WorksheetsModule 2.2 - Cognitive Processes
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the term for the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses?
Cognition
Schema
Algorithm
Fixation
Which term refers to thinking about one's own thinking processes?
Metacognition
Intuition
Insight
Creativity
What is a mental grouping of similar objects, events, or people called?
Concept
Prototype
Heuristic
Nudge
Which term describes a best example or typical representation of a concept?
Prototype
Schema
Algorithm
Mental Set
What is a framework or structure that organizes and interprets information called?
Schema
Fixation
Insight
Framing
Which process involves incorporating new information into existing schemas?
Assimilation
Accommodation
Convergent Thinking
Divergent Thinking
What is the process of modifying existing schemas to fit new information?
Accommodation
Assimilation
Algorithm
Heuristic
Which term refers to the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas?
Creativity
Intuition
Fixation
Framing
What type of thinking involves finding a single, correct solution to a problem?
Convergent Thinking
Divergent Thinking
Insight
Intuition
Which type of thinking involves generating multiple possible solutions to a problem?
Divergent Thinking
Convergent Thinking
Fixation
Algorithm
What are higher-order cognitive processes that include planning, decision-making, and self-control called?
Executive Functions
Heuristic
Nudge
Framing
Which problem-solving strategy involves following a step-by-step procedure that guarantees a solution?
Algorithm
Heuristic
Intuition
Insight
What is a simple, efficient rule or mental shortcut used to make decisions called?
Heuristic
Algorithm
Prototype
Schema
Which heuristic involves judging the likelihood of things based on how well they match particular prototypes?
Representativeness Heuristic
Availability Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
Framing
What is the tendency to search for information that supports one's preconceptions called?
Confirmation Bias
Fixation
Mental Set
Overconfidence
Which term describes the inability to see a problem from a new perspective?
Fixation
Insight
Intuition
Nudge
What is a tendency to approach problems using a method that has worked previously called?
Mental Set
Algorithm
Heuristic
Framing
Which term refers to an effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or thought?
Intuition
Insight
Creativity
Fixation
What is a sudden realization of a problem's solution called?
Insight
Intuition
Fixation
Nudge
Which heuristic involves estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory?
Availability Heuristic
Representativeness Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
Framing
What is the tendency to be more confident than correct in one's judgments called?
Overconfidence
Belief Perseverance
Fixation
Intuition
Which term describes clinging to one's initial beliefs even after they have been discredited?
Belief Perseverance
Confirmation Bias
Framing
Nudge
What is the way an issue is posed, which can significantly affect decisions and judgments?
Framing
Nudge
Schema
Fixation
Which term refers to a subtle change in the environment that influences behavior or decision-making?
Nudge
Framing
Insight
Intuition
Given a scenario where a student uses a step-by-step procedure to solve a math problem, which cognitive strategy are they using?
Algorithm
Heuristic
Intuition
Fixation
If someone judges a person as a librarian because they match the stereotype of a librarian, which heuristic are they using?
Representativeness Heuristic
Availability Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
Mental Set
A person continues to believe in a health myth even after being shown scientific evidence disproving it. Which cognitive bias does this illustrate?
Belief Perseverance
Overconfidence
Fixation
Framing
When a teacher presents a math problem in a way that makes it seem more difficult, which concept is being demonstrated?
Framing
Nudge
Schema
Insight
A student is trying to solve a puzzle and suddenly realizes the solution after struggling for a while. Which cognitive process is this an example of?
Insight
Intuition
Fixation
Mental Set
A company places healthy snacks at eye level to encourage better eating habits. Which concept does this illustrate?
Nudge
Framing
Heuristic
Algorithm
It happens when the existing schema does not work and needs to be changed
Cognition
Schema
Assimilation
Accommodation
When asked to think of a “desk,” many students think of the desks in their classroom rather than a large desk used by an executive. This scenario best illustrates
a prototype.
metacognition.
convergent thinking.
functional fixedness.
Dr. Hansel studies the cognitive frameworks that help us organize and interpret new information in memory. These frameworks are referred to as
prototypes.
heuristics.
schemas.
intuition.
Which of the following illustrates a heuristic?
Calculating the area of a rectangle by multiplying the length times the width
Using three dramatic news reports of corporate fraud to estimate how often business fraud occurs
Following a new recipe to bake a cake for your friend
Trying every key on your mom’s key ring until you find the one that unlocks the seldom-used storeroom in the basement
What is a mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly?
Algorithm
Heuristic
Cognitive map
Schema
The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses is known as:
Functional fixedness
Confirmation bias
The misinformation effect
Cognitive dissonance
