13 Questions
Which term refers to mental representations that stand for objects or events and have a picture-like quality?
Mental images
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?
Cognition
Which learning objective focuses on failures of problem solving and creative thinking?
LO 7.3 Failures of Problem Solving and Creative Thinking
What is the term for the influence of heredity and environment on intelligence?
LO 7.8 The Influence of Heredity and Environment on Intelligence
Which chapter of the book is likely to discuss language, thinking, and the ability of animals to learn?
Chapter 7
What is the term for the mental representations that help in organizing and understanding information?
Concepts
What term refers to an example of a concept that closely matches the defining characteristics of that concept?
Prototype
Which problem-solving method involves trying one possible solution after another until a successful one is found?
Trial and error (mechanical solution)
What type of concept is formed as a result of people's experiences in the real world?
Natural concept
What is the most general form of a type of concept, such as 'animal' or 'fruit'?
Superordinate concept
Which problem-solving method involves very specific, step-by-step procedures for solving certain types of problems?
Algorithms
What term refers to the most specific category of a concept, such as one's pet dog or a pear in one’s hand?
Subordinate concept
Which problem-solving process occurs when a goal must be reached by thinking and behaving in certain ways?
Problem solving
Prepare for the test on Chapter 7 of the book 'Psychology, Third Edition' by Saundra K. Ciccarelli and J. Noland White. The test covers learning objectives related to mental images, concepts, problem solving, decision making, failures of problem solving, creative thinking, the definition of intelligence, measuring intelligence, and construction of intelligence tests.
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