Question 1

Expertise allows for fast, fairly effortless (experiential)thinking based on experience with similar problems, which is called __________ processing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Expertise allows for fast, fairly effortless (experiential)thinking...

Question 2

Regarding heuristics, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) A heuristic is a "rule of thumb" that reduces the number of alternatives thinkers must consider. 
B) Heuristics are based on a learned set of rules that lead to a correct solution. 
C) Expert problems solvers are good at using heuristic strategies. 
D) Using heuristics raises one's odds of success, but does not guarantee a solution. 
A) A heuristic is a "rule of thumb" that reduces the number of alternatives thinkers must consider. 
B) Heuristics are based on a learned set of rules that lead to a correct solution. 
C) Expert problems solvers are good at using heuristic strategies. 
D) Using heuristics raises one's odds of success, but does not guarantee a solution.

Question 3

Since many inventions tend to build on earlier ideas rather than springing from sudden insights, creative problem solving would be best described as

Accepted Answer

A) incremental. 
B) simultaneous. 
C) conditional. 
D) algorithmic. 
A) incremental. 
B) simultaneous. 
C) conditional. 
D) algorithmic.

Question 4

The best way to teach a young child the concept of freedom would be to

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A) tell the child the denotative meaning of freedom. 
B) stress the history of the United States. 
C) give the child examples of what freedom is and what freedom is not. 
D) teach the child conceptual rules for the concept of freedom. 
A) tell the child the denotative meaning of freedom. 
B) stress the history of the United States. 
C) give the child examples of what freedom is and what freedom is not. 
D) teach the child conceptual rules for the concept of freedom.

Question 5

Tony is mentally rehearsing how he will ask his boss for a raise. Tony is using mental images to

Accepted Answer

A) change his feelings. 
B) make a decision. 
C) prepare for some action. 
D) aid memory. 
A) change his feelings. 
B) make a decision. 
C) prepare for some action. 
D) aid memory.

Question 6

A truck gets stuck under a bridge. Several tow trucks are unable to pull it out. At last a little boy walks up and asks the red-faced adults trying to free the truck why they haven't let the air out of the truck's tires. Their oversight was due to

Accepted Answer

A) divergent thinking. 
B) functional incubation. 
C) synesthesia. 
D) fixation. 
A) divergent thinking. 
B) functional incubation. 
C) synesthesia. 
D) fixation.

Question 7

Larger, above, left, north, upside down, brother, and aunt are examples of __________ concepts.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Larger, above, left, north, upside down, brother,...

Question 8

Fixations and functional fixedness are specific types of

Accepted Answer

A) insight learning. 
B) divergent thinking. 
C) prototypes. 
D) mental sets. 
A) insight learning. 
B) divergent thinking. 
C) prototypes. 
D) mental sets.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a basic rule of brainstorming?

Accepted Answer

A) Keep ideas separate, and do not modify or combine ideas until the end of the brainstorming session. 
B) Seek unusual, remote, or wild ideas. 
C) In the early stages of brainstorming, quantity is more important than quality. 
D) Absolutely do not criticize ideas until later in the session. 
A) Keep ideas separate, and do not modify or combine ideas until the end of the brainstorming session. 
B) Seek unusual, remote, or wild ideas. 
C) In the early stages of brainstorming, quantity is more important than quality. 
D) Absolutely do not criticize ideas until later in the session.

Question 10

When the intuitive error of the representativeness heuristic is used in making decisions, this means that

Accepted Answer

A) the underlying odds of an event occurring are emphasized. 
B) incorrect syllogisms are used. 
C) the problem was incorrectly framed. 
D) one selects wrong answers because they seem to match preexisting mental categories. 
A) the underlying odds of an event occurring are emphasized. 
B) incorrect syllogisms are used. 
C) the problem was incorrectly framed. 
D) one selects wrong answers because they seem to match preexisting mental categories.

Question 11

The dictionary definition of a word is its __________ meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) relational 
B) categorical 
C) connotative 
D) denotative 
A) relational 
B) categorical 
C) connotative 
D) denotative

Question 12

If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always more likely to think more creatively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

You are asked to circle the word that does not belong in the series: skyscraper , cathedral, temple, prayer. Another student is asked to circle the word that does not belong in the series: cathedral, prayer, temple, skyscraper . If you circled "prayer" and the other student circled "skyscraper," the difference in your answers would be due to

Accepted Answer

A) context. 
B) grammar. 
C) the childhood backgrounds of the two students. 
D) the intelligence of the two students. 
A) context. 
B) grammar. 
C) the childhood backgrounds of the two students. 
D) the intelligence of the two students.

Question 14

Rules by which a simple declarative sentence may be changed to other voices or forms, such as past tense or a passive voice, are called __________ rules.

Accepted Answer

A) functional 
B) generative 
C) disjunctive 
D) transformation 
A) functional 
B) generative 
C) disjunctive 
D) transformation

Question 15

Noah has a sense of discovery and is actively seeking various dilemmas to solve, a characteristic of creativity known as

Accepted Answer

A) intuitive thought. 
B) "thin-slicing." 
C) lucid dreaming. 
D) problem finding. 
A) intuitive thought. 
B) "thin-slicing." 
C) lucid dreaming. 
D) problem finding.

Question 16

Majority group children and children with limited English skills are taught part of the day in English and part in a second language, in an approach known as __________ education.

