Thinking and Language Review

Which term refers to all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating?

• Algorithm

• heuristic

• cognition

• mental set

an algorithm is a(n)

• simple thinking strategy for making decisions quickly and efficiently

• testing method involving trial and error

• automatic, intuitive judgement

• methodical step-by-step procedure for solving problems

simple thinking strategies that allow us to solve problems and make judgements efficiently are called

• fixations

• heuristics

• prototypes

• algorithms

the use of heuristics rather than algorithms is most likely to

• save time in solving problems

• yield more accurate solutions to problems

• minimize the overconfidence phenomenon

• involve greater reliance on convergent thinking

insight refers to

• a simple thinking strategy for solving problems quickly

• a sudden realization of the solution to a problem

• expanding the number of possible solutions to a problem

• solving problems by means of trial and error

after spending two hours trying to solve an engineering problem, Amira finally gave up. as she was trying to fall asleep that night, a solution to the problem popped into her head. Amira's experience best illustrates

• belief perseverance

• the availability heuristic

• insight

• a fixation

by learning to classify cats and dogs, chimpanzees demonstrate a capacity to form

• heuristics

• algorithms

• rules of syntax

• concepts

to combine words into sensible sentences, we need to apply proper rules of

• framing

• syntax

• simulation

• fixation

The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions is called

• street smarts

• existential intelligence

• emotional intelligence

• the "G" factor

notable achievements that are driven more by personal interest than by external pressures to perform best illustrate the impact of

• the framing effect

• belief perseverance

• intrinsic motivation

• the availability heuristic