PSYCH 1001 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS (TEST BANK)
(t or f) language can be spoken, signed or written - answer -true
(t or f) pragmatics refers to the practical use of language - answer -true
( t or f) as gesturing is learned through direct observation, persons who are blind do not
use gestures - answer -false
(t or f) most younger adults score higher than older adults on tests of vocabulary -
answer -false
(t or f) child-directed speech is observed when parents communicate using sign
language - answer -true
(t or f) sign language activates broca's and wernicke's areas in persons with intact
brains - answer -true
( t or v)wernicke's area is located in the left temporal lobe - answer -true
(t or f) when individuals read words that evoke odours, the smell-related portions of the
brain become active - answer -true
(t or f) spatial thinking is an example of mental imagery - answer -true
(t or f) evidence for the linguistic relativity hypothesis has been derived from cross-
cultural studies - answer -true
(t or f) controlled processing requires less attention than automatic processing - answer
-false
(t or f) reduced ability in planning is associated with dysexecutive syndrome - answer -
true
(t or f) individuals are more likely to find successful solutions strategies for well-defined
problems - answer -true
(t or f) insight typically follows periods during which we mentally "set aside" a problem -
answer -true
(t or f) the "string" problem is a classic example of functional fixedness - answer -true
( t or f) people often ignore probability information when they make assumptions using
the representativeness heuristic - answer -true
(t or f) language can be spoken, signed or written - answer -true
(t or f) pragmatics refers to the practical use of language - answer -true
( t or f) as gesturing is learned through direct observation, persons who are blind do not
use gestures - answer -false
(t or f) most younger adults score higher than older adults on tests of vocabulary -
answer -false
(t or f) child-directed speech is observed when parents communicate using sign
language - answer -true
(t or f) sign language activates broca's and wernicke's areas in persons with intact
brains - answer -true
( t or v)wernicke's area is located in the left temporal lobe - answer -true
(t or f) when individuals read words that evoke odours, the smell-related portions of the
brain become active - answer -true
(t or f) spatial thinking is an example of mental imagery - answer -true
(t or f) evidence for the linguistic relativity hypothesis has been derived from cross-
cultural studies - answer -true
(t or f) controlled processing requires less attention than automatic processing - answer
-false
(t or f) reduced ability in planning is associated with dysexecutive syndrome - answer -
true
(t or f) individuals are more likely to find successful solutions strategies for well-defined
problems - answer -true
(t or f) insight typically follows periods during which we mentally "set aside" a problem -
answer -true
(t or f) the "string" problem is a classic example of functional fixedness - answer -true
( t or f) people often ignore probability information when they make assumptions using
the representativeness heuristic - answer -true