Accepted Answer

two-way bi

Question 17

Your young son is having difficulty tying his shoe. While you give verbal suggestions, you are actually tying the shoe in your mind with your hands making slight movements as if tying a shoe. Your thoughts and micromovements of your hands illustrate your use of __________ imagery.

Accepted Answer

A) intuitive 
B) conjunctive 
C) inductive 
D) kinesthetic 
A) intuitive 
B) conjunctive 
C) inductive 
D) kinesthetic

Question 18

Although Mark looked in the dictionary for the definition of the word "liberal," he still would find it offensive if someone referred to him as "liberal." Thus, Mark's negative view of the word "liberal" represents, for him, this concept's __________ meaning.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which of the following is a formal guideline for deciding whether objects or events belong to a concept class?

Accepted Answer

A) prototype 
B) conceptual rule 
C) connotative meaning 
D) lexigram 
A) prototype 
B) conceptual rule 
C) connotative meaning 
D) lexigram

Question 20

Regarding creativity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Convergent thinking tends to produce new answers, ideas, or patterns rather than repeating learned solutions. 
B) When you are thinking creatively, you are more likely to find unsolved problems and choose to tackle them. 
C) For most people, fantasy and daydreaming are associated with greater mental flexibility or creativity. 
D) Problem finding may be a more creative act than the convergent problem solving that typically follows it. 
A) Convergent thinking tends to produce new answers, ideas, or patterns rather than repeating learned solutions. 
B) When you are thinking creatively, you are more likely to find unsolved problems and choose to tackle them. 
C) For most people, fantasy and daydreaming are associated with greater mental flexibility or creativity. 
D) Problem finding may be a more creative act than the convergent problem solving that typically follows it.

Expertise allows for fast, fairly effortless (experiential)thinking based on experience with similar problems, which is called __________ processing.

Regarding heuristics, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Since many inventions tend to build on earlier ideas rather than springing from sudden insights, creative problem solving would be best described as

The best way to teach a young child the concept of freedom would be to

Tony is mentally rehearsing how he will ask his boss for a raise. Tony is using mental images to

A truck gets stuck under a bridge. Several tow trucks are unable to pull it out. At last a little boy walks up and asks the red-faced adults trying to free the truck why they haven't let the air out of the truck's tires. Their oversight was due to

Larger, above, left, north, upside down, brother, and aunt are examples of __________ concepts.

Fixations and functional fixedness are specific types of

Which of the following is NOT a basic rule of brainstorming?

When the intuitive error of the representativeness heuristic is used in making decisions, this means that

The dictionary definition of a word is its __________ meaning.

If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always more likely to think more creatively.

Rules by which a simple declarative sentence may be changed to other voices or forms, such as past tense or a passive voice, are called __________ rules.

Noah has a sense of discovery and is actively seeking various dilemmas to solve, a characteristic of creativity known as

Majority group children and children with limited English skills are taught part of the day in English and part in a second language, in an approach known as __________ education.

Your young son is having difficulty tying his shoe. While you give verbal suggestions, you are actually tying the shoe in your mind with your hands making slight movements as if tying a shoe. Your thoughts and micromovements of your hands illustrate your use of __________ imagery.

Although Mark looked in the dictionary for the definition of the word "liberal," he still would find it offensive if someone referred to him as "liberal." Thus, Mark's negative view of the word "liberal" represents, for him, this concept's __________ meaning.

Which of the following is a formal guideline for deciding whether objects or events belong to a concept class?

Regarding creativity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Expertise allows for fast, fairly effortless (experiential)thinking based on experience with similar problems, which is called __________ processing.

Regarding heuristics, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Since many inventions tend to build on earlier ideas rather than springing from sudden insights, creative problem solving would be best described as

The best way to teach a young child the concept of freedom would be to

Tony is mentally rehearsing how he will ask his boss for a raise. Tony is using mental images to

A truck gets stuck under a bridge. Several tow trucks are unable to pull it out. At last a little boy walks up and asks the red-faced adults trying to free the truck why they haven't let the air out of the truck's tires. Their oversight was due to

Larger, above, left, north, upside down, brother, and aunt are examples of __________ concepts.

Fixations and functional fixedness are specific types of

Which of the following is NOT a basic rule of brainstorming?

When the intuitive error of the representativeness heuristic is used in making decisions, this means that

The dictionary definition of a word is its __________ meaning.

If you are feeling hurried by a sense of time pressure, you are almost always more likely to think more creatively.

Rules by which a simple declarative sentence may be changed to other voices or forms, such as past tense or a passive voice, are called __________ rules.

Noah has a sense of discovery and is actively seeking various dilemmas to solve, a characteristic of creativity known as

Majority group children and children with limited English skills are taught part of the day in English and part in a second language, in an approach known as __________ education.

Your young son is having difficulty tying his shoe. While you give verbal suggestions, you are actually tying the shoe in your mind with your hands making slight movements as if tying a shoe. Your thoughts and micromovements of your hands illustrate your use of __________ imagery.

Although Mark looked in the dictionary for the definition of the word "liberal," he still would find it offensive if someone referred to him as "liberal." Thus, Mark's negative view of the word "liberal" represents, for him, this concept's __________ meaning.

Which of the following is a formal guideline for deciding whether objects or events belong to a concept class?

Regarding creativity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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