Module 34: AP Psychology

Producing valuable and novel ideas best defines which of the following?

• Prototyping

• Cognition

• Intrinsic motivation

• Venturesome personality

• Creativity

When asked to think of a bird, many people think of a robin. In this case a robin is people's _________ for a bird.

• prototype

• concept

• creative idea

• convergent grouping

• cognition

When we use the term Latino to refer to a category of people, we are using this word as a(n)

• concept.

• heuristic.

• algorithm.

• prototype.

• mental set.

A prototype is a

• mental grouping of similar objects, events, or people.

• step-by-step procedure for solving problems.

• best example of a particular category.

• simple thinking strategy for solving problems efficiently.

• new, novel item fitting an existing mental category.

With which of the following statements will people typically agree most quickly?

• A penguin is a bird.

• A goose is a bird.

• A robin is a bird.

• An ostrich is a bird.

• A flamingo is a bird.

Daniel was asked to write down as many words as he could think of that contained the letter d. To complete this task Daniel would rely on

• divergent thinking.

• framing.

• convergent thinking.

• belief perseverance.

• the availability heuristic.

The components of creativity include

• impulsivity and empathy.

• expertise and a venturesome personality.

• competitiveness and dogmatism.

• imagination and extrinsic motivation.

• competitiveness and empathy.

The most creative scientists are those who

• investigate issues about which they have very little previous knowledge.

• are intrinsically motivated to solve problems.

• have little tolerance for ambiguity.

• demonstrate low levels of practical intelligence.

• use convergent thinking rather than divergent thinking.

Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates

• the representativeness heuristic.

• the availability heuristic.

• belief perseverance.

• divergent thinking.

• a prototype.

Cognitive psychologists are most directly concerned with the study of

• emotion.

• genetics.

• the unconscious.

• brain chemistry.

• thinking.