Psychology Third Edition Chapter 7 Cognition Test
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Which term refers to mental representations that stand for objects or events and have a picture-like quality?

  • Mental images (correct)
  • Cognition
  • Giftedness
  • Intelligence

What is the term for the mental activity that goes on in the brain when a person is organizing and attempting to understand information and communicating it to others?

  • Thinking
  • Language
  • Cognition (correct)
  • Intelligence

Which learning objective focuses on failures of problem solving and creative thinking?

  • LO 7.9 Language, Its Different Elements, and the Structure of Language
  • LO 7.5 Measuring Intelligence and How Intelligence Tests Are Constructed
  • LO 7.3 Failures of Problem Solving and Creative Thinking (correct)
  • LO 7.7 Giftedness and Does Giftedness Guarantee Success

What is the term for the influence of heredity and environment on intelligence?

<p>LO 7.8 The Influence of Heredity and Environment on Intelligence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chapter of the book is likely to discuss language, thinking, and the ability of animals to learn?

<p>Chapter 7 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the mental representations that help in organizing and understanding information?

<p>Concepts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to an example of a concept that closely matches the defining characteristics of that concept?

<p>Prototype (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which problem-solving method involves trying one possible solution after another until a successful one is found?

<p>Trial and error (mechanical solution) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of concept is formed as a result of people's experiences in the real world?

<p>Natural concept (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most general form of a type of concept, such as 'animal' or 'fruit'?

<p>Superordinate concept (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which problem-solving method involves very specific, step-by-step procedures for solving certain types of problems?

<p>Algorithms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to the most specific category of a concept, such as one's pet dog or a pear in one’s hand?

<p>Subordinate concept (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which problem-solving process occurs when a goal must be reached by thinking and behaving in certain ways?

<p>Problem solving (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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