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Which phenomenon refers to the difficulty conceptualizing that an object typically used for one purpose can be used for another?
Which phenomenon refers to the difficulty conceptualizing that an object typically used for one purpose can be used for another?
- Subjective Utility
- Functional Fixedness (correct)
- Salience of Surface Similarities
- Mental Sets
What term describes the system of rules for arranging words into sentences in language?
What term describes the system of rules for arranging words into sentences in language?
- Extralinguistic Information
- Morphemes
- Phonemes
- Syntax (correct)
Which theory suggests that children are born with some basic knowledge about language, including Chomsky's Language acquisition device?
Which theory suggests that children are born with some basic knowledge about language, including Chomsky's Language acquisition device?
- General Cognitive Processing theory
- Nativist theory (correct)
- Imitation theory
- Social Pragmatics theory
What is the term for the smallest units of speech sounds in language?
What is the term for the smallest units of speech sounds in language?
Which aspect of decision-making involves personal estimates of probabilities?
Which aspect of decision-making involves personal estimates of probabilities?
What does Expected Value in decision-making refer to?
What does Expected Value in decision-making refer to?
Which term refers to the phenomenon of becoming stuck in a specific problem-solving strategy?
Which term refers to the phenomenon of becoming stuck in a specific problem-solving strategy?
'Salience of Surface Similarities' involves focusing on which type of details during problem-solving?
'Salience of Surface Similarities' involves focusing on which type of details during problem-solving?
'Algorithms' in problem-solving involve which approach?
'Algorithms' in problem-solving involve which approach?
'Extralinguistic Information' in language includes which elements?
'Extralinguistic Information' in language includes which elements?
What type of heuristics involves judging the probability of an event by its superficial similarity to a prototype?
What type of heuristics involves judging the probability of an event by its superficial similarity to a prototype?
Which heuristics involves estimating the likelihood of an occurrence based on the ease with which it comes to our minds?
Which heuristics involves estimating the likelihood of an occurrence based on the ease with which it comes to our minds?
What is the term for the tendency to overestimate how well we could have predicted something after it has already occurred?
What is the term for the tendency to overestimate how well we could have predicted something after it has already occurred?
Which type of processing utilizes pre-existing knowledge to fill in missing information?
Which type of processing utilizes pre-existing knowledge to fill in missing information?
Which cognitive functioning strategy involves utilizing pre-existing knowledge such as schemas?
Which cognitive functioning strategy involves utilizing pre-existing knowledge such as schemas?
'Judging the probability of an event by its superficial similarity to a prototype' is associated with which heuristic?
'Judging the probability of an event by its superficial similarity to a prototype' is associated with which heuristic?
'Utilizing pre-existing knowledge to fill in the gaps of missing information' is characteristic of which cognitive process?
'Utilizing pre-existing knowledge to fill in the gaps of missing information' is characteristic of which cognitive process?
'Estimating the likelihood of an occurrence based on the ease with which it comes to our minds' is a feature of which heuristic?
'Estimating the likelihood of an occurrence based on the ease with which it comes to our minds' is a feature of which heuristic?
'Overestimating how well we could have predicted something after it has occurred' is a characteristic of which cognitive bias?
'Overestimating how well we could have predicted something after it has occurred' is a characteristic of which cognitive bias?
'Process of selecting among a set of possible alternatives' refers to what cognitive function?
'Process of selecting among a set of possible alternatives' refers to what cognitive function?
