PSY 111 Quiz: Halpern textbook

If she gets a job, she will be successful. She is not successful. Therefore, she did not get the job

An inferential belief that is derived from other statements is called

Problems with a single correct answer are called __, while problems with many possible correct answers are called ___.

______ occurs when something abstract is given a name and then is treated as a concrete object

The tendency to remember information that confirms what we already believe is called

The tendency to like people who like us is called

The process of combining related pieces of information into larger, meaningful units is called

The problem-solving strategy in which operations are planned that move from the goal to the present or initial state:

Bounded rationality means that

Satisficing means that

Wishful thinking can be described as

Methods or means for solving problems are called __________, and they make up the __________.

The most typical examples of a category are called

Which of the following terms refers to the value of a particular choice to an individual?

The time between acquisition of information and its retrieval is called the

Some men are handsome.

The tendency to seek out information that supports what we already believe is called

While thought involves_________, Knowledge is _________.

Implicit memories _________; explicit memories________

we need to raise the speed limit because the current speed is too slow. Which fallacy was committed?

Which of the following statements is true about analogies

__________ refers to one's personal knowledge of their own memory system

Heuristics are used

The field of psychology concerned with how we acquire language is called

A period in problem solving when the problem solver is not actively working on the problem is called

The problem-solving strategy that is best suited for ill-defined problems is called

Predispositions to think and respond in a certain way when solving problems are called

The spontaneous use of skills that are learned in one context in a different context is

When material is most likely to be recalled when you are presented with the same cues when you learned it is called

Because memories are stored in associative networks,

All my favorite desserts are delicious. All chocolate is delicious. All my favorite desserts are chocolate. Middle term?

Measures like the average (mean) or median of a group are called

Premises are

A/An ______ consists of one or more statements that are used to provide support for a conclusion.

The meaning component of language is called

What is the probability of getting a 4 or a 6 on one roll of a single die?

A difference in two numbers, like the means of two groups, is statistically significant when

A premise is _______ when it is true or we can reasonably believe that it is true

Two or more events are __________ when the occurrence of one event does not affect the occurrence of the other events.

Knowledge that you cannot recall when needed is called

Adequate grounds is when

Automatic memory refers to

Which of the following is NOT included in a disposition of critical thinking?

Which of the following shows stages of decision making in the correct order?

Contemporary psychologists generally view the construct of intelligence

Which of the following involves restating ideas into your own words

A premise is ________ when several premises are presented and they do not contradict each other

The number of ways a particular outcome can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes is called

A pitfall that arises in decisions about whether or not to continue an activity is called

Probabilities near a value of __________ represent maximum uncertainty.

When someone scores extremely high/low on some measure, they tend to score closer toward the mean on a 2nd measurement.

The use of representativeness in estimating probabilities frequently leads to a neglect of

A qualifier is

Anyone can figure out the number or percentage of trials on which a particular outcome will occur, because of

Is she gets a job, she will be successful. She is not successful. Therefore, she did not get a job.

Which of the following best represents stages of problem-solving?

__________ are states where there is a gap or barrier between where the person is and where she or he wants to be.

The only valid ways to draw conclusions from "if, then" statements are

The use of an internal picture-like representations while thinking is called