AP Psychology: 5.7-5.8, 5.11 Thinking, Problem-Solving, Bias

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Which type of problem solving technique is methodical, logical, and will always lead to a correct answer if there is one? Options: Heuristic, Insight, Algorithm, Convergent Thinking, Divergent Thinking

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Algorithm

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Which type of problem solving strategy allows us to make an estimate on the likelihood of events based on how much that event matches a prototype?

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Representativeness Heuristic

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What is our tendency to think we know or can perform better or more accurately than we really can?

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Overconfidence

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Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates

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divergent thinking.

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A chess-playing computer program that routinely calculates all possible outcomes of all possible game moves best illustrates problem solving by means of

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an algorithm.

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In trying to solve a potentially complicated problem quickly, we are most likely to rely on

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heuristics.

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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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Problem solving is one type of cognitive activity in which we all engage. Which of the following cognitive tendencies is seen to be an obstacle to problem solving? availability heuristic, insight, prototype confusion, confirmation bias

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confirmation bias

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Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to:

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Look for information that is consistent with one’s beliefs

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Mental sets and functional fixedness are types of:

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Fixation