The Frequency Format Hypothesis Suggests That People Are Better Able

question 105

Multiple Choice

The frequency format hypothesis suggests that people are better able to work with information presented as frequencies than presented as probabilities. Why might this be the case?

• A)Human brains evolved to process frequencies explicitly and probabilities implicitly.
• B)Human brains evolved to notice how often things occur, not how likely they are to occur.
• C)Human brains evolved to process frequencies in the left hemisphere and probabilities in the right hemisphere.
• D)Probability calculation is a more difficult cognitive task because it necessarily involves the manipulation of symbols.

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Definitions:

Auditory Communication

refers to the exchange of information through verbal language and sounds that can be heard.

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The concept that the structure of a language influences its speakers' world view or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Cognitive Linguistic Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that language influences or shapes the speaker's worldview and cognitive processes.

Intonation

The variation of pitch while speaking, which can affect the meaning of words and sentences.