Question 1

Becoming a problem-solving expert in any particular field involves, at a minimum, becoming

Accepted Answer

A)  familiar with the algorithms available in that field. 
B)  skilled at using random search strategies within that field. 
C)  skilled at using the semantic differential for that field. 
D)  familiar with the connotative definitions in that field. 
A)  familiar with the algorithms available in that field. 
B)  skilled at using random search strategies within that field. 
C)  skilled at using the semantic differential for that field. 
D)  familiar with the connotative definitions in that field.

Question 2

Which of the following have a major impact on social behavior and frequently contribute to prejudice and discrimination?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​denotative meanings 
B)  ​disjunctive concepts 
C)  ​prototypes 
D)  ​stereotypes 
A)  ​denotative meanings 
B)  ​disjunctive concepts 
C)  ​prototypes 
D)  ​stereotypes

Question 3

If a test question asks you to name the most common use for a pencil, you would use which type of thinking to derive the correct answer?

Accepted Answer

A)  algorithmic 
B)  intuitive 
C)  convergent 
D)  divergent 
A)  algorithmic 
B)  intuitive 
C)  convergent 
D)  divergent

Question 4

If you are asked to multiply a four-digit number and a three-digit number and you follow the steps you were taught in the fifth grade, then you are utilizing a heuristic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When non-English speaking minority children are placed in an English-only classroom, subtractive bilingualism can occur, which means

Accepted Answer

A)  they gain proficiency in their native language. 
B)  they are at risk for being less than fully competent in both languages. 
C)  they ignore one language or the other. 
D)  learning a third language is made easier. 
A)  they gain proficiency in their native language. 
B)  they are at risk for being less than fully competent in both languages. 
C)  they ignore one language or the other. 
D)  learning a third language is made easier.

Question 6

Which two noted psychologists studied how people make decisions in the face of uncertainty and found that human judgment is often seriously flawed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dollard and Miller 
B)  Hobson and McCarley 
C)  Kahneman and Tversky 
D)  Terman and Wechsler 
A)  Dollard and Miller 
B)  Hobson and McCarley 
C)  Kahneman and Tversky 
D)  Terman and Wechsler

Question 7

Regarding animal communication, both trained and in the wild, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cries, gestures, and mating calls of animals have broad meanings immediately understood by other animals of the same species. 
B)  Animal communication can be classified as a language because it is productive. 
C)  Numerous chimps and gorillas, as well as an assortment of dolphins, sea lions, and parrots, have been taught to communicate with word symbols of various kinds. 
D)  A pygmy chimpanzee named Kanzi can create primitive sentences several words long using lexigrams and can understand about 650 spoken sentences. 
A)  The cries, gestures, and mating calls of animals have broad meanings immediately understood by other animals of the same species. 
B)  Animal communication can be classified as a language because it is productive. 
C)  Numerous chimps and gorillas, as well as an assortment of dolphins, sea lions, and parrots, have been taught to communicate with word symbols of various kinds. 
D)  A pygmy chimpanzee named Kanzi can create primitive sentences several words long using lexigrams and can understand about 650 spoken sentences.

Question 8

The incubation stage of creative thought

Accepted Answer

A)  involves a rapid insight or series of insights. 
B)  involves subconscious processing of the problem and possible solutions. 
C)  involves the creative thinker saturating himself or herself with pertinent information. 
D)  is where the creative thinker tests and evaluates his or her solution. 
A)  involves a rapid insight or series of insights. 
B)  involves subconscious processing of the problem and possible solutions. 
C)  involves the creative thinker saturating himself or herself with pertinent information. 
D)  is where the creative thinker tests and evaluates his or her solution.

Question 9

You are having trouble solving a problem.So, you randomly look up words in a dictionary, scan a newspaper, and take a walk.These activities

Accepted Answer

A)  are ways to seek varied input to solve your problem. 
B)  will help you narrow the parameters of your problem. 
C)  distract your focus and should be avoided. 
D)  will create mental sets that will enhance creativity. 
A)  are ways to seek varied input to solve your problem. 
B)  will help you narrow the parameters of your problem. 
C)  distract your focus and should be avoided. 
D)  will create mental sets that will enhance creativity.

