Part A -
Please write at least 250 words for each question. Also, double check the work for plagiarism and please cite all quotes.
1. Does language come from cognitive processes? Or is language and mental cognition separate? Explain.
2. Language structure is important in cognition, but is it really? For example, if a child said to you, "You, me, cookie, go, now, hurry," you would know what the child meant, even though what is said is not grammatically correct. How is that possible?
3. Is there a critical period for language? Is so, what might this imply about learning multiple languages in school?
4. Who is Noam Chomsky? What was one of his major innovations as a linguist?
Part B -
1. What is the Whorfian hypothesis of linguistic relativity? Evaluate the empirical evidence bearing on it.
2. Describe the modularity hypothesis and its implications for the study of language as part of cognitive psychology.
3. What does it mean to say that our knowledge of linguistic rules is implicit rather than explicit? Discuss the implications of this statement.
4. What does the term "grammar" mean to linguists and psychologists? How does their understanding of the term differ from that of a layperson?
Part C -
Please write at least 250 words for each question. Also, double check the work for plagiarism and please cite all quotes.
1. Discuss the problem space hypothesis. How might it account for and explain the various blocks to problem solving?
2. In what ways is mental set similar to perceptual set? In what ways are the two phenomena dissimilar?
Part D -
1. Describe the similarities and differences between inductive and deductive reasoning.
2. Describe the image theory and contrast it with expected utility theory.
3. Discuss the relationship between hindsight bias and overconfidence.
4. Discuss the implications of the major findings regarding gender differences in cognitive abilities.
Part E -
1. Describe Hudson's studies of pictorial perception and discuss their implications.
2. When trying to solve a problem, you might have been instructed to "stop thinking about it and come back to it later." Based on what you have learned about impasses, do you think this is a good advice? Why or why not?
3. Consider the following choice? I will give you a free $5.00 bill, no strings attached. Optionally, I will allow you to flip a coin: heads you win $10.00, tails you win nothing. Do you want the $5.00, or do you want to flip the coin? What does expected value theory tell you that you should do? Does this accurately represent your feeling about the decision?