Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Problem-solving strategies that reduce the number of steps necessary to solve a problem are called

If we classify things as absolutely right or wrong, good or bad, fair or unfair, black or white, honest or dishonest, we would be exhibiting __________ thinking.

Regarding a custody matter, two judges are each given profiles of the two parents. One judge is asked, "Which parent should be awarded custody?" while the other judge is asked, "Which parent should be denied custody?" The judges are most likely to see this custody situation differently because of the

When given a set of cards depicting a series of events, speakers of Hebrew arrange the cards in a(n)__________ sequence.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of creative persons?

Animal communication can be called a true language because it meets the criterion that a language must be productive.

"A triangle must be a closed shape with three sides made of straight lines." This statement is an example of a

The Anagrams Test, the Unusual Uses Test, and the Consequences Test are used to measure

The type of images that are created from muscular sensations and are especially important in music, sports, dance, and martial arts are called __________ images.

Which of the following is partly based on imagined movements?

A recent college graduate mentally tries out several "answers" to possible questions he might be asked by prospective employers before actually going to his first interview. This college graduate is exhibiting

The stage of creative thought during which problem-solving proceeds at a subconscious level is the __________ stage.

An advertisement states that job applicants must have an A.A. degree or two years of experience. This illustrates a __________ concept.

Because psychology students tend to define "negative" as "bad," students often incorrectly define "negative reinforcement" as a punishment. This illustrates which barrier to problem solving?

Jeffrey often says that spiced chicken tastes "pointy," that pain is the color orange, and that hearing human voices unleashes a flood of colors and tastes. Jeffrey is experiencing a rare form of imagery known as

One-dimensional thinking in which people, objects, or events are classified as absolutely right or wrong typifies __________ thinking.

If a car is considered by 90 percent of people to be a prime example of the concept of transportation, then it would be referred to as an ideal model, or __________.

The basic speech sounds of a language are called

Lonnie is an architect, who must add a new building on an already crowded college campus. To generate the most original solution to this problem, he will most likely

When you are asked to solve an arithmetic problem or to name the current president of the United States, you are using __________ thinking.