Question 10

You define a vacation as "sitting on a beach reading a book," while your sister considers "rock climbing and hiking" to be a vacation, which illustrates your different denotative meanings of "vacation."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Regarding bilingual education, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bilingual education tends to be politically unpopular among majority language speakers. 
B)  The two-way bilingual education program involves majority group children and children with limited English skills being taught part of the day in English and part in a second language. 
C)  Studies of bilingual students have found that those who achieve a high level of ability in two languages have better control of attention and better problem-solving skills. 
D)  For both minority and majority children, learning a second language produces subtractive bilingualism, that is, the loss of proficiency in one's native language. 
A)  Bilingual education tends to be politically unpopular among majority language speakers. 
B)  The two-way bilingual education program involves majority group children and children with limited English skills being taught part of the day in English and part in a second language. 
C)  Studies of bilingual students have found that those who achieve a high level of ability in two languages have better control of attention and better problem-solving skills. 
D)  For both minority and majority children, learning a second language produces subtractive bilingualism, that is, the loss of proficiency in one's native language.

Question 12

According to Malcolm Gladwell, our immediate, intuitive reactions that can sometimes form the basis for more carefully reasoned judgments are due to the automatic processing of the cognitive unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Thinking involves all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  pattern recognition. 
B)  intuition. 
C)  attention and memory 
D)  engramatic notation. 
A)  pattern recognition. 
B)  intuition. 
C)  attention and memory 
D)  engramatic notation.

Question 14

In which programs are majority group children and children with limited English skills taught part of the day in English and part in a second language?

Accepted Answer

A)  English immersion programs 
B)  English as a second language programs 
C)  two-way bilingual education programs 
D)  This describes all of these bilingual programs. 
A)  English immersion programs 
B)  English as a second language programs 
C)  two-way bilingual education programs 
D)  This describes all of these bilingual programs.

Question 15

Creative problem solving requires all of the following EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of divergent thinking in solving the problem. 
B)  reasoning and critical thinking being used to evaluate new ideas once they are produced. 
C)  solutions being of high quality and relevant to solving the problem. 
D)  a reliance on algorithms to solve problems. 
A)  the use of divergent thinking in solving the problem. 
B)  reasoning and critical thinking being used to evaluate new ideas once they are produced. 
C)  solutions being of high quality and relevant to solving the problem. 
D)  a reliance on algorithms to solve problems.

Question 16

Intuitive thinking illustrates __________ thought.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent 
B)  divergent 
C)  illogical 
D)  logical 
A)  convergent 
B)  divergent 
C)  illogical 
D)  logical

Question 17

Many of history's geniuses, such as Einstein, Darwin, Mozart, Newton, Michelangelo, Galileo, Madame Curie, Edison, and Martha Graham​, can be defined by their higher-level __________ abilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​algorithmic 
B)  denotative 
C)  ​creative 
D)  ​synesthesia 
A)  ​algorithmic 
B)  denotative 
C)  ​creative 
D)  ​synesthesia

Question 18

Which of the following focused on the unspoken rules we use to change core ideas into various sentences, rather than the "surface language" of traditional grammar?

Accepted Answer

A)  David Wechsler 
B)  Noam Chomsky 
C)  Robert Sternberg 
D)  Howard Gardner 
A)  David Wechsler 
B)  Noam Chomsky 
C)  Robert Sternberg 
D)  Howard Gardner

Question 19

Explain how experts, such as chess masters, differ from novices regarding how they approach problem solving.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that problem-solving

Question 20

Whitney tells her friend Jan that she can wear the extra jacket that she keeps in her car.Whitney hands Jan her keys and heads off to class.Jan heads to Whitney's car with the set of eight keys.She looks at the keys, noting that two are too small to be car keys, and then she looks for any key that might have a symbol associated with a particular car.She finds two keys that have a shape on them like the hood ornament on Whitney's car.So, these will be the only two keys of the eight that she will try.To solve this "key" problem, Jan used

Accepted Answer

A)  functional fixedness. 
B)  an algorithm. 
C)  a heuristic. 
D)  rote learning. 
A)  functional fixedness. 
B)  an algorithm. 
C)  a heuristic. 
D)  rote learning.

