Exam 39: Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

If asked,"Which is more probable? A.Janice wears glasses and is a librarian.B.Janice is a librarian." Most people would answer A,although A is less likely to be true than B.According to Tversky and Kahneman,such faulty conclusions are based on

A person who is concerned about his health but continues to smoke cigarettes is making an error in judgment called

If you know a particular art history professor who is very creative,you would predict that he or she also

Thinking in which many possibilities are developed from one starting place is called _______ thinking.

In solving a complex math problem,Sarah proceeds from the given information in the problem to new conclusions on the basis of explicit mathematical rules she has learned in class.Sarah is using _______ thought.

Drawing conclusions on the basis of formal principles of reasoning is termed _______ thought.

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the creative thought process described in the text?

In his book Blink,Malcolm Gladwell argues that quickly making sense of tiny slivers of experience is not a case of hurried irrationality,but is a case of " _______."

You are asked,"What objects can you think of that begin with the letters BR?" To answer this question,you must use _______ thinking.

According to Soman and other researchers,increased stress,cognitive overload,and confusion about the possibilities are some of the reasons that people

Kris does poorly on factual multiple-choice tests in history and psychology.Kris is having trouble on tests that measure

Describe what distinguishes creative thinking from more routine problem-solving;define the creative processes of fluency,flexibility,and originality;differentiate between convergent and divergent thinking;identify three ways that creativity can be measured;and explain why creativity involves more than just the production of original answers.

Which of the following types of thought may contribute to creative problem-solving,but can also lead to thinking errors?

According to Ambady,what was the shortest amount of time that subjects had to observe a teacher in order for their intuitive ratings to match the ratings of students who were in the teacher's class for the whole semester?

Which stage of creative thought produces the "Aha!" experience and is often depicted in cartoons as a light bulb appearing over the thinker's head as the solution to the problem occurs?

Having a teacher you came to appreciate only after classes were well under way,or only after the course was over,demonstrates that

Which way of framing or stating a problem usually produces the best decision?

The preparation stage of creative thought is the stage at which

Archimedes was asked by the king to determine whether the goldsmith in making his crown had cheated the king by substituting cheaper metals.To solve this problem,Archimedes began by asking himself,"How can I tell what metals have been used in the crown without damaging it?" At this point,Archimedes is in which stage of creative thought?

Which of the following can channel us down a narrow path so we attend to only part of the information provided,rather than weighing all the pros and cons?