Exam 39: Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

If asked,"Which is more probable? A.The New York Yankees will not be in the lead after the first half of the baseball season but will win their division.B.The New York Yankees will not be in the lead after the first half of the baseball season." 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

When you are asked to make as many new words as possible by rearranging the letters in the word "creativity," you are using _______ thinking.

On a creativity test,you are asked to list all the uses of a paper clip.Your total number of uses listed would be your__________ score.

On a creativity test,you are asked to list all the uses of a dime with your total number of ideas being your flexibilty score.

Compared to creativity,routine problem solving typically involves

Creativity is best measured by looking at how one thinks

Regarding highly creative people,which of the following statements is FALSE?

In selecting a career,it is best to

When people vote for the person they like rather than the person who is the most qualified for the job,they are allowing their decision making to be affected by _______.

In routine problem­solving or thinking,there is one correct answer,and one's problem is to find it.This leads to _______ thinking.

The tendency to select wrong answers because they seem to match pre-existing mental categories is called the __________.

A large drunken guy in a bar insults Josh's girlfriend.Josh is very angry,but he takes a few deep breaths and "counts to ten." These deep breaths and "counting to ten" will most likely

Which of the following is responsible for our immediate,intuitive reactions,known as "thin­slicing"?

The verification stage of creative thought

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

Regarding the effects of choice on decision-making,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jeremy's psychology professor has just assigned a term paper,and Jeremy must select a topic and define the important dimensions of this project.At this point,Jeremy is in which stage of creative thought?

Many people vote for a candidate based more on whether they like the candidate or not,rather than voting for the candidate that is the most qualified for the job,which illustrates how one's judgment can be affected by

William has been working diligently on an engineering project,but he has gotten to the point that he sees no way to a viable solution.So,he sets aside the problem and works on another project.By setting aside the problem,William is allowing problem-solving to proceed on a subconscious level.This stage of creative thinking is known as

Which of the following skills would NOT be assessed by creativity tests?