Cognition & Language True or False?!
We notice evidence that contradicts our beliefs more readily than evidence that is consistent with them. False!
The letter “k” appears more often as the third letter of an English word than as the first letter. True!
In general, people underestimate how much they really know. False!
It takes less compelling evidence to change our beliefs than it did to create them in the first place. False!
The babbling of an infant at 3 months of age makes it clear whether the infant is French, Korean, or Ethiopian. False!
If not exposed to a language, a group of children will make up their own. True!
People who lack our words for shapes and colors also seem to perceive these features very differently. True!
Only human beings seem capable of insight (the sudden realization of a problem’s solution). False!
Honeybees do a dance to communicate the direction and distance of a new food source to other bees. True!
Apes are capable of communicating meaning by using symbols. True!