Question 1

Juan is a minority child, who does not speak English at home, and attends school in an English-only classroom.Juan will most likely

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A)  experience subtractive bilingualism. 
B)  fall behind educationally. 
C)  become less competent in both his first and second languages. 
D)  experience all of these. 
A)  experience subtractive bilingualism. 
B)  fall behind educationally. 
C)  become less competent in both his first and second languages. 
D)  experience all of these.

Question 2

Define cognition; differentiate between experiential processing and reflective processing; explain which type of processing planning requires; and identify and briefly describe the three basic units of thought.

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Answer includes that at its most basic,

Question 3

Psychosis involves the person exhibiting either delusions or hallucinations or delusions and hallucinations.In this example, psychosis would be a __________ concept.

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

Question 4

Some psychologists believe that truly exceptional creativity requires a rare combination of a supportive social environment, thinking skills, and __________.

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The answer of Some psychologists believe that truly exceptional creativity...

Question 5

In order to find new ways to open a can, a group leader asks his team of inventors to think of "opening," in general, rather than asking them to come up with a better way to open a can.In doing so, this group leader will

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A)  encourage creativity since he broadly defined the problem. 
B)  discourage creativity because he defined the problem too broadly. 
C)  encourage the use of mental sets, thus, encouraging creativity. 
D)  prevent incubation of the problem, thus, discouraging creativity. 
A)  encourage creativity since he broadly defined the problem. 
B)  discourage creativity because he defined the problem too broadly. 
C)  encourage the use of mental sets, thus, encouraging creativity. 
D)  prevent incubation of the problem, thus, discouraging creativity.

Question 6

Discuss concept formation; differentiate the three types of concepts and provide an example of each; and describe the use of prototypes in concept identification.

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Answer will include that concept formati

Question 7

The majority of highly creative people tend to

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A)  be eccentric, neurotic, and on the edge of madness. 
B)  be introverted and socially inept. 
C)  be unbalanced in their interests, concentrating only on one topic. 
D)  exhibit none of these characteristics. 
A)  be eccentric, neurotic, and on the edge of madness. 
B)  be introverted and socially inept. 
C)  be unbalanced in their interests, concentrating only on one topic. 
D)  exhibit none of these characteristics.

Question 8

A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals.Thus, while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit, "cats" would constitute two

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A)  phonemes. 
B)  morphemes. 
C)  transformations. 
D)  syntactical units. 
A)  phonemes. 
B)  morphemes. 
C)  transformations. 
D)  syntactical units.

Question 9

Mental images can be used to aid memory, change one's feelings, make a decision, or improve a skill.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Thinking that proceeds from given information to new conclusions on the basis of explicit rules is considered __________ thought.

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A)  conjunctive 
B)  illogical 
C)  logical 
D)  disjunctive 
A)  conjunctive 
B)  illogical 
C)  logical 
D)  disjunctive

Question 11

University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar and his colleagues study how to best program swarms of tiny intelligent four-rotor helicopters to find missing people, create artistic images, or assemble machines in hard to reach places.These tiny four-rotor helicopters are called​

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A)  ​quadrotors. 
B)  ​bionic bees. 
C)  morphemes. 
D)  ​heuristics. 
A)  ​quadrotors. 
B)  ​bionic bees. 
C)  morphemes. 
D)  ​heuristics.

Question 12

Regarding animal communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  In their natural habitat, apes and monkeys make only a few dozen distinct cries, which carry messages, such as "attack," "flee," or "food here." 
B)  Animal communication lacks the productive quality of human language. 
C)  No other animals besides apes and monkeys have been able to be taught to communicate with word symbols. 
D)  The pygmy chimpanzee named Kanzi has the vocabulary and the ability to invent a simple grammar that are equal to those abilities shown by two-year old humans. 
A)  In their natural habitat, apes and monkeys make only a few dozen distinct cries, which carry messages, such as "attack," "flee," or "food here." 
B)  Animal communication lacks the productive quality of human language. 
C)  No other animals besides apes and monkeys have been able to be taught to communicate with word symbols. 
D)  The pygmy chimpanzee named Kanzi has the vocabulary and the ability to invent a simple grammar that are equal to those abilities shown by two-year old humans.

Question 13

When given a set of cards depicting a series of events, speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, arranged the cards in a(n)__________ sequence.

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A)  left to right 
B)  right to left 
C)  top to bottom 
D)  east-to-west, temporal 
A)  left to right 
B)  right to left 
C)  top to bottom 
D)  east-to-west, temporal

Question 14

You are trying to determine which of two terms is related to identical twins.You see "monozygotic" and "dizygotic." You remember that a zygote is formed from one egg and one sperm and that "mono" means one and "di" means two.Identical twins would have to result from the same egg and the same sperm, thus one zygote.Using old information to derive the meaning of "monozygotic" and "dizygotic" illustrates the use of

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

Question 15

A college student who starts using crystal meth but states that he will be able to stop at any time is probably making the intuitive error in judgmentcalled

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A)  the framing effect. 
B)  the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  ignoring the base rate. 
D)  convergent thinking. 
A)  the framing effect. 
B)  the representativeness heuristic. 
C)  ignoring the base rate. 
D)  convergent thinking.

Question 16

If you know that your best friend is allergic to clams, oysters, shrimp, and lobster, you know that she is allergic to shellfish.Going from these specific instances of allergy to a general statement that covers all situations illustrates __________ thought.

