Finke's "creating an object" experiment had participants create a novel object by combining parts. Once they created an object, they were given the name of an object category and instructed to interpret their creation as a practical object or device within that category. Finke used the term preinventive forms to describe the
a. object parts.
b. novel objects before a function was described.
c. practical objects within the category.
d. inventions rated high in both practicality and originality.
b
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a. positive reappraisal c. adopting a healthy lifestyle b. retroactive coping d. defensive coping
The language acquisition device is best described as a/an
A) cognitive structure or scheme acquired during Piaget's sensorimotor period of cognitive development. B) learned cognitive structure or scheme for distinguishing phonemes from morphemes. C) mental representation of speech sounds found in one's native language. D) hypothetical mechanism in the brain that helps children detect and learn the rules of language.