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What is cognition?
What is cognition?
- The mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating. (correct)
- The ability to produce new and valuable ideas.
- The mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, and people.
- The process of solving problems using heuristics.
What are concepts?
What are concepts?
- The mental activities associated with thinking.
- The ability to produce new and valuable ideas.
- Mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, and people. (correct)
- The process of solving problems using heuristics.
What is an algorithm?
What is an algorithm?
- A mental set that prevents us from taking a fresh perspective.
- A sudden flash of inspiration that solves a problem.
- A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees a solution to a problem. (correct)
- A simpler strategy that is usually speedier than an algorithm but is also more error-prone.
What is a heuristic?
What is a heuristic?
What is insight?
What is insight?
What is confirmation bias?
What is confirmation bias?
What is fixation?
What is fixation?
What is intuition?
What is intuition?
What is belief perseverance?
What is belief perseverance?
What is framing?
What is framing?
What is creativity?
What is creativity?
What is divergent thinking?
What is divergent thinking?
Cognition involves only mental activities associated with thinking.
Cognition involves only mental activities associated with thinking.
Concepts are mental groupings of only similar objects.
Concepts are mental groupings of only similar objects.
Memory gradually shifts an item toward a category prototype after placing it in a category.
Memory gradually shifts an item toward a category prototype after placing it in a category.
An algorithm is a simpler strategy that is usually speedier than a heuristic.
An algorithm is a simpler strategy that is usually speedier than a heuristic.
Insight is a strategy-based solution that guarantees a solution to a problem.
Insight is a strategy-based solution that guarantees a solution to a problem.
Confirmation bias predisposes us to challenge rather than verify our hypotheses.
Confirmation bias predisposes us to challenge rather than verify our hypotheses.
Fixation, such as mental set, may prevent us from taking the fresh perspective that would lead to a solution.
Fixation, such as mental set, may prevent us from taking the fresh perspective that would lead to a solution.
Intuition is an effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or thought, as contrasted with explicit, conscious reasoning.
Intuition is an effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or thought, as contrasted with explicit, conscious reasoning.
Availability heuristics estimate event likelihood based on memory availability to make accurate judgments.
Availability heuristics estimate event likelihood based on memory availability to make accurate judgments.
Overconfidence can impact decisions when confidence outweighs correctness.
Overconfidence can impact decisions when confidence outweighs correctness.
Belief perseverance occurs when we cling to beliefs and ignore evidence that proves these are wrong.
Belief perseverance occurs when we cling to beliefs and ignore evidence that proves these are wrong.
Creativity is only supported by working memory.
Creativity is only supported by working memory.
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