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A)  deductive 
B)  inductive 
C)  intuitive 
D)  creative 
A)  deductive 
B)  inductive 
C)  intuitive 
D)  creative

Question 17

Thinking errors often result from using

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A)  disjunctive concepts. 
B)  conceptual rules. 
C)  oversimplified concepts and all-or-nothing thinking. 
D)  positive and negative instances to classify concepts. 
A)  disjunctive concepts. 
B)  conceptual rules. 
C)  oversimplified concepts and all-or-nothing thinking. 
D)  positive and negative instances to classify concepts.

Question 18

The process of thinking or mentally processing information is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of thinking or mentally processing...

Question 19

A supervisor is given the problem to design a better doorway and presents this task to his employees by asking them to "devise ways to define separate areas for living and working." The supervisor's revised task for his employees will

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage creativity by broadly defining the problem. 
B)  discourage creativity because the problem has been defined too broadly. 
C)  encourage creativity by quickly creating mental sets. 
D)  prevent incubation of the problem and discourage creativity. 
A)  encourage creativity by broadly defining the problem. 
B)  discourage creativity because the problem has been defined too broadly. 
C)  encourage creativity by quickly creating mental sets. 
D)  prevent incubation of the problem and discourage creativity.

Question 20

Juan is taking a creativity test in which he is asked to come up with ways of utilizing the billions of plastic containers discarded each year.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.

Juan is a minority child, who does not speak English at home, and attends school in an English-only classroom.Juan will most likely

Define cognition; differentiate between experiential processing and reflective processing; explain which type of processing planning requires; and identify and briefly describe the three basic units of thought.

Psychosis involves the person exhibiting either delusions or hallucinations or delusions and hallucinations.In this example, psychosis would be a __________ concept.

Some psychologists believe that truly exceptional creativity requires a rare combination of a supportive social environment, thinking skills, and __________.

In order to find new ways to open a can, a group leader asks his team of inventors to think of "opening," in general, rather than asking them to come up with a better way to open a can.In doing so, this group leader will

Discuss concept formation; differentiate the three types of concepts and provide an example of each; and describe the use of prototypes in concept identification.

The majority of highly creative people tend to

A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals.Thus, while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit, "cats" would constitute two

Mental images can be used to aid memory, change one's feelings, make a decision, or improve a skill.

Thinking that proceeds from given information to new conclusions on the basis of explicit rules is considered __________ thought.

University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar and his colleagues study how to best program swarms of tiny intelligent four-rotor helicopters to find missing people, create artistic images, or assemble machines in hard to reach places.These tiny four-rotor helicopters are called

Regarding animal communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When given a set of cards depicting a series of events, speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, arranged the cards in a(n)__________ sequence.

A college student who starts using crystal meth but states that he will be able to stop at any time is probably making the intuitive error in judgmentcalled

If you know that your best friend is allergic to clams, oysters, shrimp, and lobster, you know that she is allergic to shellfish.Going from these specific instances of allergy to a general statement that covers all situations illustrates __________ thought.

Thinking errors often result from using

The process of thinking or mentally processing information is called __________.

A supervisor is given the problem to design a better doorway and presents this task to his employees by asking them to "devise ways to define separate areas for living and working." The supervisor's revised task for his employees will

Juan is taking a creativity test in which he is asked to come up with ways of utilizing the billions of plastic containers discarded each year.He is taking the

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Juan is a minority child, who does not speak English at home, and attends school in an English-only classroom.Juan will most likely

Define cognition; differentiate between experiential processing and reflective processing; explain which type of processing planning requires; and identify and briefly describe the three basic units of thought.

Psychosis involves the person exhibiting either delusions or hallucinations or delusions and hallucinations.In this example, psychosis would be a __________ concept.

Some psychologists believe that truly exceptional creativity requires a rare combination of a supportive social environment, thinking skills, and __________.

In order to find new ways to open a can, a group leader asks his team of inventors to think of "opening," in general, rather than asking them to come up with a better way to open a can.In doing so, this group leader will

Discuss concept formation; differentiate the three types of concepts and provide an example of each; and describe the use of prototypes in concept identification.

The majority of highly creative people tend to

A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals.Thus, while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit, "cats" would constitute two

Mental images can be used to aid memory, change one's feelings, make a decision, or improve a skill.

Thinking that proceeds from given information to new conclusions on the basis of explicit rules is considered __________ thought.

University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar and his colleagues study how to best program swarms of tiny intelligent four-rotor helicopters to find missing people, create artistic images, or assemble machines in hard to reach places.These tiny four-rotor helicopters are called​

Regarding animal communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When given a set of cards depicting a series of events, speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, arranged the cards in a(n)__________ sequence.

A college student who starts using crystal meth but states that he will be able to stop at any time is probably making the intuitive error in judgmentcalled

If you know that your best friend is allergic to clams, oysters, shrimp, and lobster, you know that she is allergic to shellfish.Going from these specific instances of allergy to a general statement that covers all situations illustrates __________ thought.

Thinking errors often result from using

The process of thinking or mentally processing information is called __________.

A supervisor is given the problem to design a better doorway and presents this task to his employees by asking them to "devise ways to define separate areas for living and working." The supervisor's revised task for his employees will

Juan is taking a creativity test in which he is asked to come up with ways of utilizing the billions of plastic containers discarded each year.He is taking the

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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University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar and his colleagues study how to best program swarms of tiny intelligent four-rotor helicopters to find missing people, create artistic images, or assemble machines in hard to reach places.These tiny four-rotor helicopters are called