Question 1

Unnecessary restrictions to problem-solving tend to result in

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A) fixation. 
B) selective comparison. 
C) disjunctive concepts. 
D) connotative meanings. 
A) fixation. 
B) selective comparison. 
C) disjunctive concepts. 
D) connotative meanings.

Question 2

Describe and provide an example of each of the four barriers to problem-solving.

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Answer will include descriptions and exa

Question 3

Becoming a problem-solving expert in any particular field involves, at a minimum, becoming

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A) familiar with the algorithms available in that field. 
B) skilled at using random search strategies within that field. 
C) skilled at using the semantic differential for that field. 
D) familiar with the connotative definitions in that field. 
A) familiar with the algorithms available in that field. 
B) skilled at using random search strategies within that field. 
C) skilled at using the semantic differential for that field. 
D) familiar with the connotative definitions in that field.

Question 4

An effective way for athletes to improve their skills off the field is to practice by rehearsing

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A) negative self-talk to motivate themselves. 
B) relaxation images to use when they make a "bad" play. 
C) the use of synesthesia regarding their upcoming athletic performance. 
D) kinesthetic images of themselves performing flawlessly. 
A) negative self-talk to motivate themselves. 
B) relaxation images to use when they make a "bad" play. 
C) the use of synesthesia regarding their upcoming athletic performance. 
D) kinesthetic images of themselves performing flawlessly.

Question 5

In an example from your textbook, subjects were exposed to the following problem: A $5 bill is placed on a table and a stack of objects is balanced precariously on top of the bill. The problem is to remove the $5 bill without touching or moving any of the objects on top of it. The best solution to this problem involves tearing the money. People who fail to solve this problem because they view it as a "taboo" to destroy "things of value" are probably experiencing which barrier to problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A) pragmatic 
B) learned 
C) perceptual 
D) emotional 
A) pragmatic 
B) learned 
C) perceptual 
D) emotional

Question 6

Your professor poses a question to your class about information in your assigned reading. Although you think you might know the answer, you don't raise your hand to answer because you're afraid that if you're wrong, the other students might laugh at you. You are experiencing which barrier to problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural 
B) learned 
C) perceptual 
D) emotional 
A) cultural 
B) learned 
C) perceptual 
D) emotional

Question 7

Regarding creative thinking skills, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A) Creative thinking skills appear to be totally inherited. 
B) Some creative thinking skills can be learned. 
C) Creative thinking skills have a high positive correlation with a person's intelligence. 
D) Most creative thinking skills are highly correlated with a person's motivation for fame and success. 
A) Creative thinking skills appear to be totally inherited. 
B) Some creative thinking skills can be learned. 
C) Creative thinking skills have a high positive correlation with a person's intelligence. 
D) Most creative thinking skills are highly correlated with a person's motivation for fame and success.

Question 8

To be creative, the solution to a problem must be more than novel, unusual, or original; it must also be

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A) of high quality and relevant. 
B) intuitive and automatic. 
C) denotative and connotative. 
D) aesthetic and pleasing. 
A) of high quality and relevant. 
B) intuitive and automatic. 
C) denotative and connotative. 
D) aesthetic and pleasing.

Question 9

Regarding animal communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) In their natural habitat, apes and monkeys make only a few dozen distinct cries, which carry messages, such as "attack," "flee," or "food here." 
B) Animal communication lacks the productive quality of human language. 
C) No other animals besides apes and monkeys have been able to be taught to communicate with word symbols. 
D) The pygmy chimpanzee named Kanzi has the vocabulary and the ability to invent a simple grammar that are equal to those abilities shown by two-year old humans. 
A) In their natural habitat, apes and monkeys make only a few dozen distinct cries, which carry messages, such as "attack," "flee," or "food here." 
B) Animal communication lacks the productive quality of human language. 
C) No other animals besides apes and monkeys have been able to be taught to communicate with word symbols. 
D) The pygmy chimpanzee named Kanzi has the vocabulary and the ability to invent a simple grammar that are equal to those abilities shown by two-year old humans.

