WorksheetsThinking and reasoning
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 6mins
A specific way of looking at a problem is called a
Mental set
Functional fixedness
Cognitive bias
Heuristic
A specific formula for solving a problem is called
an algorithm
a heuristic
a mental set
trial and error
The inability to use an object in a way other than the way it is commonly used is called
(a)
Faulty thinking that results from taking mental shortcuts is called a:
cognitive bias
mental set
functional fixedness
heuristic
How could you overcome functional fixedness?
A mental shortcut in the form of a general problem-solving framework is called:
an algorithm
a heuristic
a mental set
trial and error
A (a) is a mental image/ best example of a category.
Heuristics are mental shortcuts.
True
False
Estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory:
prototype
fairness bias
availability heuristic
optimistic bias
