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Week 1: Assignment 1
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Due on 2022-02-09, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-02-08,

18:32 IST
1) Ancient scholars in which field asked the first questions related 1 point
to cognitive psychology?

behaviorism
sociology
biology
philosophy
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
philosophy
2) Which psychologist extensively tested his own memory to 1 point
develop theories of cognition?

Aristotle
Wundt
Ebbinghaus
Chomsky
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
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Ebbinghaus
3) As a graduate student in psychology, you design a study on how 1 point
lawbreakers who get away with their crimes react to news of
others' crimes. Your graduate adviser rejects your study because it is not
______.In other words, it cannot be evaluated through observation

negotiable
testable
accurate
parsimonious
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
testable
4) Wilhelm Wundt and his students used a technique known as 1 point
_________ to study mental states

behaviorism
intensity measurement
componentialism
introspection
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
introspection
5) Cognitive psychology is broad, and thus overlaps with many 1 point
other fields including neuroscience, philosophy, and ______.

chemistry
astronomy
linguistics
robotics
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
linguistics
6) If you think of cognitive processing as a type of information 1 point
processing, then the brain is the ______ and the cognitive
processes themselves are the ______.

hardware; software
response; stimulus
software; hardware
stimulus; response
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
 hardware; software
7) What kind of research methodology focuses on intensive 1 point
analyses of a single individual?

surveys
case studies
correlational studies
naturalistic observations
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
case studies
8) Which “school” of psychology emphasized objectivity of 1 point
research methods and measurement?

the gestalt school

functionalism
structuralism
behaviorism
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
behaviorism
9) Using a computer or information processing model would most 1 point
accurately depict which approach to cognition?

embodied cognition
representationalist
linguistic
behaviorist
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
representationalist
10) Which of the following allows us to support claims about 1 point
cause-and-effect relationships?
experiment
introspection
naturalistic observation
controlled observation
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
experiment
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Week 2: Assignment 2
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Due on 2022-02-09, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-02-08,

18:33 IST
1) Which scenario is an example of sensing but not perceiving a 1 point
stimulus?

the music playing in the background while you are studying

the argument you are having with your significant other while cooking
dinner
the music you are singing along to while messaging a friend online
the painting you are working on while talking to your mother

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
the music playing in the background while you are studying

2) What is the difference between proximal stimuli and distal stimuli? 1 point

primates perceive distal stimuli, and non-primates perceive proximal

stimuli.
primates perceive proximal stimuli, and non-primates perceive distal
stimuli.
The human brain translates distal stimuli into proximal stimuli
the human brain translates proximal stimulus into distal stimulus
 Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
The human brain translates distal stimuli into proximal stimuli

3) Which of these help us estimate objects’ size and distance to aid 1 point
in our perception?

neurons
sensations
stimuli
cues

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
cues

4) A stencil provides a good analogy for the theory of: 1 point

prototype matching
template matching
good continuation
featural analysis

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
template matching

5) Which of these psychological approaches focuses on how humans 1 point

use principles of organization to understand our surroundings?

perception-action
computational
gestalt
top-down

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
gestalt

6) If you were to hold a pen in each hand, with one held five inches 1 point
from your face and the other at arm’s length, the one closer to your face will
look larger, even though they are the same size. This is based on cues from
______.

the retinal image

brain functioning
top-down processing
a linear perspective
 Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
the retinal image

7) ___________ are to visual perception what phonemes are to 1 point

language, according to Biederman

receptors
retinas
distal stimuli
geons
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
geons

8) Prototype matching theory argues that percepts are compared to 1 point

______ in memory

exact stencils
lists of features
idealized representations
abstract dot patterns

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
idealized representations

9) When making a decision, we are likely to weigh all of the possible 1 point
choices we could make. This is most similar to the concept of ______ in
perception

top-down processing
closure
proximity
affordances

Yes, the answer is correct.

Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
affordances

10) According to research, which of these is most important in 1 point

perceiving apparent motion?

nearness
similarity
color
stability
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
similarity
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Week 3: Assignment 3
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Due on 2022-02-16, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-02-15,

22:50 IST
1) Which of the following is an analogy used to describe attention? 1 point

a filter of information
a key fitting into a lock
a light that turns on and off repeatedly
a barrier that separates the features of the environment
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a filter of information
2) Talking to your friend during class while you are supposed to be 1 point
listening to your professor’s lecture is most similar to ______.

salience
a shadowing task
the cocktail party effect
the dual-task method
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
 a shadowing task
3) Treisman’s modified filter model of attention suggests that some 1 point
information passes through, but only after it has been ranked in
terms of ______.

importance
definition
difficulty
currency
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
importance
4) Stroop interference lessens when 1 point

participants are better readers

participants are given more practice at naming colors
participants are girls rather than boys
participants are encouraged to focus carefully
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
participants are given more practice at naming colors
5) Our attention has been said to involve a ______ that filters out 1 point
everything except the information we are attending to

bottleneck
net
switchboard
bridge
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
bottleneck
6) Which of these is known to influence the cocktail party effect? 1 point

a person’s level of extroversion or introversion

the salience of the message
a person’s intelligence
cultural differences in filtering abilities
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
the salience of the message
7) Noticing a red flower among a field of purple flowers illustrates 1 point
______.
 the attention capture phenomenon
the cocktail party effect
the bottleneck of attention
a shadowing task
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
the attention capture phenomenon
8) Certain stimuli seem to jump off the page at the viewer, causing 1 point
an involuntary shift of attention that is referred to as

the Stroop effect

attentional capture
attenuation
the cocktail party effect
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
attentional capture
9) In Kahneman’s model of attention, allocation of mental 1 point
resources is affected by preferences for certain kinds of tasks over
others. These preferences are known as
enduring dispositions
arousal states
momentary intentions
task difficulty variables
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
enduring dispositions
10) Which of the following is an example of a controlled 1 point
process, for most people?
driving
reading
playing a well-practiced video game
sending a telegraph message
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
sending a telegraph message
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Week 4: Assignment 4
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Due on 2022-02-23, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-02-21,

21:46 IST
1) Imagine that you are sitting in class, listening to your professor 1 point
lecture, and viewing slides on the projector that she is flipping
through. Your brain understands these slides as varying forms of light. This
translation is an example of ______.

storage
encoding
retrieval
a translator
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
encoding
2) The briefest form of memory is ______ memory 1 point

sensory
short-term
working
long-term
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
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sensory
3) The capacity of short-term memory is ______. 1 point

five plus or minus two bits of information

seven plus or minus two bits of information
five plus or minus two words
seven plus or minus two words
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
seven plus or minus two bits of information
4) The suffix effect relates to which type of memory? 1 point

iconic
echoic
short term
working
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
echoic
5) You are participating in a study in which you are presented with 1 point
an array of letters. However, you are asked to report only the top
line of five rows (much like an eye exam). This process best illustrates a
______ method.

full-report
delayed-report
varied-report
partial-report
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
partial-report
6) The fact that the size of the memory set does affect search time 1 point
in short-term memory suggests that:

search is a serial process

search is a parallel process
search is self-terminating
search is exhaustive
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
search is a serial process
7) You recently bought a new phone and had to change your 1 point
number. However, your old phone number keeps interfering with your
ability to remember your new one. This is an example of ______.

retroactive interference
proactive interference
executive retrieval
overactive retrieval
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
proactive interference
8) Higher working memory capacity means that an individual 1 point

is more susceptible to interference

has quicker reaction times in identifying target letters
is better able to control his/her cognitive focus
has lower ability to reason from premises
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
is better able to control his/her cognitive focus
9) In the absence of rehearsal, short-term memory tends to 1 point

last about 20 seconds

last about 8 seconds
decay slowly over 24 hours
decay slowly over a week.
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
last about 20 seconds
10) Repeating a phone number to yourself to hold it in memory 1 point
while you dial it would use which component of working memory?
the visuospatial sketchpad
the phonological loop
the episodic buffer
both the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
both the visuospatial sketchpad and the phonological loop
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Week 5: Assignment 5
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Due on 2022-03-02, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-03-01,

