WorksheetsPage 2 Study Guide Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of functional fixedness?
a)
a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used
b)
a framework for thinking about a problem
c)
a mental shortcut that helps us make decisions and judgments quickly without having to spend a lot of time researching and analyzing information
d)
a specific rule-of-thumb or argument derived from experience
2.
Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language. Morphemes are the smallest units of _____ in a language.
a)
impact
b)
meaning
c)
touch
d)
emotion
3.
The tendency to cling to one's initial belief even after receiving new information that contradicts the basis of that belief is called ...
a)
Though perseverance
b)
Thought perseverance
c)
Righteousness perseverance
d)
Belief perseverance
4.
The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning is called...
a)
Premantics
b)
Memantics
c)
Semantics
d)
Antics
5.
_______is the tendency to judge the strength of arguments based on the plausibility of their conclusion rather than how strongly they support that conclusion.
a)
Belief bias
b)
Overconfidence
c)
Confirmation bias
d)
Belief perseverance
6.
A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision is called...
a)
Representative heuristic
b)
Availability heuristic
c)
Belief heuristic
d)
Phonemes heuristic
7.
What is used when making judgments about the probability of an event under uncertainty?
a)
Representative heuristic
b)
Availability heuristic
c)
Syntax
d)
Functional heuristic
8.
This theory states that a person's native language can inhibit cross-language understanding
a)
Whorf's linguistic relativity
b)
Skinner theory
c)
Piaget's theory
d)
Chomsky's theory
9.
A concept is an idea that represents a category of objects or events.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Another name for the principle of linguistic relativity is...
a)
Whorfy
b)
Whorfianism
c)
Worfinism
d)
whorf
11.
Who developed the theory of operant conditioning
a)
Noam Chomsky
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Benjamin Lee Whorf
d)
B.F Skinner
12.
Cognition is...
a)
the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
b)
an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity
c)
the mental characteristics or attitude of a person or group
d)
the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
13.
A mental grouping of similar things, events, and people that is used to remember and understand what things are, what they mean, and what categories or groups they belong to
a)
Insight
b)
Semantics
c)
Concept
d)
Algorithm
14.
An _______ is a set of instructions for solving a problem or completing a process, often used in math. The steps in an _______ are very precise and well-defined
a)
Anomaly
b)
Object
c)
Algorithm
d)
Aphasia
15.
What is it called when an answer pops into your head immediately?
a)
Insight
b)
Overconfidence
c)
Syntax
d)
Belief
16.
_____________ bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that lines up with ones previous ideas.
a)
Belief
b)
Confirmation
c)
Overconfidence
d)
Ignorance
17.
A quick decision making technique and a rule of thumb strategy for making efficient decisions.
a)
Instinct
b)
Skill
c)
Heuristic
d)
Knowledge
18.
Insight is...
a)
a skill acquired by a person through experience or education
b)
an idea or opinion produced by thinking.
c)
when the solution to a problem comes to you in an all-of-a-sudden manner.
d)
the ability to understand something immediately.
19.
The superior cognitive representation of something in a category.
a)
Prototype
b)
Thought
c)
Idea
d)
Lala
20.
A style of speech in which people use short and simple sentences.
a)
Shorties
b)
Short talk
c)
telegraphamy
d)
telegraphic
21.
B.F. Skinner developed the theory of ___________.
a)
operant conditioning
b)
gravity
c)
linguistic relativity
d)
language acquisition
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