Your Friend Was Raised in Hong Kong and Speaks Fluent

question 241

Multiple Choice

Your friend was raised in Hong Kong and speaks fluent Chinese. It might not be surprising that he was able to grasp many mathematical principles at an early age because of the symbolic nature of the Chinese language. This situation would be consistent with the ________.

• A)confirmation bias
• B)linguistic relativity hypothesis
• C)algorithm hypothesis
• D)intelligence hypothesis

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

CS-US Pairings

In classical conditioning, the pairing of a conditioned stimulus (CS) with an unconditioned stimulus (US) to produce a conditioned response.

Elicit

To draw out or bring forth a response, answer, or fact from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.

CS

Commonly stands for Computer Science, a field of study focused on the theory, design, development, and application of computer systems.