21:48 IST
Suppose you want to become a memory champion. 1 point
1)
You could achieve your goal by working hard to ______.
develop a photographic memory
develop superior autobiographical memory
use mnemonics
use prospective memory tasks
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
use mnemonics
“A natural process that occurs when information is
2) 1 point
unable to be retrieved from memory” is the definition of
______.
cognition
remembering
forgetting
storage
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
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forgetting
3) While studying for a psychology exam, you devise 1 point
a poem about Piaget’s stages of development to help you
remember them. This is an example of ______.
shallow processing
deep processing
spacing effects
storage
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
deep processing
Both encoding and retrieval together influence
4) 1 point
memory performance in ______.
depth-of-processing effects
environmental-dependent effects
mood-dependent effects
transfer-appropriate processing
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
transfer-appropriate processing
5) Study is to ______ as tests are to ______. 1 point

retrieval; encoding
encoding; retrieval
mnemonics; processing
processing; mnemonics
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
encoding; retrieval
6) You are designing a study that asks subjects, 1 point
“Which of these psychological concepts have you heard of?”
and then presents a list of concepts. Which type of retrieval
task is this?
recall
recognition
implicit
prospective
 Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
recognition
7) You meant to visit the campus bookstore before it 1 point
closed, but you do not remember that you wanted to do that
until two hours after closing time. This scenario is a failure of
which type of memory?
prospective
implicit
explicit
serial position
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
prospective
8) After you have memorized a list of words, you are 1 point
most likely to demonstrate ______ if you are tested on the
list immediately
fading of memory
the primacy effect
the recency effect
strongest recall for the middle of the list
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
the recency effect
9) Context effects and state-dependent learning 1 point
effects occur:
for recall tests only
for recognition tests only
for both recall and recognition
for paired-associate tests only
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
for recall tests only
10) According to the retrieval cue explanation of 1 point
interference, you are more likely to forget where you parked
your car in a lot where:
you have never parked before
you have always parked in the same place
 you have parked frequently, but in many different
spaces
you parked a year ago, but not more recently
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
you have parked frequently, but in many different spaces
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Week 6: Assignment 6
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Due on 2022-03-09, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-03-09,

22:54 IST
Properties and facts are stored at the highest level
1) 1 point
possible, according to the principle of:
encoding specificity
connectionism
cognitive economy
typicality
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
cognitive economy
2) The word superiority effect is related to the idea of 1 point

cognitive economy
schemata
typicality
spreading activation
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
spreading activation
 3) Studies of semantic memory have shown that in a 1 point
lexical decision task, people are faster at responding to the
stimulus “bread” if it is paired with a stimulus such as:
rencle
dog
island
butter
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
butter
4) According to Anderson, procedural memory 1 point
represents information as
words
pictures
production rules
words and pictures
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
production rules
5)According to the notion of cognitive economy, a 1 point
characteristic like “has wings” would be stored along with
which of the following semantic memory nodes?
bird
robin
hummingbird
ostrich
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
bird
6)Collins and Loftus created a revised semantic network 1 point
model to ______.
violate the transitive inheritance of properties
give each connection between concepts the same weight
try to account for typicality effects
show that people do not use hierarchies when organizing
concepts
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
 try to account for typicality effects
7) Which type of organizational approach was 1 point
proposed by Collins and Quillian and includes “has,” “is,” and
“can” links?
super-specialized
verification
resourceful
cognitive
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
cognitive
8) In picturing a scientist, you may automatically think 1 point
of a person with a white lab coat, disheveled hair, and
glasses. This is an example of a(n) ______.
exemplar
prototype
stereotype
definition
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
stereotype
9) Collins and Quillian’s hierarchical network model 1 point
would predict that which of the following statements would
take the LONGEST time to verify?
Boo is a Pomeranian
Boo has a popular Facebook page
Boo is a living thing
Boo is a dog
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Boo is a living thing
10) Primingin lexical decision tasks may be explained 1 point
by the idea of:
episodic memory
encoding specificity
spreading activation
anterograde amnesia
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
spreading activation
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Week 7: Assignment 7
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Due on 2022-03-16, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-03-14,

