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WorksheetsAP Psych Unit 5.1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Overconfidence Bias
Decay Theory
Functional Fixedness
When Josie thinks of the word "bird" she pictures a songbird although there are other types of birds like penguins, ostriches and eagles. The songbird is Josie's _______ for the word "bird".
Prototype
Framing
Priming
Source Misattribution
Piper is in phys ed class. She is chosen as the team leader and now needs to choose which classmates will be on her volleyball team. She decides to choose the students who look most athletic first. Piper is picking her team based on the
the Availability Heuristic.
Affect Heuristic.
Representativeness Heuristic.
Misinformation Effect.
A tendency to search for evidence that fits one’s beliefs while ignoring other evidence is called ________.
mental set
trial-and-error
confirmation bias
functional fixedness
Derrick lives in the rugged mountains, so whenever he hears the word “vehicle,” the first thing that comes to mind is a jeep. For Derrick, a jeep is a(n) _______ for vehicle.
prototype
mental set
algorithm
formal concept
Framing
Priming
Encoding
Rehearsal
Which one of the following illustrates belief perseverance?
Your belief remains intact even in the face of evidence to the contrary
You refuse to listen to arguments counter to your beliefs
You tend to become flustered and angered when your beliefs are refuted
You tend to search for information that supports your beliefs
part of brain most involved with memory
amygdala
hippocampus
cerebellum
memory, thinking, problem solving, language
psychology
cognition
psychiatry
rule of thumb, well-known tactic for solving a problem
algorithm
heuristic
