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Unit 5 Cognition Psych MEGA review

Authored by Astryd Hutchins

Social Studies, Other

9th Grade - University

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Unit 5 Cognition Psych MEGA review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A mental grouping of similar things, events or people is called a(n):

Prototype
Concept
Algorithm
Heuristic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to:

Allow preexisting beliefs to distort logical reasoning
Cling to one’s initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited
Search randomly through alternative solutions when problem solving
Look for information that is consistent with one’s beliefs

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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:

Belief bias
The availability heuristic
The representativeness heuristic
Functional fixedness

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

96% of people fall within 30 points of what IQ score?

80
90
100
110

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A teacher asks students to think of as many uses for a brick as possible. By listing 50 uses, most of which the class finds new and unusual, Susan is displaying

Computational learning
Paired-associate learning
Hypothetical thinking
Divergent thinking

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following types of tests is designed to measure an individual’s knowledge of a subject?

Achievement
Attitude
Aptitude
Projective

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

On a fishing trip, Ed realizes that he has mistakenly packed the sewing box instead of the tackle box. He wants to fish but returns home because he does not have any lines or hooks. Ed’s failure to realize that sewing thread can be used as fishing line and that a bent needle can be used as a hook is an example of

Cognitive accommodation
Backward masking
Functional fixedness
Proactive interference

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