Question

A scholar with this surname wrote a 1983 article in Cognition arguing that Chinese speakers who fail to understand counterfactuals translated from English are evidence for the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. The first longitudinal study of language acquisition to be videotaped was presented in One Word at a Time, a book by a scholar with this surname and the first name Lois. Another psychologist with this surname linked language acquisition to preverbal theory of mind in the book How Children Learn the Meanings of Words and made a “case for rational compassion” in the 2016 popular-press book (*) Against Empathy. (10[2])A scholar with this surname (10[1])names a hierarchical model of cognitive abilities (10[1])arranged from Remember (10[1])to Create, which is often used to structure school curricula (10[1])and is called (10[1])his “taxonomy.” (10[1])For 10 points, give this surname of Allan, the author of The Closing of the American Mind. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Bloom [accept Alfred H. Bloom; accept Lois Masket Bloom; accept Paul Bloom; accept Benjamin Samuel Bloom or Bloom’s taxonomy; accept Allen David Bloom]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Saint Peter Andre 30009610
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble9610
Robert CondronIn Search of Things Past[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?10110
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill10810
Jerry VinokurovTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)11110
Aseem KeyalThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubI would prefer not to12110
Chris SimsThe Canadiansremembrance of lost time12410
Vincent DuQuasicrystal SilenceDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too12610
Charles HangHang et al., Robert Browningwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp14410

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%0%114.11