Question 10

Which of the following have a major impact on social behavior and frequently contribute to prejudice and discrimination?

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A) denotative meanings 
B) disjunctive concepts 
C) prototypes 
D) stereotypes 
A) denotative meanings 
B) disjunctive concepts 
C) prototypes 
D) stereotypes

Question 11

Words can be rearranged to form an infinite variety of meaningful sentences. This represents the characteristic of language called

Accepted Answer

A) phonology. 
B) grammar. 
C) productivity. 
D) morphology. 
A) phonology. 
B) grammar. 
C) productivity. 
D) morphology.

Question 12

Connotative meaning can be measured with the

Accepted Answer

A) availability heuristic. 
B) semantic differential. 
C) disjunctive algorithm. 
D) linguistic conceptualization. 
A) availability heuristic. 
B) semantic differential. 
C) disjunctive algorithm. 
D) linguistic conceptualization.

Question 13

When tested with Karl Duncker's candle problem, five-year-old children showed no signs of functional fixedness because, compared to adults, the children

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A) could visualize the problem better. 
B) could physically manipulate the objects with more dexterity. 
C) had less experience with the uses of the various objects. 
D) had more experience with the uses of the various objects. 
A) could visualize the problem better. 
B) could physically manipulate the objects with more dexterity. 
C) had less experience with the uses of the various objects. 
D) had more experience with the uses of the various objects.

Question 14

Regarding creativity, mental illness, and personality disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) In general, mentally ill people tend to be creative, and most highly creative people tend to suffer from mental illness. 
B) One study found that parents with a history of mood swings, as well as their children, scored higher in creativity than did normal parents and their children. 
C) Many of history's renowned artists, writers, poets, and composers, including Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Allan Poe, Winston Churchill, and Ernest Hemmingway, experienced pronounced mood swings. 
D) Creative people are unconventional and nonconforming primarily in their work; otherwise, they do not have unusual, outlandish, or bizarre personalities. 
A) In general, mentally ill people tend to be creative, and most highly creative people tend to suffer from mental illness. 
B) One study found that parents with a history of mood swings, as well as their children, scored higher in creativity than did normal parents and their children. 
C) Many of history's renowned artists, writers, poets, and composers, including Vincent Van Gogh, Edgar Allan Poe, Winston Churchill, and Ernest Hemmingway, experienced pronounced mood swings. 
D) Creative people are unconventional and nonconforming primarily in their work; otherwise, they do not have unusual, outlandish, or bizarre personalities.

Question 15

Selective comparison is the

Accepted Answer

A) ability to evaluate new problems by associating them with old information or with problems already solved. 
B) ability to select information that is relevant to a problem while ignoring distractions. 
C) ability to bring together seemingly unrelated bits of useful information. 
D) tendency to get "hung up" on wrong solutions or to become blind to alternatives. 
A) ability to evaluate new problems by associating them with old information or with problems already solved. 
B) ability to select information that is relevant to a problem while ignoring distractions. 
C) ability to bring together seemingly unrelated bits of useful information. 
D) tendency to get "hung up" on wrong solutions or to become blind to alternatives.

Question 16

People have been shown to give different responses to surveys if the word "banned" is used in a question than if "not allowed" is used. The difference is primarily a matter of

Accepted Answer

A) syntax. 
B) conjunctive meaning. 
C) disjunctive meaning. 
D) semantics. 
A) syntax. 
B) conjunctive meaning. 
C) disjunctive meaning. 
D) semantics.

Question 17

Selective combination, selective comparison, and selective encoding are all related to

Accepted Answer

A) algorithmic solutions. 
B) finding solutions by insight. 
C) cognitive assimilation. 
D) convergent thinking. 
A) algorithmic solutions. 
B) finding solutions by insight. 
C) cognitive assimilation. 
D) convergent thinking.

