Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Framing decisions narrowly

Although there is a 50 percent divorce rate, people still readily get married every year. These decisions probably would not occur if people did not

The essence of brainstorming is that

Carol is given a beautiful, but unique glass container with a curved handle. Whether she decides that this container is a decorative vase, bowl, or cup will likely be determined by her comparison of this container to

Dr. Selman is using a method in her class that encourages creative thinking and that involves having the students to produce as many ideas as possible without fear of criticism. Dr. Selman is using

Dr. Ramen is using a method for encouraging creative thinking that separates the production and evaluation of the ideas. Dr. Ramen is using __________.

Tony is using the strong-weak dimension of the semantic differential to rate various advertising words. This dimension is closely related to these words' __________ meaning.

Jeremy's psychology professor has just assigned a term paper, and Jeremy must select a topic and define the important dimensions of this project. At this point, Jeremy is in which stage of creative thought?

Language is termed productive if it

The subjective, personal meaning of a word or concept is its __________ meaning.

When problem solving, if you cannot reach a goal directly, try to identify an intermediate goal or subproblem that at least gets you closer. This advice best illustrates the use of a(n)

Discuss five of the typical characteristics of creative persons, including how these characteristics differ from the stereotype of creative people; and explain whether there is any truth to the old saying that "there is a fine line between genius and insanity."

For individuals facing a terminal illness, their decision-making session with doctors and hospice professionals has been referred to as "end-of-life counseling" by some people and "attending a death panel" by others. These differences illustrate how which of the following can influence how we think about various issues?

If Jake is like most children, he will learn concepts most readily by

The cross-stimulation effect in brainstorming refers to

According to Boroditsky, Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, relies exclusively on which type of directional references, unlike English?

When making decisions, emotions, such as fear, hope, anxiety, liking, or disgust can

Solutions to problems that are based on understanding are characterized by

At first amateur naturalists painfully identify the birds, butterflies, mammals, or plants they find by mechanically searching through published field guides. In time, those who persist begin to identify more and more species from memory and others based on the general properties they have learned through experience. These amateurs who base their identifications on the general properties of the species observed are using which type of problem solving?

When a majority-speaking child is taught a second language, it usually results in