U2 Thinking

Front

A doctor chooses to say "There's a 90% chance this treatment will save you" instead of "There's a 10% chance this treatment will not help you and you might die." This is an example of _________.

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Framing

Front

Creating a list of 25 different ways your club could raise money for an upcoming trip is an example of _________.

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divergent thinking

Front

Arnold had difficulty recognizing that bullfighting was a sport because it failed to resemble his ________ of a sport.

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prototype

Front

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

Front

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

Front

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 trying to convince the jury by using ____.

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the representativeness heuristic

Front

Pigeons can reliably discriminate pictures of cars from pictures of chairs. This best illustrates their capacity to develop:

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concepts

Front

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

Front

Brett recognizes a robin as fitting in to the category “bird” quicker than he does a penguin. This is because “robin” is a _____.

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prototype

Front

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.