Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity

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.

In order for two blindfolded chess players to play a game, they must rely on all of the following EXCEPT

Emily Dickinson wrote some 1,800 poems, and Paul McCartney has written some 900 musical compositions. This outpouring of ideas represents these creative geniuses'

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?

A random search strategy involves

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

Which stage of creative thought produces the "Aha!" experience and is often depicted in cartoons as a light bulb appearing over the thinker's head as the solution to the problem occurs?

According to Psychologist Janet Davidson, a person who is able to evaluate new problems by contrasting them with old information or with problems already solved is good at

The study of meanings in words and language is called

If a test question asks you to name as many uses for a pencil as possible, you would use which type of thinking?

The preparation stage of creative thought is the stage at which

A sudden mental reorganization of a problem that makes the solution obvious is called

If a robin is an ideal model of a bird, then a robin would be considered a prototype for the concept of bird.

An advertisement states that job applicants must have a B.S. degree in chemistry and three letters of recommendation. This illustrates a __________ concept.

Janie states that she likes to write, so she will become a journalist, while Matt wants to make a lot of money and decides that "being a lawyer pays well." Both Janie and Matt are making their career decisions by

Problem-solving strategies that reduce the number of steps necessary to solve a problem are called algorithmic solutions.

Selective combination is the

Expert chess players can automatically recognize 50,000 to 100,000 patterns, a level of skill that takes about 10 years to build up.

You want to boil an egg for 15 minutes, and all you have is a 7-minute hourglass and an 11-minute hourglass. Using these two hourglasses in your solution requires you to use

On a creativity test, you are asked to list all the uses of a paper clip. The number of times that you shift from one class of possible uses to another, such as shifting from "jewelry" uses to "electronic" uses would constitute your __________ score.