11:26 IST
1)“Characteristic features” and “family resemblance” 1 point
are important aspects of the _________ view of concepts
classical
prototype
exemplar
schema
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
prototype
2)A mental representation of a category of things in 1 point
the world is known as a(n) ______.
stereotype
prototype
example
concept
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
 concept
3)If an object is ______ typical of a concept, then 1 point
people will recall ______ members of that concept
less; more
more; fewer
less; fewer
approximately; no
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
less; fewer
4) Imagine seeing a hairless cat for the first time. You 1 point
try to rationalize whether this is in fact a cat, and you reason,
“It has four legs, two pointy ears, a pointy nose, and claws; it
is probably a cat.” This exemplifies the ______.
stored network view
feature comparisons approach
cognitive economy
neuroscience-inspired approach
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
feature comparisons approach
5) Which of the following is true regarding schemata? 1 point

A schema refers to something smaller and more

specific than a concept
Schemata are passive rather than active
A schema contains only fixed parts, never variables
Schemata can indicate relationships among various
pieces of information
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Schemata can indicate relationships among various pieces
of information
6)In psychology, “family resemblance” means that 1 point
people, objects, or concepts in a category ______.
share overlapping sets of features
share a single set of defining features
may seem identical but differ in important ways
may seem identical but differ in subtle ways
 Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
share overlapping sets of features
7) The prototype of a category is a(n) ______ of the 1 point
important features of its members.
discussion
detailed list
weighted average
exemplar
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
weighted average
8) Implicit learning is also known as: 1 point

analytic concept formation

nonanalytic concept formation
knowledge-based concept formation
nominal-kind learning
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
nonanalytic concept formation
9) The schema view of concept formation assumes 1 point
that:
there are clear boundaries among individual schemata
there is cognitive economy among concepts
information is abstracted across instances
no information is stored about actual instances
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
information is abstracted across instances
10) You might have a “script” for 1 point

what a classroom looks like

what a “pet” is
what a “cat” is
what happens when you go to the barber/hairstylist
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
what happens when you go to the barber/hairstylist
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Week 8: Assignment 8
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Due on 2022-03-23, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-03-22,

21:35 IST
1)Paivio’s ____ hypothesis argues that long-term 1 point
memory contains two separate systems that represent
information in verbal and visual forms, respectively

picture-word
dual code
visuo-verbal
symbolic distance
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
dual code
2) Several mnemonic devices, including the method of1 point
loci, the pegword method, and the method of interacting
images, have in common their reliance on:
verbal rehearsal
creating a story
visual imagery
use of rhyme
 Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
visual imagery
3)The relational-organizational hypothesis is 1 point
supported by:
the effectiveness of the method of loci
the fact that concrete words are recalled better than
abstract words
the fact that noninteractive images do not facilitate
recall whereas interactive images do facilitate recall
the effectiveness of the pegword method
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
the fact that noninteractive images do not facilitate recall
whereas interactive images do facilitate recall
4)Finke theorized that there are _____ principles of 1 point
mental imagery
two
three
four
five
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
five
5) Images can prime the visual pathway, making it 1 point
easier to detect a faint stimulus. This is an example of:
perceptual equivalence
spatial equivalence
structural equivalence
transformational equivalence
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
perceptual equivalence
6) Some theorists believe that there is a single code 1 point
for all types of information; this code is known as a _______
representation
visual
 pictorial
verbal
propositional
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
propositional
7) How would you create an accurate, detailed mental 1 point
picture of a place you had never been?
Read about the place and look at pictures of it
Invent sounds and sensations that might happen there
Create a mental picture of a similar familiar place and alter
details
It is not possible to do this
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Read about the place and look at pictures of it
8) Images are most often ______. 1 point

visual
auditory
olfactory
tactile
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
visual
9) Objects are usually easier to remember because they 1 point
are ______, whereas concepts tend to be harder to remember
because they are ______.
auditory; visual
visual; auditory
abstract; concrete
concrete; abstract
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
concrete; abstract
10) In the ______, words that rhyme with numbers are 1 point
placeholders in an ordered list
pegword mnemonic
 method of loci
concreteness effect
bizarreness effect
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
pegword mnemonic
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Week 9: Assignment 9
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Due on 2022-03-30, 23:59 IST.

