Question 1

Almost everyone who has tried to play a poker game like Texas Hold'Em begins at the mechanical level of

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A)  trial and error. 
B)  representativeness heuristics. 
C)  functional solutions. 
D)  understanding the general properties of the game. 
A)  trial and error. 
B)  representativeness heuristics. 
C)  functional solutions. 
D)  understanding the general properties of the game.

Question 2

Unnecessary restrictions to thinking tend to result in

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A)  fixation. 
B)  selective comparison. 
C)  disjunctive concepts. 
D)  connotative meanings. 
A)  fixation. 
B)  selective comparison. 
C)  disjunctive concepts. 
D)  connotative meanings.

Question 3

Larger, above, left, north, upside down, brother, and aunt are examples of __________ concepts.

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The answer of Larger, above, left, north, upside down, brother,...

Question 4

According to Psychologist Janet Davidson, a person who is able to bring together seemingly unrelated bits of information to solve a problem is good at

Accepted Answer

A)  selective attention. 
B)  selective encoding. 
C)  selective combination. 
D)  selective comparison. 
A)  selective attention. 
B)  selective encoding. 
C)  selective combination. 
D)  selective comparison.

Question 5

A class of objects that have two or more features in common ("and" concepts)is called a __________ concept.

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A)  relational 
B)  conjunctive 
C)  disjunctive 
D)  prototypical 
A)  relational 
B)  conjunctive 
C)  disjunctive 
D)  prototypical

Question 6

An Acapulco, Mexico, hotel attempted to reassure tourists that their water is safe to drink by posting a sign reading, "The Manager has Personally Passed All the Water Served Here." This sign illustrates how translating languages can cause __________ problems.

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A)  ​semantic 
B)  ​syntax 
C)  ​grammar 
D)  ​phonetic 
A)  ​semantic 
B)  ​syntax 
C)  ​grammar 
D)  ​phonetic

Question 7

Using reason as opposed to intuition in making a decision would be considered __________ thought.

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A)  inductive 
B)  deductive 
C)  logical 
D)  illogical 
A)  inductive 
B)  deductive 
C)  logical 
D)  illogical

Question 8

Dr.Mascona shows his psychology class a slide in which the names of colors are printed in different colors of ink, such as the word green is printed in a purple ink.He then asks a volunteer to name the color of the ink in which each word is printed.Because his volunteer is a fluent English reader, she has difficulty naming the color of the ink because reading words has become so automatic to her.Dr.Mascona demonstrated how fluent readers use experiential processing in reading words by using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Anagrams test 
B)  Snellen chart 
C)  ​Stroop interference task 
D)  "reverse vision" task 
A)  ​Anagrams test 
B)  Snellen chart 
C)  ​Stroop interference task 
D)  "reverse vision" task

Question 9

Regarding how to live creatively, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  People who think in conventional ways cannot live intelligent, successful, or fulfilling lives. 
B)  Creative thinking can add spice to life and lead to exciting personal insights. 
C)  To live creatively, one must start doing more of what you really enjoy and less of what you dislike. 
D)  To live more creatively, you must be ready to seek new ways of doing things. 
A)  People who think in conventional ways cannot live intelligent, successful, or fulfilling lives. 
B)  Creative thinking can add spice to life and lead to exciting personal insights. 
C)  To live creatively, one must start doing more of what you really enjoy and less of what you dislike. 
D)  To live more creatively, you must be ready to seek new ways of doing things.

Question 10

For long distances, an English speaker might say, "Chicago is north of here," but for short distances, the same speaker might say, "My brother is sitting to my right." Thus, English speakers use which type of directional references for long and short distances?

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A)  absolute for long distances and relative for short distances. 
B)  relative for long distances and absolute for short distances. 
C)  conjunctive for long distances and disjunctive for short distances. 
D)  disjunctive for long distances and conjunctive for short distances. 
A)  absolute for long distances and relative for short distances. 
B)  relative for long distances and absolute for short distances. 
C)  conjunctive for long distances and disjunctive for short distances. 
D)  disjunctive for long distances and conjunctive for short distances.

