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