Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Nan is upset because she has not lost enough weight to buy the new swimsuit that she had wanted, so she imagines herself on the beach having fun with her friends in her current swimsuit. Nan is using mental images to

When we form oversimplified concepts based on gender or ethnicity, we are relying on

Regarding expert and novice chess players, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding concepts and concept formation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The way a question is stated before problem solving begins can affect decision making and is known as

A problem is presented in the textbook that involves arranging six matches to make four triangles. The triangles must be the same size, and each side must be equal to the length of one match. Most people are initially unable to solve this problem because they assume incorrectly that the matches must be arranged on a flat surface rather in a three-dimensional pyramid shape. This incorrect assumption illustrates how which of the following can be a major barrier to creative thinking?

Which of the following could enhance your selective comparison ability and aid you in becoming a more flexible and resourceful thinker?

Santos is learning the rules for ordering words in the formation of sentences. Santos is studying

Herrera typically classifies events or issues as absolutely right or wrong, fair or unfair, or good or bad. Herrera is exhibiting

A form of imagery in which images cross normal sense barriers, such as sounds being experienced as colors, is called

The tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match preexisting mental categories is referred to as the

While most creative people are not mentally ill and most mentally ill people are not particularly creative, research suggests that some creative geniuses, such as Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Allan Poe, Winston Churchill, and Ernest Hemingway, may have suffered from __________ disorders.

When you are deciding what to study for an exam, what to say at a job interview, or how to get to your spring break hotel, you are using the reflective process called

A test for creativity in which the subject must make as many words as possible by rearranging the letters in the sample word is the

When fluent English readers are presented with the Stroop interference task, their automatic processing of word meanings is just too strong to ignore and interferes with their naming of the ink colors.

Compared to routine problem solving, creative thinking involves

In the Stroop interference task, fluent readers of English have difficulty quickly naming the color of the ink that is used to print the words because they

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of language?

Tenisha has to write a major term paper in psychology. So, she begins by writing as many ideas as she can think of regarding the topics that interest her most in psychology. She lets her imagination run wild, seeking unusual, remote, and wild ideas. She will modify and combine these ideas freely and will not criticize any of the ideas until she has elaborated or improved on the most promising ideas. Tenisha is using which of the following techniques in choosing a topic for her term paper?

The orientation stage of creative thought is the stage at which