Assignment submitted on 2022-03-30,

22:10 IST
1)According to most experts in the field, what is the 1 point
primary purpose of language?
control
communication
identification
isolation
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
communication
2) Meaning is to ______ as grammar is to ______ 1 point

semantics; pragmatics
phonology; syntax
syntax; semantics
semantics; syntax
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
 semantics; syntax
3)The sentence “The man gave a cloud to his friend” 1 point
has questionable ______
syntax
morphemes
semantics
orthography
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
semantics
4) The subfield of linguistics that examines the use of 1 point
language within particular contexts is called ______.
semantics
syntax
orthography
pragmatics
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
pragmatics
5) Preposing (moving a certain part of a sentence to 1 point
the beginning of the sentence) is syntactically “legal” when:
the moved segment begins with a noun
the moved segment contains a subject and a predicate
the moved segment begins with a verb
the moved segment constitutes a complete constituent
of a certain type
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
the moved segment constitutes a complete constituent of a
certain type
6) Choose the correct hierarchy of language 1 point
processing
sounds or letters > words > phrases > sentences
words > sounds or letters > phrases > sentences
sentences > phrases > sounds or letters > words
phrases > sentences > words > sounds or letters
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
 Accepted Answers:
sounds or letters > words > phrases > sentences
7) You hear your classmate say, “I’m just going to 1 point
hang around until class starts.” Which aspect of language
structure helps you understand that your classmate means
"waiting" and not actually hanging from a doorway?
pragmatics
syntax
morphology
semantics
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
pragmatics
8)When you are having a conversation with 1 point
someone, you often do not stop between words to
emphasize that you are saying distinct words. This is known
as
specialization
coarticulation
functionalism
lateralization
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
coarticulation
9) “I saw a bat in the corner.” Does bat refer to a 1 point
baseball bat, or a flying mammal? This confusion illustrates a
problem of:
ambiguity
anomaly
synonymy
self-contradiction
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
ambiguity
10) You are reading the sentence “Flywheels are one 1 point
of the oldest mechanical devices known to man.” On which
of the following words are you likely to spend the LEAST
time fixating?
Flywheels
 oldest
devices
to
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
to
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1) A problem is ______. 1 point

when you do not have experience with a situation

when a situation is not as you expected it to be
a situation in which another person disagrees with your
position
a situation in which there is a difference between a
current state and a desired goal state
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a situation in which there is a difference between a current
state and a desired goal state
2)______ is a common barrier to our ability to solve 1 point
problems
typicality
functional fixedness
analogical transfer
 means-end strategy
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
functional fixedness
3)The problem-solving technique of ______ involves 1 point
comparing the goal with the starting point, thinking of
possible ways to overcome the distance between them, and
choosing the best one
generate-and-test
means-end analysis
reasoning by analogy
mental set
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
means-end analysis
4) In research on mental search of a “problem space,” 1 point
a “path” is:
any connection between two nodes
a sequence of moves beginning at the initial state and
ending at the final goal state
the single solution to a problem
the most efficient solution to a problem
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a sequence of moves beginning at the initial state and
ending at the final goal state
5) A Sudoku puzzle is an example of a(n) ______. 1 point

ill-defined problem
well-defined problem
trial-and-error problem
functional fixedness problem
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
well-defined problem
6) Defining and representing a problem is the process 1 point
of ______.
making a list of the problems you have already
experienced and applying it to the current problem
 redefining the knowledge needed to solve the problem
while resolving issues with functional fixedness
focusing on whether the problem is ill-defined or well-
defined and if it is subject to functional fixedness
stating the scope and goal of the problem and
organizing the knowledge needed for addressing it
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
stating the scope and goal of the problem and organizing
the knowledge needed for addressing it
7) Think of 10 animal names that begin with the letter 1 point
R. This problem would probably be solved using a ______
technique
means-end analysis
reasoning-by-analogy
gestalt restructuring
productive-thinking
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
productive-thinking
8) Mental set: 1 point

