Exam 8: Cognition and Intelligence

When you have had or work with people who have had diverse experiences, you are more likely to do which of the following finding a creative solution to a problem?

A study about consumption and decision-making divided participants into two groups. One group was asked to purchase jam while selecting from 6 flavors. The other group in the study was asked to purchase jam while selecting from 24 flavors. The group that only had 6 flavors to choose from was significantly more likely to purchase jam. This is an example of how too many choices can hinder decision-making.

You are asked to plant four small trees so that each is an equal distance from all the others. If you believe that the trees all have to be planted on level ground, you will be unable to correctly answer this problem because you are exhibiting

Emily understands herself very well. According to Howard Gardner, Emily is high in __________ skills.

Usually, the narrowest way of framing or stating a problem produces the best decisions.

In problem solving, the tendency to repeat wrong solutions or faulty responses, especially as a result of becoming blind to alternatives, is called __________.

It's hard to identify concepts when we can't come up with relevant

Regarding how creativity can be encouraged, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

The three basic units of thought are creativity, intelligence, and problem solving.

A child who says, "I drinked the milk" has created this sentence by using __________ rules.

Expert chess players can automatically recognize 50,000 to 100,000 patterns, a level of skill that takes about 10 years build up.

Suzy is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5) and is asked this question, "I knew my bag was going to be in the last place I looked, so I looked there first. What is silly or impossible about that?" This question is measuring Suzy's

Define giftedness and list the proportion of individuals classified as gifted and as "geniuses"; describe the early signs of giftedness in children; and discuss Terman's study of the gifted and what he found separated the successful from the unsuccessful gifted.

Seek unusual, remote, or wild ideas; record ideas as they come; modify or combine ideas freely; and absolutely do not criticize ideas until later are ways to successfully promote

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

Psychologist Janet Davidson believes that insight involves the three abilities of selective combination, selective comparison, and selective __________.

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

Which two noted psychologists studied how people make decisions in the face of uncertainty and found that human judgment is often seriously flawed?

Lisa is taking the Stanford-Binet (SB5) and is presented with the question, "An apprentice is to a master as a novice is to what?" This question measures Lisa's