Cognitive Processes and Decision Making Flashcard

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Which term fits best with the following definition- a set of cognitive processes that help manage and coordinate our thoughts and actions and achieve goal-directed behavior.

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Executive Functions

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Which of the following is an example of accommodation?
- Changing a schema to fit new information
- Ignoring new facts that are not understood
- Memorizing a new phone number
- Recalling a previous experience

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Changing a schema to fit new information

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Which of the following is an example of a prototype? A specific cat you once saw, The mental image of a perfect chair, The first word in a dictionary, A random number

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The mental image of a perfect chair

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Which of the following best describes gambler's fallacy? Options: The belief that everyone else is unlucky but not you, The persistence of belief that the individual knows something that others don’t, A belief that a person’s luck is contagious, The belief that random events are influenced by previous events

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The belief that random events are influenced by previous events

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Describe a mental set.

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The tendency to approach problems using a mindset that worked before

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Which best describes the sunk-cost fallacy?

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Continuing a task because of past investments rather than future benefits

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Which best describes the process of making cookies by following a recipe?

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Algorithmic thinking

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Which is most true of Maria’s sister? Options: She is more intelligent than Maria, She has a higher degree of functional fixedness than Maria, She has a lower degree of functional fixedness than Maria, Maria just needed a new perspective to open the toy

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She has a lower degree of functional fixedness than Maria

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Define priming and give an example.

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Activation of certain associations; seeing the word "yellow" and thinking of a banana

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Which of the following is an example of functional fixedness? Options: Using a paperclip as a makeshift zipper pull, Only seeing a hammer as a tool for nails, Solving a math problem in a new way, Using a smartphone for multiple functions

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Only seeing a hammer as a tool for nails