Unit 2 Cognition

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Pablo vainly searches for a screwdriver while failing to recognize that a readily available coin in his pocket would turn the screw. His oversight best illustrates:

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functional fixedness.

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A defense attorney emphasizes to a jury that her client works full-time, supports his family, and enjoys leisure-time hobbies. Although none of this information is relevant to the trial, it is designed to make the defendant appear to be a typical member of the local community. The lawyer is most clearly attempting to take advantage of

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the representativeness heuristic.

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Advertisers know that a thirty-three percent discount sounds like a better deal than a discount of one third. This best illustrates:

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framing.

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Maintaining one's conceptions even after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited is known as:

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belief perseverance.

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Which of the following is NOT included as part of today’s general definition of intelligence? Options: the ability to solve problems, the ability to use knowledge to adapt to new situations, the ability to learn from experience

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the ability to understand people and emotions

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Problem solving is one type of cognitive activity in which we all engage. Which cognitive tendency is an obstacle to problem solving? Options: availability heuristic, insight, prototype confusion, confirmation bias

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confirmation bias

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To find Tabasco sauce in a large grocery store, you could systematically search every shelf in every store aisle. This best illustrates problem solving by means of:

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an algorithm.

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Which definition best describes the term 'Schema'?

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A mental representation that influences our knowledge, beliefs and expectations.

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When conclusions are drawn based on the information available, this is an...

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Inference

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Any system that encodes, stores and retrieves information

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Memory