternative they recognize and infers that it has greater value.

If someone is making a decision using the additive strategy, he or she would eliminate alternatives based on their attributes.

Risky decision making occurs when an individual makes a decision __________.

Which of the following statements is true about prairie dogs?

Humans are the only animals capable of communication.

Which of the following statements about language is true?

There are 26 phonemes in the English language, one for each letter of the alphabet.

In which step of the problem solving process are all of the solutions evaluated and prioritized against a set of criteria, such as time and resources?

Code switching refers to the ability to alternate between languages in conversation.

Focusing on irrelevant information can negatively impact the ability to reason and problem solve effectively.

What heuristic estimates the probability of something occurring based on how easily one recalls relevant occurrences of the event?