Psychology-Chapters 11&12

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Which of the following is NOT a basic unit of thought in psychology?

• rules
• image
• symbols
• metacognition

Which of the following is an example of a symbol?

• imagining a butterfly in your mind
• A flower representing the concept of life
• studying Latin vocabulary from conjugation concepts to specific verbs
• studying Latin vocabulary from specific verbs to conjugation concepts

Reasoning brings together learning experiences to reach a goal. Deductive reasoning is:

• a top-down approach from general to more specific
• a top-down approach from specific to more general
• a bottom-up approach from specific to general
• a bottom-up approach from general to specific

Reasoning brings together learning experiences to reach a goal. Inductive reasoning is:

• is a bottom-up approach from general to more specific
• is a bottom-up approach from more specific to general
• a top-down approach from more specific to general
• a top-down approach from general to more specific

The process of thinking about thinking can be vital to improving problem solving and thinking. This is called:

• deductive reasoning
• heuristics
• metacognition
• inductive reasoning

A fixed number of procedures that lead to a solution is:

• a mental set
• an algorithm
• functional fixedness
• heuristics

The experimental or rule of thumb approach is:

• a mental set
• functional fixedness
• an algorithm
• heuristics

The best way to solve functional fixedness is to:

• use a mental set
• use algorithms
• think about many different perspectives
• use heuristics