Thinking and Language (AP Psych Review)

un, bi, & ly are all examples of:

• Phonemes
• Morphemes
• Syntax
• Grammar

The child who says “milk gone” is engaging in ____________. This type of utterance demonstrates that children are actively experimenting with the rules of ____________.

• Babbling; syntax
• Telegraphic speech; syntax
• Babbling; semantics
• Telegraphic speech; semantics

A word or part of a word that is in itself meaningful, but that cannot be broken into smaller meaningful units, is called

• Grapheme
• Morpheme
• Phoneme
• Holophrase

The rules of grammar are rules of

• Phonemes
• Morphemes
• Syntax
• Semantics

Phonemes

• the smallest units of sound that make up language
• the smallest units of sound that carry meaning
• the system of using words to create meaning
• the system of rules for putting words in order

Grammar

• the system of rules for acceptable language
• the smallest units of sound that carry meaning
• the system of rules for putting words in order
• the system of using words to create meaning

When our child first says dada, dada, dada or mama, mama, mama. Rather than associating meaning with that combination of consonants and vowels, at first baby Fritz will be:

• Cooing
• Doodling
• Booing
• Babbling

Trying to find people that agree with you that cheddar is the best type of cheese and ignoring those who disagree represents...

• Intuition
• Confirmation Bias
• Mental Set
• Overconfidence

An inability to think of how else you could use a spoon besides it's intended purpose of eating

• Prototypical modeling
• Functional fixedness
• Belief perserverance
• Mental set

When instances come readily to mind, we often presume such events are common. What of the following is the term for this phenomenon?

• Intuition insight 
• Confirmation bias
• Belief perserverance
• Availability heurisitic