AP Psychology Unit 7: Cognition

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The representativeness heuristic can produce faulty estimates if: We generalize our views to other, nonrepresentativeness heuristics,  The representativeness  algorithm does not match the representativeness heuristic,  Possible variations in the prototype are considered,  We fail to consider the approximate number of prototypes that actually exist

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 We fail to consider the approximate number of prototypes that actually exist

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Dr. Mendoza is studying the mental strategies people use when solving problems. Dr. Mendoza is clearly a(n):

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Cognitive psychologist

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A mental grouping of similar things, events or people is called a(n):

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Concept

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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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A common problem in everyday reasoning is our tendency to: Accept as logical those conclusions that agree with our own opinions, Accept as logical those conclusions that disagree with our own opinions, Underestimate the accuracy of our knowledge, Accept as logical those conclusions that involve unfamiliar concepts

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Accept as logical those conclusions that agree with our own opinions

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Mental sets and functional fixedness are types of:

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Fixation

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A strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily other instances of the event are available in memory is called the:

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Availability heuristic

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The term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge is:

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Cognition

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When Janice forgot to pack a pillow for her camping trip she used her down-jacket as a substitute pillow. In this situation Janice:

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Was not constrained by functional fixedness

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A dessert recipe that gives you the ingredients, their amounts and the steps to follow is an example of a(n):

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Algorithm