The notion that language determines the way people think and perceive the world is characteristic of:
a. Skinner's theory of language acquisition
b. overgeneralization
c. the social learning approach
d. the theory of linguistic relativity
D
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The Piagetian concept of "decentration" refers to the inability to
a. focus on more than one dimension of a problem at one time. b. mentally reverse simple operations. c. understand that the amount of something remains the same regardless of a change in shape or position. d. take another person's point of view.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Freud believed that unconscious mental processes shape feelings, thoughts, and behaviours. 2. Psychoanalysis emphasizes the function of conscious mental processes that occur during sexual experiences. 3. The goal of psychoanalysis is to banish unwanted feelings and memories into the unconscious. 4. The greatest contribution of psychoanalysis was the research in experimental psychology that it generated. 5. Freud's theories have proven difficult to test.
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between personal space and a person's status?
a. Status is unrelated to personal space. b. Individuals with lower status demand greater amounts of personal space. c. Individuals with higher status demand greater amounts of personal space. d. Individuals with higher status demand lesser amounts of personal space.
In terms of structure and function, the tongue is similar to what part of the eye?
A. Retina B. Cornea C. Iris D. Pupil