
AP Psychology: Unit 2: Cognition Vocabulary
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, and remembering?
cognition
attention
perception
perceptual set
closure
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What cognitive framework helps organize and interpret information?
schema
perceptual constancy
context
similarity
monocular depth cues
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution to a problem?
algorithm
heuristic
accommodation
mental set
schema
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term describes interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas?
assimilation
accommodation
creativity
decision-making
prototype
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What heuristic involves estimating the likelihood of events based on how easily they come to mind?
availability heuristic
representativeness heuristic
sunk-cost fallacy
divergent thinking
critical thinking
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a mental grouping of similar objects, events, or ideas?
concept
accommodation
framing
gambler's fallacy
assimilation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of thinking narrows the available solutions to determine the best one?
convergent thinking
divergent thinking
critical thinking
heuristic
functional fixedness
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