Becoming a problem-solving expert in any particular field involves, at a minimum, becoming

Which of the following have a major impact on social behavior and frequently contribute to prejudice and discrimination?

If a test question asks you to name the most common use for a pencil, you would use which type of thinking to derive the correct answer?

If you are asked to multiply a four-digit number and a three-digit number and you follow the steps you were taught in the fifth grade, then you are utilizing a heuristic.

When non-English speaking minority children are placed in an English-only classroom, subtractive bilingualism can occur, which means

Which two noted psychologists studied how people make decisions in the face of uncertainty and found that human judgment is often seriously flawed?

Regarding animal communication, both trained and in the wild, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The incubation stage of creative thought

You are having trouble solving a problem.So, you randomly look up words in a dictionary, scan a newspaper, and take a walk.These activities

You define a vacation as "sitting on a beach reading a book," while your sister considers "rock climbing and hiking" to be a vacation, which illustrates your different denotative meanings of "vacation."

Regarding bilingual education, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Malcolm Gladwell, our immediate, intuitive reactions that can sometimes form the basis for more carefully reasoned judgments are due to the automatic processing of the cognitive unconscious.

Thinking involves all of the following EXCEPT

In which programs are majority group children and children with limited English skills taught part of the day in English and part in a second language?

Creative problem solving requires all of the following EXCEPT for

Intuitive thinking illustrates __________ thought.

Many of history's geniuses, such as Einstein, Darwin, Mozart, Newton, Michelangelo, Galileo, Madame Curie, Edison, and Martha Graham, can be defined by their higher-level __________ abilities.

Which of the following focused on the unspoken rules we use to change core ideas into various sentences, rather than the "surface language" of traditional grammar?

Explain how experts, such as chess masters, differ from novices regarding how they approach problem solving.

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.

Filters

Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Becoming a problem-solving expert in any particular field involves, at a minimum, becoming

Which of the following have a major impact on social behavior and frequently contribute to prejudice and discrimination?​

If a test question asks you to name the most common use for a pencil, you would use which type of thinking to derive the correct answer?

If you are asked to multiply a four-digit number and a three-digit number and you follow the steps you were taught in the fifth grade, then you are utilizing a heuristic.

When non-English speaking minority children are placed in an English-only classroom, subtractive bilingualism can occur, which means

Which two noted psychologists studied how people make decisions in the face of uncertainty and found that human judgment is often seriously flawed?

Regarding animal communication, both trained and in the wild, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The incubation stage of creative thought

You are having trouble solving a problem.So, you randomly look up words in a dictionary, scan a newspaper, and take a walk.These activities

You define a vacation as "sitting on a beach reading a book," while your sister considers "rock climbing and hiking" to be a vacation, which illustrates your different denotative meanings of "vacation."

Regarding bilingual education, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Malcolm Gladwell, our immediate, intuitive reactions that can sometimes form the basis for more carefully reasoned judgments are due to the automatic processing of the cognitive unconscious.

Thinking involves all of the following EXCEPT

In which programs are majority group children and children with limited English skills taught part of the day in English and part in a second language?

Creative problem solving requires all of the following EXCEPT for

Intuitive thinking illustrates __________ thought.

Many of history's geniuses, such as Einstein, Darwin, Mozart, Newton, Michelangelo, Galileo, Madame Curie, Edison, and Martha Graham​, can be defined by their higher-level __________ abilities.

Which of the following focused on the unspoken rules we use to change core ideas into various sentences, rather than the "surface language" of traditional grammar?

Explain how experts, such as chess masters, differ from novices regarding how they approach problem solving.

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.

Filters

Which of the following have a major impact on social behavior and frequently contribute to prejudice and discrimination?

Many of history's geniuses, such as Einstein, Darwin, Mozart, Newton, Michelangelo, Galileo, Madame Curie, Edison, and Martha Graham, can be defined by their higher-level __________ abilities.