cognitive psych quizzes 9-13
representative heuristic
In class, we learned about Linda - a 31 year old philosophy major deeply invented in issues of discrimination and social justice. Most people incorrectly state that Linda is more likely to be a feminist bank teller as opposed to just a bank teller. This is because of (the)
functional fixedness
The dunker "candle problem" and the Meier "two string problem" demonstrated how ___________ can impede the problem-solving process
Spair-Whorf
according to ____________ hypothesis, language influences and constrains thoughts
critically acclaimed
according to hayes for something to be creative it must be the following except
apple
according to the typicality effect, which of the following items would be classified as a fruit the quickest
prototype approach
according to this approach , people categorize items by comparing it to an average representation of the "typical" category member
angular gyrus
damage to which of the following areas is likely to lead to issues in reading and writing
true
experts tend to be less creative than novices in their area of study
subordinate
experts tend to categorize at which level
ball, ears, heart, zebra
memory would likely be best for which group of words
visual imagery and visual perception are related processes and this can be seen in M.G.S. who had impaired perception due to a smaller visual range, in return her imagery was also affected because she thought she had to be further away from a force for it to take up her eyesight when compared to other. in addition, the mental walk task shows proof because ration time is similar with both imagery and perception between 2 points
offer two forms of evidence indicating that visual imagery and visual perception are related processes.
1) language is universal because everywhere around the world has their own language to communicate whether in chinese, english, sing-language or any other, they are all used to communicate using rules and grammar 2) language is universal because it is unique to different places around the world, for instance those who do not use left or right use directional words (north, south, west, east) to describe direction
offer two forms of evidence supporting the idea that language is universal
false
people typically are accurate in the prediction of how events will impact their future
caterpillar
people would be quicker to confirm that "a chicken has talons" if it is imagined next to a
false
the most common way in which information is categorized is by relying on definition
morphemes
the smaller unit of language that has meaning or grammatical function is known as
availability heuristic
the sudden spike in traffic accidents in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 can be explained by (the)
false
those who are congenitally blind are incapable of forming images using visual imagery
analogical transfer
using the "russian marriage problem" to solve the "militated chessboard problem" is an example of
the flynn effect explains a generation increase in intelligence, this may be because more people are attending colleges and universities than in the past and people people now have any information they want to know at their fingertips due to technology
what is the flynn effect and what are two possible explanations
unfair offer from a human partner
when playing the ultimatum game, participants are most likely to regent a(n)
aphantasia
which condition is characterized by an inability to generate using visual imagery
Naom Chomsky
which theorist argued that children are biologically predisposed to learning language
analytical problems
which type of problem is solved in a step-by-step, gradual matter
confirmation bias
why do most participants select the incorrect cards to flip over in the Watson four car problem