Question 11

Regarding mental imagery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Almost everyone has visual and auditory images. 
B)  Many people experience imagery for movement, touch, taste, smell, and pain. 
C)  Experimental work has shown that mental images appear flat like photographs. 
D)  People commonly use mental images to change feelings and make decisions. 
A)  Almost everyone has visual and auditory images. 
B)  Many people experience imagery for movement, touch, taste, smell, and pain. 
C)  Experimental work has shown that mental images appear flat like photographs. 
D)  People commonly use mental images to change feelings and make decisions.

Question 12

Jeffrey would be classified as a majority child and is presently learning a second language.Jeffrey will most likely

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A)  experience additive bilingualism. 
B)  fall behind educationally. 
C)  become less competent in both languages as confusion results. 
D)  experience all of these. 
A)  experience additive bilingualism. 
B)  fall behind educationally. 
C)  become less competent in both languages as confusion results. 
D)  experience all of these.

Question 13

A problem is presented in the textbook that involves arranging six matches to make four triangles.The triangles must be the same size, and each side must be equal to the length of one match.Most people are initially unable to solve this problem because they assume incorrectly that the matches must be arranged on a flat surface rather in a three-dimensional pyramid shape.This incorrect assumption illustrates how which of the following can be a major barrier to creative thinking?

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A)  a mental set 
B)  divergent thinking 
C)  a prototype 
D)  incubation 
A)  a mental set 
B)  divergent thinking 
C)  a prototype 
D)  incubation

Question 14

Connotative meaning can be measured with the

Accepted Answer

A)  availability heuristic. 
B)  semantic differential. 
C)  disjunctive algorithm. 
D)  linguistic conceptualization. 
A)  availability heuristic. 
B)  semantic differential. 
C)  disjunctive algorithm. 
D)  linguistic conceptualization.

Question 15

Scores on the Rorschach inkblot test include a consideration of how unusual a person's responses are.This aspect of the test is similar to a measure of creativity known as

Accepted Answer

A)  fluency. 
B)  flexibility. 
C)  originality. 
D)  logic. 
A)  fluency. 
B)  flexibility. 
C)  originality. 
D)  logic.

Question 16

If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to create mental sets. 
B)  less likely to think creatively. 
C)  more likely to come up with workable solutions to problems. 
D)  more likely to define a problem broadly. 
A)  less likely to create mental sets. 
B)  less likely to think creatively. 
C)  more likely to come up with workable solutions to problems. 
D)  more likely to define a problem broadly.

Question 17

At its most elementary level, which of the following is based on experiences with positive and negative instances?

Accepted Answer

A)  prototyping 
B)  the random search strategy 
C)  synesthesia 
D)  concept formation 
A)  prototyping 
B)  the random search strategy 
C)  synesthesia 
D)  concept formation

Question 18

Terrence is taking a creativity test and is asked "What would happen if everyone in the world suddenly lost their sense of balance and could no longer stay upright?" For this question, Terrence will try to list as many reactions as possible.He is taking the

Accepted Answer

A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  Consequences Test. 
C)  Unusual Uses Test. 
D)  Anagrams Test. 
A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  Consequences Test. 
C)  Unusual Uses Test. 
D)  Anagrams Test.

Question 19

Which of the following is another example of trial and error thinking that may work if the number of alternatives is small and involves trying possible solutions in a more or less arbitrary or unsystematic order?

