Psychology - Thinking, Problem Solving, and Creativity Quiz

Critical Thinking

• Critical thinking is the ability to objectively analyze information, identify patterns and relationships, and make informed decisions.
• Critical thinking skills can be improved through practice, experience, and education.

Decision Making

• Decision making is the process of selecting a course of action from multiple options.
• Factors that can influence the decision-making process include personal biases, emotions, and external pressures.

Creative Thinking

• One factor that can impact creative thinking is the ability to generate new ideas, solutions, and perspectives.
• The ability to generate multiple ideas or solutions is called ideation.

Problem-Solving Strategies

• One problem-solving strategy involves breaking down a problem into smaller parts and analyzing each part to find a solution.
• This strategy is known as divide and conquer.

Cognitive Biases

• The tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions is called anchoring bias.
• Other types of errors in thinking can lead to flawed decisions and judgments, such as confirmation bias and availability heuristic.

Cognitive Processes

• Perception is the process of interpreting and organizing sensory information in order to understand and navigate the environment.
• Attention is the mental process of selectively focusing on specific stimuli or information while ignoring others.
• Memory is the process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information.

Problem-Solving

• Problem-solving is the process of identifying a problem, generating solutions, and selecting a course of action.
• Implementation involves carrying out the chosen solution and monitoring its results.

Brainstorming

• Brainstorming is a type of activity that involves generating ideas without criticism or judgment.
• Mind mapping is a visual technique that can help stimulate creativity by organizing and connecting ideas.