Question 18

Regarding "reverse vision," which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) "Reverse vision" is the process involved when a person experiences eidetic imagery. 
B) "Reverse vision" is the common name for synesthesia. 
C) "Reverse vision" occurs when one forms any mental image. 
D) "Reverse vision" occurs when a person uses a hallucinogenic drug that prevents normal mental imagery. 
A) "Reverse vision" is the process involved when a person experiences eidetic imagery. 
B) "Reverse vision" is the common name for synesthesia. 
C) "Reverse vision" occurs when one forms any mental image. 
D) "Reverse vision" occurs when a person uses a hallucinogenic drug that prevents normal mental imagery.

Question 19

The idea that the words we use not only reflect our thoughts but can shape them as well is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) semantic differential. 
B) law of effect. 
C) transformational rule. 
D) linguistic relativity hypothesis. 
A) semantic differential. 
B) law of effect. 
C) transformational rule. 
D) linguistic relativity hypothesis.

Question 20

An architect is afraid to try an unconventional design because she fears that other architects will think her design is impractical and unattractive. This architect's problem solving is being blocked by which type of barrier?

Accepted Answer

A) learned 
B) emotional 
C) perceptual 
D) pragmatic 
A) learned 
B) emotional 
C) perceptual 
D) pragmatic

Unnecessary restrictions to problem-solving tend to result in

Describe and provide an example of each of the four barriers to problem-solving.

Becoming a problem-solving expert in any particular field involves, at a minimum, becoming

An effective way for athletes to improve their skills off the field is to practice by rehearsing

Regarding creative thinking skills, which of the following statements is TRUE?

To be creative, the solution to a problem must be more than novel, unusual, or original; it must also be

Regarding animal communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following have a major impact on social behavior and frequently contribute to prejudice and discrimination?

Words can be rearranged to form an infinite variety of meaningful sentences. This represents the characteristic of language called

Connotative meaning can be measured with the

When tested with Karl Duncker's candle problem, five-year-old children showed no signs of functional fixedness because, compared to adults, the children

Regarding creativity, mental illness, and personality disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Selective comparison is the

People have been shown to give different responses to surveys if the word "banned" is used in a question than if "not allowed" is used. The difference is primarily a matter of

Selective combination, selective comparison, and selective encoding are all related to

Regarding "reverse vision," which of the following statements is TRUE?

The idea that the words we use not only reflect our thoughts but can shape them as well is known as the

An architect is afraid to try an unconventional design because she fears that other architects will think her design is impractical and unattractive. This architect's problem solving is being blocked by which type of barrier?

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Unnecessary restrictions to problem-solving tend to result in

Describe and provide an example of each of the four barriers to problem-solving.

Becoming a problem-solving expert in any particular field involves, at a minimum, becoming

An effective way for athletes to improve their skills off the field is to practice by rehearsing

Regarding creative thinking skills, which of the following statements is TRUE?

To be creative, the solution to a problem must be more than novel, unusual, or original; it must also be

Regarding animal communication, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following have a major impact on social behavior and frequently contribute to prejudice and discrimination?

Words can be rearranged to form an infinite variety of meaningful sentences. This represents the characteristic of language called

Connotative meaning can be measured with the

When tested with Karl Duncker's candle problem, five-year-old children showed no signs of functional fixedness because, compared to adults, the children

Regarding creativity, mental illness, and personality disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Selective comparison is the

People have been shown to give different responses to surveys if the word "banned" is used in a question than if "not allowed" is used. The difference is primarily a matter of

Selective combination, selective comparison, and selective encoding are all related to

Regarding "reverse vision," which of the following statements is TRUE?

The idea that the words we use not only reflect our thoughts but can shape them as well is known as the

An architect is afraid to try an unconventional design because she fears that other architects will think her design is impractical and unattractive. This architect's problem solving is being blocked by which type of barrier?

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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