Question 1
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According to the logic of Donders's analysis,
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Categorization is among the hardest mental processes.
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It should always take longer to draw a capital C than a capital V.
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Extra mental steps often result in more time to complete a task.
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Reaction time is useful for understanding the order of mental processes.
Question 2
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When Jerry goes with friends to a fast-food restaurant, they each wait in a different line to see who gets to the counter first. That's a good example of __________ processing.
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Serial
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Automatic
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Parallel
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Ambiguity
Question 3
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Lauren can juggle and talk at the same time. Warren cannot. It sounds as if juggling is more of a(n) __________ process for Lauren than for Warren.
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Controlled
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Automatic
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Parallel
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Serial
Question 4
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A friend walks up to you and says, "Remember what I said yesterday? Well, forget about it." If you understand all of this, it's because your friend has made an appropriate assessment of common ground based on
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Copresence for actions.
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Perceptual copresence.
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Community membership.
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Linguistic membership.
Question 5
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Research has demonstrated that __________ can learn the meanings of plastic symbols without any explicit training.
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Vervet monkeys
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Orangutans
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Chimpanzees
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Bonobos
Question 6
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The hypothesis of linguistic relativity suggests that
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Languages can carve up the color spectrum in any way they choose.
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The languages individuals speak affect the way they think about the world.
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People have evolved to use languages with greater complexity than other species.
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Some languages do not allow people to engage in audience design.
Question 7
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Research using fMRI scans suggest that lying draws heavily on the brain areas responsible for __________ and __________.
Question 8
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Suppose you study a text that inserts you into the middle of a room with objects around you. It should take you the least time to verify that object that is
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In front of you.
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Behind you.
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On your left side.
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On your right side.
Question 9
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A(n) __________ is not one component of the definition of a problem space.
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Algorithm
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Set of operations
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Goal state
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Initial state
Question 10
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When you are engaging in __________ reasoning, you should be wary of a(n) __________.
Question 11
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Suppose you are asked to estimate whether Hollywood releases more comedies or horror flicks each year. To answer this question, you are most likely to use the __________ heuristic.
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Anchoring
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Adjustment
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Representativeness
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Availability
Question 12
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Because Paul is a satisficer, you would expect him to
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Watch the first TV channel that catches his interest.
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Be unhappy even though he recently obtained a high-paying job.
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Test drive dozens of new cars before making a purchase.
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Try every flavor of coffee at the new corner market.