Which of the following statements regarding language is correct?
a) Nonhuman animals have the ability to symbolize their physical and metaphysical world.
b) Some nonhuman animals can create sounds representing symbols (morphemes).
c) Some nonhuman animals can construct sentences.
d) Syntax and grammar are unique to humans.
d
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What is one reason why some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder engage in endless rituals? a. They suffer panic attacks whenever they pause the rituals
b. They have a series of involuntary reflexes that force the ritual behaviors. c. They doubt their memory of having completed the rituals. d. They hallucinate voices that tell them to continue the rituals.
It was proposed that young children initially segregate themselves into same-sex peer groups because
a. their play styles are different from one another, making it difficult for the two groups to play together. b. the physical differences between boys and girls make it unlikely that they could find common interests. c. biological predispositions lead children to interact with others who are most like them. d. children are reinforced for playing with opposite-sex children by adults.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the relations between attitudes and behavior in Fazio and Williams’s (1986) examination of attitudes toward U.S. presidential candidates?
a. Attitudes were weak predictors of actual voting behavior b. Attitudes were strong predictors of actual voting behavior, but only when the attitudes were easy to retrieve from memory c. Attitudes were strong predictors of actual voting behavior, but they were even stronger predictors when the attitudes were more accessible from memory. d. Attitudes were strong predictors of actual voting behavior, but more so when attitudes were highly accessible and held with high certainty.
The process by which a long-term memory becomes durable and stable is called ________
a. chunking. b. consolidation. c. confabulation. d. priming.