Select one that is an example of the representative heuristic

ted is short, slim & likes poetry. he must be eng. teacher not truck driver

An example of functional fixedness would be

not using the book you are reading to fan yourself when you are hot

What is functional fixedness?

a tendency to view objects as only working in a certain way

Which is an example of divergent thinking?

Finding multiple solutions to one problem

Mental shortcuts/rules that allow people to make judgements

Tendency to let past (correct or not) decisions dictate your future actions

the smallest part of a word that has a meaning

What does convergent thinking do?

Narrows the available solutions to determine the best one

What does an aptitude test show?

How well students are likely to perform

What is fluid intelligence?

Your ability to solve abstract problems

if a test has predictive validity then...

it can be used to determine outcomes

finding information that affirms one's prior beliefs or hypotheses.

the flynn effect says that ..

intelligence test performance is improving

A person uses the availability heuristic to...

Make a quick decision by using the first info that comes to mind

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Convergent Thinking
The act or process of knowing
When a child is performing like an older child
Coming up with one right answer or way to do a task
Thinking in a variety of ways to solve problems
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Morphemes are
units of meaning
has to consist of multiple sounds
sounds of a language
same as words
3
Define prototype.
generalizations of an individual
generalizations of an entire group
sets of opposing terms
the best example of an image of a particular category
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What is an achievement test?
Measures what you have learned
Measures potential
Measures ability
Measures intelligence
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Select one that is an example of the representative heuristic
ted is short, slim & likes poetry. he must be eng. teacher not truck driver
not swimming in the ocean because the probability of shark attack is high
after an airplane crash, more people take trains
criminal law judge is tall, large, has many tattoos and gruff voice.
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An example of functional fixedness would be
making a phone kickstand out of paperclips
writing one's religious vows in blood as a form of protest
not using the book you are reading to fan yourself when you are hot
using a rock to gently tap a nail into place
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What is functional fixedness?
Favoring information that confirms your beliefs
A tendency to approach situations the same way
a tendency to view objects as only working in a certain way
presentation of a fact framed from a particular perspective
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the cognitive process humans use to communicate via speech
problem solving
language acquisition
observational learning
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Which is an example of divergent thinking?
Finding the sine of a triangle
Voting
Deduction
Finding multiple solutions to one problem
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What is a heuristic?
Something used to identify something based on association with a category
Mental shortcuts/rules that allow people to make judgements
a multistep formula to accurately solve a problem
Uncontrollable systematic error in thinking that affect our decision making
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A mental set is...
Tendency to let past (correct or not) decisions dictate your future actions
Automatic form of thought.
A math problem.
Tendency to attempt problems from a singular angle.
12
"I goed to the store" What is being demonstrated by this statement?
telegraphic speech
overgeneralization
two word stage
babbling
13
A morpheme is...
the smallest part of a word that has a meaning
a base word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added
a letter or letters added to the end of a base word
a letter or letters added to the beginning of a base word
14
crystallized intelligence is
intelligence due to genetics
creative solutions to problems
meaningful memories
accumulated knowledge
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What does convergent thinking do?
Narrows the available solutions to determine the best one
Expands the number of available solutions
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What does an aptitude test show?
Effectiveness of school teaching
How well students are likely to perform
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What is fluid intelligence?
Knowledge of fluid objects
Your use of accumulated knowledge
Your ever changing knowledge
Your ability to solve abstract problems
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if a test has predictive validity then...
the test measure what it says it is supposed to
covers all parts of a topic being tested
it can be used to determine outcomes
someone would score the same score if the test is taken again
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Confirmation bias is
what is real.
You can only understand if you have a knowledge of what you are observing.
finding information that affirms one's prior beliefs or hypotheses.
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the flynn effect says that ..
intelligence test performance is reaming constant
intelligence test performance is decreasing
intelligence test performance will not change
intelligence test performance is improving
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A person uses the availability heuristic to...
Avoid making the fundamental attribution error
Maintain a positive self-concept during stress
Make a quick decision by using the first info that comes to mind
Prevent making a base-rate fallacy error
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Holding on to what we think even after seeing information that proves we are wrong
confirmation bias
overconfidence
hindsight bias
belief perseverance
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Smallest distinctive sound units in a language
Phonemes
Grammar
Morphemes
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Overconfidence is the tendency to be more confident than correct
False
True
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hindsight bias and overconfidence often make people...
underestimate their knowledge
underestimate their potential
to have confidence
overestimate their potential

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