Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Mandy is an artist and often uses picture-like internal representations in her thinking. These internal representations are called

When Paul's friend offered to set him up on a date with Edie, he agreed until he found out she was a psychologist. He told his friend "No way, I don't want to date a crazy person; all psychologists are crazy." Paul's statement about Edie reflects all of the following EXCEPT

Psychologist Nalini Ambady asked people to watch three 10-second video clips of teachers they did not know and then rate these teachers. Compared to the year-end course evaluations made by actual students in the course, these intuitive ratings by these experimental participants

If one ignores the base rate when making a decision, it usually leads to

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

When you are thinking creatively, a spirit of discovery prevails, and you are more likely to

A person who has unusual olfactory experiences when bombarded with the sounds of rock music would be described as having

Heuristics are problem-solving strategies that

The word "fruit" is used to represent such foods as apples, pears, and oranges and, as such, would be considered a(n)

Which type of meaning is included in the connotative meaning of a word?

Jeff is presented with a picture of a connected block formation and then presented with four pictures of block formations that have the same number of connected blocks but shown from different perspectives. In order for Jeff to select which one of the four perspectives matches the original block formation, he must

Regarding the study of words and language, which of the following statements is FALSE?

On a creativity test, you are asked to list all the uses of a paper clip. Your total number of uses listed would be your__________ score.

When we rate words or concepts on dimensions, such as good\bad, strong\weak, and active\passive, we are measuring the connotative meaning of the words or concepts by using which approach?

One of the most important barriers to problem solving that involves the tendency to get "hung up" on wrong solutions or becoming blind to alternatives is called

Functional fixedness, or conventions about uses or meanings, fall under the category of which barrier to problem solving?

Claudia's failure to see that a trash bag would make an excellent makeshift raincoat is an example of

Quick, impulsive thought that does not typically make use of formal logic or clear reasoning describes

In solving a complex math problem, Sarah proceeds from the given information in the problem to new conclusions on the basis of explicit mathematical rules she has learned in class. Sarah is using __________ thought.

Within only a few seconds, Ana determines that she does not wish to be at this fraternity party and makes a hasty exit back to her dorm. This immediate, intuitive reaction of Ana's is an example of