Question 1

Passive, effortless daydreaming would be a type of

Accepted Answer

A) proxemics. 
B) inductive thinking. 
C) experiential processing. 
D) reflective processing.

Question 2

Explain what "thin-slicing" is, and describe the findings of Ambady and Gladwell regarding this use of intuition, including the role of the cognitive unconscious and the limitations of "thin-slicing."

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Forming oversized images of objects in one's mind

Accepted Answer

A) is impossible. 
B) makes it harder to see the details of the object. 
C) makes it easier to see the details of the object. 
D) requires that a person utilize synesthesia in forming the image.

Question 4

The word shot means different things when we are thinking of marksmanship, bartending, medicine, photography, or golf, which illustrates that words get much of their meaning from

Accepted Answer

A) context. 
B) grammar. 
C) prototypes. 
D) phonology.

Question 5

Developing expertise in an area allows for fast, fairly effortless thinking based on experience with similar problems. This type of thinking is known as

Accepted Answer

A) automatic processing. 
B) algorithmic problem-solving. 
C) mnemonic strategies. 
D) trial-and-error strategies.

Question 6

One doctor tells you that you have a 10 percent chance of dying during the surgery, while another doctor tells you that you have a 90 percent chance of survival if you have the surgery. Understanding that you have the same survival odds means that you have not made an error in judgment due to

Accepted Answer

A) framing. 
B) the underlying base rate. 
C) the representative heuristic. 
D) functional fixedness.

Question 7

Cindy's parents do not like Cindy's boyfriend Sean and forbid her to see him again. Cindy is angry and hurt, so she decides to elope with Sean that very night. Cindy's decision most likely occurred due to

Accepted Answer

A) an awareness of the base rate for marriages and divorces. 
B) a broad framing of this relationship problem. 
C) emotions. 
D) all of these.

Question 8

An ideal model used as a prime example of a particular concept is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) algorithm. 
B) heuristic. 
C) prototype. 
D) relational concept.

Question 9

According to Psychologist Janet Davidson, a person who is able to bring together seemingly unrelated bits of information to solve a problem is good at

Accepted Answer

A) selective attention. 
B) selective encoding. 
C) selective combination. 
D) selective comparison.

Question 10

Although Gabe knows the answer to the algebra problem, he cannot seem to work out the steps and reach his desired goal. So, Gabe tries working backward from the answer to the starting point. This strategy describes a

Accepted Answer

A) syllogism. 
B) heuristic. 
C) prototype. 
D) dimension of the semantic differential.

Question 11

Using reason as opposed to intuition in making a decision would be considered __________ thought.

Accepted Answer

A) inductive 
B) deductive 
C) logical 
D) illogical

Question 12

Lambert believes that any student that makes straight A's is socially inept and non-athletic. Regarding straight-A students, Lambert is using a

Accepted Answer

A) disjunctive concept. 
B) social stereotype. 
C) conjunctive prototype. 
D) denotative concept.

Question 13

Jeffrey would be classified as a majority child and is presently learning a second language. Jeffrey will most likely

Accepted Answer

A) experience additive bilingualism. 
B) fall behind educationally. 
C) become less competent in both languages as confusion results. 
D) experience all of these.

Question 14

Picture-like mental representations are called

Accepted Answer

A) morphemes. 
B) images. 
C) engrams. 
D) concepts.

Question 15

In brainstorming, the tendency of one person's ideas to trigger ideas from others is known as

Accepted Answer

A) intuitive transfer. 
B) a syllogism. 
C) the cross-stimulation effect. 
D) generativity.

Question 16

A rigidity in problem solving caused by the inability to see new uses for familiar objects is termed

Accepted Answer

A) disjunctive thinking. 
B) functional fixedness. 
C) proactive inhibition. 
D) retroactive interference.

Question 17

Your visual representation of a bakery may also include its wonderful odor and the delicious taste of its baked goods. This shows that which of the following involves more than pictures?

Accepted Answer

A) mental images 
B) concepts 
C) symbolic rules 
D) automatic processing

Question 18

As you are driving to your friend's new apartment, you realize that you forgot the address of the apartment building. You know that the apartment is north of his old apartment. As you drive down the street where his old apartment is, you begin looking at the signs: Azalea Drive, Oak Circle, Peach Tree Street, and Sycamore Drive. You remember that the apartment is on a Drive, not a street or circle, which narrows down the possibilities and illustrates your use of

Accepted Answer

A) a heuristic. 
B) an algorithm. 
C) intuition. 
D) rote learning.

Question 19

A concept defined by the presence of at least one of several possible features is a __________concept.

Accepted Answer

A) relational 
B) conjunctive 
C) disjunctive 
D) connotative

Question 20

Creative persons are unconventional and nonconforming primarily in their work, and otherwise, do not have unusual, outlandish, or bizarre personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity