According to the linguistic relativity hypothesis, language:
a. shapes how we think and how we perceive the world
b. shapes the way we think, but not our perceptions of the world
c. shapes our perceptions of the world, but not the way we think
d. has only a minimal influence on thought processes and perception
A
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a. recognition of faces. b. logical analysis. c. language. d. mathematical computation.
Suppose we asked people to form simultaneous images of two or more animals such as a rabbit alongside an elephant. Then, we ask them basic questions about the animals. For example, we might ask if the rabbit has whiskers. Given our knowledge of imagery research, we would expect the fastest response to this question when the rabbit is imagined alongside
A. a wolf. B. an anteater. C. a rhinoceros. D. a bumblebee.
Biologists have cataloged many species that determine the allocation of mating opportunities, food, and other resources, both within and between groups, by ____
a. ?cooperation, usually among females b. ?communication, usually audible c. ?competition, usually in the form of fighting d. ?altruistic behavior, usually within the family
A noninvasive system for studying brain activity, which attaches directly to the scalp, is called
A) electroencephalography. B) event-related potentials. C) microelectrode recording. D) electromyography.