Cognition 2.2

What is cognition?

• The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas.

• All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.

• The ability to solve problems efficiently.

• The tendency to overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs.

Which of the following is an example of a prototype?

• A menu in a restaurant.

• A sparrow as an example of a bird.

• A classroom in a school.

• A book in a library.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What is metacognition?

• The ability to solve problems creatively.

• Cognition about our cognition; monitoring and evaluating our mental processes.

• The tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions.

• The ability to generate, organize, and plan goal-directed behavior.

What type of thinking is required for creativity?

• Convergent thinking.

• Divergent thinking.

• Logical thinking.

• Analytical thinking.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Which is an example of an algorithm?

• Subtracting 17 from 42 to find the correct solution.

• Using a heuristic to find an item in a store.

• Having an "aha!" moment when solving a problem.

What is an example of a heuristic?

• Trying every possible number in an equation.

• Using a systematic method to solve a problem.

• Estimating the likelihood of events based on how easily they come to mind.

• Having an "aha!" moment when solving a problem.

What is functional fixedness?

• The tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions.

• The inability to see a problem from a new perspective.

• The inability to recognize novel uses for an item.

• The tendency to overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What is an example of a schema?

• A car as an example of a vehicle.

• A restaurant that includes tables, chairs, menus, waiters, food, and payment.

• A banana in a chimpanzee enclosure.

• The color red as an example of a color.

What is the representativeness heuristic?

• Estimating the likelihood of events based on how easily they come to mind.

• Estimating the likelihood of events in reference to how closely they resemble a particular prototype.

• Using a systematic method to solve a problem.

• Having an "aha!" moment when solving a problem.

What is belief perseverance?

• The tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions.

• The tendency to overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs.

• Clinging to one's initial conceptions after they have been discredited.

• The inability to see a problem from a new perspective.