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_____1. Jerome believes that his 4-year-old grandson is a hyperactive child because the boy's constant movement resembles Jerome's prototype of hyperactivity. Jerome's thinking best illustrates

a.belief perseverance.

b.the availability heuristic.

c.the representativeness heuristic.

d.functional fixedness.

e.the framing effect.

____2.Dr. Bloomfield's patient was complaining of feeling worthless, lethargic, and uninterested in typically enjoyable activities. Dr. Bloomfleld simply matched those few symptoms with the textbook definition of depression and diagnosed the patient as depressed. However, her diagnosis may be incorrect as she may be ignoring other pertinent information. Dr. Bloomfield's potential misdiagnosis is likely due to which of the following?

a.the availability heuristic

b.algorithms

c.trial and error

d.overconfidence

e.the representativeness heuristic

____3.Many people underestimate the number of nonfatal heart attacks because they are not as memorable as fatal heart attacks. This illustrates the shortcoming of relying on

a.functional fixedness.

b.belief perseverance.

c.the availability heuristic.

d.the framing effect.

e.the representativeness heuristic.

____4.Lyle was asked if more words start with the letter r, or have r as the third letter. Since he could think of more words that started with r, he concluded that must be the correct answer. Lyle's reasoning best illustrates

a.the representativeness heuristic.

b.confirmation bias.

c.a mental set.

d.the availability heuristic.

e.a fixation.

____5.Stockbrokers often believe that their own expertise will enable them to select stocks that will outperform the market average. This belief best illustrates

a.functional fixedness.

b.the framing effect.

c.the representativeness heuristic.

d.overconfidence.

e.belief perseverance.

____6.Rochelle is extremely thin but is convinced that she is too fat. Rochelle's certainty is best explained by which of the following concepts?

a.framing

b.availability heuristic

c.belief perseverance

d.overconfidence

e.representativeness heuristic

7.) Your little sister says: “Taked cupcake!” Explain how this utterance may illustrate the following language concepts: phoneme, morpheme, telegraphic speech, language acquisition device.

Language researchers agree that our language development progresses from babbling to the one-word stage through the two-word, telegraphic speech stage. However, researchers have disagreed about how we acquire language and move from stage to stage.

Provide an example of language acquisition that supports the claim that we acquire language through operant conditioning. Your example should show language acquisition progressing from babbling through telegraphic speech and should use the following terms in the correct context:

8.)Positive reinforcement

9.)Shaping

10.) Intermittent reinforcement

11). Provide an example of language acquisition that supports the claim that we acquire language because of Chromsky's "inborn universal grammar" theory. Your example should show language acquisition progressing from babbling through telegraphic speech and should use the following idea in the correct context:

• Language acquisition device