Unit 4- Psy Quiz 1

What is the mental activity associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating?

• Creativity

• Cognition

• Intuition

• Heuristic

What is a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people called?

• Prototype

• Concept

• Algorithm

• Mental Set

What term describes a mental image or best example of a category?

• Prototype

• Heuristic

• Divergent Thinking

• Availability Heuristic

What is the ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence?

• Convergent Thinking

• Creativity

• Confirmation Bias

• Intuition

What type of thinking involves evaluating existing possible solutions to a problem to choose the best one?

• Divergent Thinking

• Convergent Thinking

• Heuristic

• Mental Set

What type of thinking involves generating new solutions to problems?

• Divergent Thinking

• Convergent Thinking

• Algorithm

• Confirmation Bias

What is a methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem?

• Heuristic

• Algorithm

• Intuition

• Prototype

What is a simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently?

• Heuristic

• Algorithm

• Mental Set

• Creativity

What is the tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore contradictory evidence?

• Availability Heuristic

• Confirmation Bias

• Intuition

• Prototype

What is the tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past?

• Mental Set

• Heuristic

• Convergent Thinking

• Creativity