Cognition Quiz Review

all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

• Cognition

• Prototypes

• Concepts

• Cognates

mental groupings of similar objects, events, ideas, or people

• Cognition

• Cognates

• Concepts

• Prototypes

a mental image or best example of a category

• Concept

• Cognition

• Cognate

• Prototypes

When asked to think of a dog, many people think of a golden retriever. In this case a golden retriever is people’s _________ for a dog.

• Prototype

• Cognate

• Cognition

• Concept

Narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution

• Divergent Thinking

• Convergent Thinking

• Creativity

• Algorithm

Expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that expands in different directions

• Creativity

• Convergent Thinking

• Divergent Thinking

• Algorithm

the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas, is supported by a certain level of aptitude

• Creativity

• Algorithm

• Convergent Thinking

• Divergent Thinking

a methodical, logical rule or step-by-step procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem

• Creativity

• Convergent Thinking

• Divergent Thinking

• Algorithm

a simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently; usually speedier but also more error-prone than an algorithm

• Insight

• Mental Set

• Fixation

• Heuristic

a sudden realization of a problem’s solution; contrasts with strategy-based solutions

• Insight

• Heuristic

• Fixation

• Mental Set