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatics 
B)  an algorithm 
C)  a random search strategy 
D)  a semantic differential strategy 
A)  pragmatics 
B)  an algorithm 
C)  a random search strategy 
D)  a semantic differential strategy

Question 20

In his study of thinking, Duncker found that the second step in problem solving based on understanding is to

Accepted Answer

A)  propose a number of functional solutions. 
B)  determine the general properties of a correct solution. 
C)  enumerate all the implicit actions for solving the problem. 
D)  approach solutions using a trial-and-error method. 
A)  propose a number of functional solutions. 
B)  determine the general properties of a correct solution. 
C)  enumerate all the implicit actions for solving the problem. 
D)  approach solutions using a trial-and-error method.

Almost everyone who has tried to play a poker game like Texas Hold'Em begins at the mechanical level of

Unnecessary restrictions to thinking tend to result in

Larger, above, left, north, upside down, brother, and aunt are examples of __________ concepts.

According to Psychologist Janet Davidson, a person who is able to bring together seemingly unrelated bits of information to solve a problem is good at

A class of objects that have two or more features in common ("and" concepts)is called a __________ concept.

An Acapulco, Mexico, hotel attempted to reassure tourists that their water is safe to drink by posting a sign reading, "The Manager has Personally Passed All the Water Served Here." This sign illustrates how translating languages can cause __________ problems.

Using reason as opposed to intuition in making a decision would be considered __________ thought.

Regarding how to live creatively, which of the following statements is FALSE?

For long distances, an English speaker might say, "Chicago is north of here," but for short distances, the same speaker might say, "My brother is sitting to my right." Thus, English speakers use which type of directional references for long and short distances?

Regarding mental imagery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jeffrey would be classified as a majority child and is presently learning a second language.Jeffrey will most likely

Connotative meaning can be measured with the

Scores on the Rorschach inkblot test include a consideration of how unusual a person's responses are.This aspect of the test is similar to a measure of creativity known as

If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always

At its most elementary level, which of the following is based on experiences with positive and negative instances?

Terrence is taking a creativity test and is asked "What would happen if everyone in the world suddenly lost their sense of balance and could no longer stay upright?" For this question, Terrence will try to list as many reactions as possible.He is taking the

Which of the following is another example of trial and error thinking that may work if the number of alternatives is small and involves trying possible solutions in a more or less arbitrary or unsystematic order?

In his study of thinking, Duncker found that the second step in problem solving based on understanding is to

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Almost everyone who has tried to play a poker game like Texas Hold'Em begins at the mechanical level of

Unnecessary restrictions to thinking tend to result in

Larger, above, left, north, upside down, brother, and aunt are examples of __________ concepts.

According to Psychologist Janet Davidson, a person who is able to bring together seemingly unrelated bits of information to solve a problem is good at

A class of objects that have two or more features in common ("and" concepts)is called a __________ concept.

An Acapulco, Mexico, hotel attempted to reassure tourists that their water is safe to drink by posting a sign reading, "The Manager has Personally Passed All the Water Served Here." This sign illustrates how translating languages can cause __________ problems.

Using reason as opposed to intuition in making a decision would be considered __________ thought.

Regarding how to live creatively, which of the following statements is FALSE?

For long distances, an English speaker might say, "Chicago is north of here," but for short distances, the same speaker might say, "My brother is sitting to my right." Thus, English speakers use which type of directional references for long and short distances?

Regarding mental imagery, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jeffrey would be classified as a majority child and is presently learning a second language.Jeffrey will most likely

Connotative meaning can be measured with the

Scores on the Rorschach inkblot test include a consideration of how unusual a person's responses are.This aspect of the test is similar to a measure of creativity known as

If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always

At its most elementary level, which of the following is based on experiences with positive and negative instances?

Terrence is taking a creativity test and is asked "What would happen if everyone in the world suddenly lost their sense of balance and could no longer stay upright?" For this question, Terrence will try to list as many reactions as possible.He is taking the

Which of the following is another example of trial and error thinking that may work if the number of alternatives is small and involves trying possible solutions in a more or less arbitrary or unsystematic order?

In his study of thinking, Duncker found that the second step in problem solving based on understanding is to

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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