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1
The branch of psychology that focuses on the study of higher mental processes is
A)evolutionary psychology.
B)existential psychology.
C)gestalt psychology.
D)cognitive psychology.
2
Cognitive psychology centers on the following major topics except
A)thinking and reasoning.
B)learning.
C)problem solving and creativity.
D)language.
3
Concepts are categorizations of objects, events, or people that share common properties. By employing concepts, we are able to
A)organize complex phenomena into simpler, more easily usable, cognitive categories.
B)classify newly encountered objects on the basis of our past experience.
C)influence behavior.
D)all of these
4
Which of the following would be most likely to be selected as a prototype of a chair?
A)dining room chair
B)rocking chair
C)recliner
D)wheelchair
5
According to _________ reasoning, if the assumption(s) on which it is based is (are) true, then the conclusions must also be true.
A)premise
B)abstract
C)syllogistic
D)illogical
6
You may think that it is colder if you see several low electronic thermometer readings on your way to work than if you took a different route that did not provide this information and you had to make your judgment based on how cold it felt to you. Your judgment is affected by the visual feedback you are receiving from the thermometers according to the
A)representational heuristic.
B)algebraic heuristic.
C)availability heuristic.
D)algebraic algorithm.
7
If a problem is a familiar one, people are likely to spend considerably less time in the __________ stage.
A)preparation
B)production
C)evaluation
D)all of the above
8
Lotta Lingo loves to play Scrabble. Scrabble requires Lotta to rearrange or recombine tiles in a way that will satisfy the rules of the game. This is an example of a(n)
A)transformation problem.
B)arrangements problem.
C)problem of inducing structure.
D)ill-defined problem.
9
The most basic level of problem solving is
A)framing the problem.
B)trial and error.
C)syllogistic reasoning.
D)heuristics.
10
The most frequently applied heuristic in problem solving is a(n) _________, which involves repeated tests for differences between the desired outcome and what currently exists.
A)availability heuristic
B)representativeness heuristic
C)means-ends analysis
D)framing
11
The most effective strategy in solving a problem is
A)to follow the maxim: the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
B)to work backward from the goal.
C)to form subgoals.
D)dependent on the problem.
12
Mental set is the opposite of
A)heuristics.
B)functional fixedness.
C)creativity.
D)confirmation bias.







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