AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
by learning to classify cats and dogs, chimpanzees demonstrate a capacity to form
A
heuristics
B
algorithms
C
rules of syntax
D
concepts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Children who speak more than one language are theorized to have what is called a “bilingual advantage” in their executive function ability such that they outperform their non-LMY peers on tasks of inhibitory control.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why is social dominance an important factor in evolution?-Because it increases the likelihood of transcription. Because, in some species, dominant females are more likely to produce more and healthier offspring.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rating a conjunction of two events as more likely than one of the events alone is an example of a conjunction error; the human tendency to do this in general is known as the conjunction fallacy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Polygamy consists of any mating system where a female or a male mates with two or more members of the opposite sex. There are two major types of polygamy. Polygyny involves individual males mating with multiple females. Polyandry involves individual females mating with two or more males.

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