Question 1

Estelle is playing with images and concepts in her mind.Her cognitive psychology professor would say that she is_____ .

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Question 2

Describe several techniques that may improve critical or creative thinking.How might these techniques help problem solvers overcome some of the impediments to effective problem solving?

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Question 3

You are creating a language development timeline for a class presentation.Along the top of a display board,you write the following ages in sequence: 6 months →\rarr→  1 year  →\rarr→  2 years  →\rarr→  3 years.How should you label these ages,from youngest to oldest?

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A)  Babbling  →\rarr→  first words  →\rarr→  telegraphic speech  →\rarr→  overgeneralization
B)  Babbling  →\rarr→  overgeneralization  →\rarr→  first words  →\rarr→  telegraphic speech
C)  Babbling  →\rarr→  first words  →\rarr→  overgeneralization  →\rarr→  telegraphic speech
D)  Overgeneralization  →\rarr→  babbling  →\rarr→  first words  →\rarr→  telegraphic speech

Question 4

Identify and describe three different problem-solving strategies described in your text.Suggest how each strategy might be fruitfully applied in one or more college courses.

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Question 5

In _____ problems,the nature of the problem and the information needed to solve it are clear.In _____ problems,either or both the nature of the problem and the information required to solve it are unclear.

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A)  well-defined; ill-defined
B)  algorithmic; heuristic
C)  arrangement; inducing structure
D)  transformation; arrangement

Question 6

A high school physics teacher reassures his class that no matter how confusing that week's word problems appear,they can be solved quite handily through the use of the formula F = MA.The teacher has offered his students a(n)_____.

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Question 7

In problems of _____,a person must identify the existing relationships among the elements presented and then construct a new relationship among them.

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A)  arrangement
B)  inducing structure
C)  transformation
D)  prescription

Question 8

Reasoning from the general to the specific is called:

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A)  algorithms.
B)  heuristics.
C)  mental sets.
D)  deductive reasoning.

Question 9

Which of the following is TRUE of creativity?

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A)  One factor that is closely related to creativity is intelligence.
B)  Traditional tests are a good way to gauge an individual's creativity.
C)  Highly creative individuals show signs of convergent thinking.
D)  Cognitive complexity is an important aspect of creativity.

Question 10

Someone relying on divergent thinking would answer _____ to the query "What can you do with a pencil?"

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A)  "You write with it"
B)  "You use it for sketching"
C)  "You use it when you can't find a pen"
D)  "You use it for making toys"

Question 11

Contrast learning-theory and nativist approaches to language development.Describe the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.

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Question 12

Dr.Randazza shows participants a stylized map of a fictitious city.The map includes landmarks,such as a post office,a library,a shopping mall,a bus depot,and an airport.Some of the landmarks are close together,such as the library and the post office.Others are far apart,such as the airport and the shopping mall.Dr.Randazza removes the map.Participants are asked to imagine walking from one landmark to another,either a nearby one or a more distant one.Participants press a key when they have reached the destination in their minds.Based on mental imagery,what do you think Dr.Randazza should find? What would such a result say about mental imagery?

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A)  Participants should take the same amount of time to travel mentally between distant as between close landmarks.This result would suggest that mental imagery reflects the actual actions the participants perform with respect to real objects.
B)  Participants should take the same amount of time to travel mentally between distant as between close landmarks.This result would suggest that mental imagery does not reflect the actual actions the participants perform with respect to real objects.
C)  Participants should take longer to travel mentally between distant than between close landmarks.This result would suggest that mental imagery reflects the actual actions the participants perform with respect to real objects.
D)  Participants should take longer to travel mentally between distant than between close landmarks.This result would suggest that mental imagery does not reflect the actual actions the participants perform with respect to real objects.

Question 13

Which of the following most likely makes use of heuristics?

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A)  A chemical equation for the synthesis of sulfuric acid
B)  A recipe for making cookies on the back of a box of cornflakes
C)  An article by a Nobel Prize winner titled "How to Succeed in Science"
D)  A computer program for keeping track of inventory at a department store

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE of algorithms?

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A)  In cases where heuristics are not available,we may use algorithms.
B)  Even if it is applied appropriately,an algorithm cannot guarantee a solution to a problem.
C)  Algorithms may sometimes lead to errors.
D)  We can use an algorithm even if we cannot understand why it works.

Question 15

"You always clam up when I ask you what's wrong," Iris tells her boyfriend.Iris is probably making this frequency judgment because she can remember a few times that her boyfriend would not tell her what was bothering him.Iris is using the _____ heuristic.

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A)  representativeness
B)  availability
C)  functional
D)  frequency

Question 16

In _____,students are immediately plunged into English instruction in all subjects.

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Question 17

Zelma is asked to think of all the words beginning with the letters "squ," such as squeak.She is then given a fill-in-the-blank task where one of the items is "s _ _ o n g." Zelma keeps trying to make "squong" a word,and she has trouble thinking of the common word "strong." Zelma's ability to solve this problem has been hampered by:

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A)  syllogistic reasoning.
B)  mental set.
C)  the confirmation bias.
D)  the representativeness heuristic.

Question 18

A calculus problem has one correct answer and contains all the information necessary for its solution; thus,it is a(n)_____problem.

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Question 19

A researcher finds that her participants think most readily of a carrot when prompted with the category "vegetable." On this basis,the researcher might argue that a carrot is the _____vegetable.

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In _ problems,the nature of the problem and the information needed to solve it are clear.In _ problems,either or both the nature of the problem and the information required to solve it are unclear.

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A calculus problem has one correct answer and contains all the information necessary for its solution; thus,it is a(n)_____problem.

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Reasoning from the general to the specific is called:

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In problems of _____,a person must identify the existing relationships among the elements presented and then construct a new relationship among them.

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