U7b Thinking, Language

All the mental activity associated with thinking, knowing and communicating are collectively called:

• cognition

• concepts

• prototypes

• heuristics

• algorithms

When Miguel thinks of transportation his first reaction is to say car. Clearly car is his ___ for transportation.

• concept

• heuristic

• algorithm

• stereotype

• prototype

Nevada has tried every study technique that he can think of , but spacing out his studying seems to be the only thing that helps him to remember information. The process he is using to figure out what works for him is a:

• heuristic

• algorithm

• prototype

• insight

• expertise

All the mental activity associated with thinking, knowing and communicating are collectively called:

• cognition

• concepts

• prototypes

• heuristics

• algorithms

Divine's ___ for "bird" is anything that has wings, a beak, lays eggs and may fly or not, so might not include features of a penguin, but penguin still fits her ___ for bird.

• concept

• heuristic

• algorithm

• stereotype

• prototype

Nevada has tried every study technique that he can think of , but spacing out his studying seems to be the only thing that helps him to remember information. The process he is using to figure out what works for him is a:

• heuristic

• algorithm

• prototype

• insight

• expertise

John is trying to figure out what to have for dinner, and decides that he is just going to the same Chic- Fil A he always goes to. This is an example of a:

• algorithm

• heuristic

• insight

• creative choice

• fixation

Ferdinand cannot figure out how to solve his calculus homework and suddenly has an epiphany about what equation he wants to use. This is an example of:

• heuristics

• algorithms

• insight

• cognition

• expertise

Although it is very clear that the earth is not flat, there are still people who argue that it is. This refutation of reality in favor of looking for information that supports their own ideas best represents which concept?

• mental set

• representativeness heuristic

• confirmation bias

• availability heuristic

• functional fixedness

Every time Ryan has to clean up water at home he uses paper towels. At work he is shocked when his boss gets upset for him using up the paper towels instead of using a mop. This problem arose because of Ryan's:

• mental set

• functional fixedness

• confirmation bias

• representativeness heuristic

• availability heuristic