APP Cognitive Psych Vocab Practice M2.2 and 2.2ab

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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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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 accessible 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 thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating 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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Which of the following is an example of the use of heuristics? Options: Trying every possible combination of letters when unscrambling a word, Considering each possible move when playing chess, Using the formula “area=length x width” to find the area of a rectangle, Playing chess using a defensive strategy that has often been successful for you

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Playing chess using a defensive strategy that has often been successful for you

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A prototype is a:

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Best example of a particular category

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Airline reservations typically decline after a highly publicized airplane crash because people overestimate the incidence of such disasters. In such instances, people’s decisions are being influenced by:

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The availability heuristic