Cognitive Psychology Concepts and Applications

The brain processes information and uses the relevant pieces to create thoughts, which can be expressed through language or stored in ____.

• Memory

• Muscles

• Stomach

• Skin

A square always has ______.

• three angles

• four equal sides and four right angles

• a role schema

• a natural concept.

In the United States, what is a common greeting according to event schemata?

• Bowing

• Handshake

• Sticking out tongue

• Bumping fists

Fill in the blank: Texting while driving is considered a ______ event schema.

• Safe

• Difficult to resist

• Uncommon

• Easy to break

What is the main reason many habits are difficult to break according to the text?

• They are enjoyable

• They are event schemata

• They are irrelevant

• They are new.

According to the text, who criticized the behaviorist approach to language acquisition?

• B.F. Skinner

• Noam Chomsky

• Fernández & Cairns

• Corballis & Suddendorf

Fill in the blank: According to the text, language acquisition is _______ determined.

• Culturally

• Biologically

• Socially

• Economically

Which of the following is a function of language mentioned in the text?

• To build relationships

• To create art

• To entertain

• To confuse

Fill in the blank: The use of language develops in the absence of _______ instruction.

• Formal

• Informal

• Cultural

• Economic

Fill in the blank: According to the text, each language has its own set of _______ that are used to generate morphemes, words, and so on.

• Letters

• Phonemes

• Symbols

• Numbers