can only be induced by large amounts of practice

can lead us to make unwarranted assumptions about a
problem
involves the use of analogy to solve a problem
aids problem solving because it supplies an efficient
problem representation
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
can lead us to make unwarranted assumptions about a
problem
9) Trial-and-error approaches are successful when 1 point
there are ______.
many variations on a few basic solutions
several risky and improbable solutions
relatively few possible solutions
many conflicting solutions
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
 relatively few possible solutions
10) Whilebaking a cake, you say the steps out loud as 1 point
you are carrying them out. This is an example of ______.
pathology
functional fixedness
retrospection
introspection
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
introspection
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Which type of reasoning results in conclusions that
1) 1 point
contain new information?
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
invalid reasoning
both inductive and deductive reasoning
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
inductive reasoning
“All dogs are mammals. All mammals have hair. All
2) 1 point
dogs have hair.” This is an example of ______
 heuristic reasoning
conducive reasoning
conditional reasoning
syllogistic reasoning
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
syllogistic reasoning
3)When Wason’s four-card task is replaced with an 1 point
everyday problem about checking the identification of people
who are drinking Coke and beer,
people still neglect modus tollens in their responses
people turn over all four cards instead of the two that
are necessary and sufficient
people turn over only one card instead of the two that
are necessary and sufficient
about 75% of participants solve the problem correctly
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
about 75% of participants solve the problem correctly
4) Past events seem “inevitable” due to the action of 1 point
the:
framing effect
hindsight bias
gambler's fallacy
availability heuristic
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
hindsight bias
5) ______ reasoning is a process by which “if” 1 point
statements lead to conclusions
Deductive
Conditional
Inductive
Syllogistic
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
Conditional
6) ______ statements are those that are either true or 1 point
false
syllogistic
relevant
propositional
conditional
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
propositional
7) “If my mother visits today, I am not going to cook 1 point
dinner. She has just arrived. I am not going to cook dinner.”
This is an example of ______.
propositional reasoning
a syllogism
counterfactual thinking
an unconditional statement
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
propositional reasoning
8)______ is about absolute truth, while ______ 1 point
examines the likelihood of a conclusion being true
deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning
inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning
heuristic reasoning; analytical reasoning
heuristic reasoning; syllogistic reasoning
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning
9)Evans (1984, 2006) suggests that when we reason 1 point
we use one system based on heuristic processes and
another based on ______ processes
dual-process
inductive
analytic
rapid-decision
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
analytic
 10) Forrest Gump’s famous quote, “Life is like a box of 1 point
chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get,” is an
example of ______
surface approaches
category induction
causal reasoning
analogical reasoning
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
analogical reasoning
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1)In Kahneman and Tversky’s prospect theory, they 1 point
hypothesized that people tend to ______ low-probability
outcomes and ______ high-probability outcomes
focus on; ignore
ignore; focus on
underweight; overweight
overweight; underweight
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
overweight; underweight
Expected utility theory is usually regarded as a
2) 1 point
________ model of decision making
descriptive
prescriptive
normative
 both descriptive and prescriptive
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
normative
3)The ideal model of decision making involves 1 point
______
discussing options with peers
ranking criteria in terms of their importance
following your instinct
deciding only when the outcome is certain
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
ranking criteria in terms of their importance
4)The mental activities that take place in choosing 1 point
among alternatives are collectively called
problem solving
inductive reasoning
rational thought
decision making
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
decision making
5)According to psychologists, human decision 1 point
making often falls short of optimality because
there is not enough information available to make a
rational decision
one cannot be rational under conditions of uncertainty
the information available overwhelms the cognitive
processes
rationality assumes a higher degree of intelligence than
most people have
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
the information available overwhelms the cognitive
processes
6)Which of the following is NOT one of the five 1 point
phases of decision making
 goal setting
information gathering
planning
random choice
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
random choice
7) Cognitive illusions 1 point

tell us that our decision-making system is seriously

flawed
tell us something about the way our cognitive systems
work
cannot tell us anything about how to design programs
to improve the quality of decisions
represent serious biases in our real-world decisions
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
tell us something about the way our cognitive systems
work
8) When we assess probability by judging the ease 1 point
with which relevant examples come to mind, we are using
the heuristic of
representativeness
availability
framing
hindsight
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
availability
9) The tendency to seek out information that supports 1 point
our current beliefs is called
a believability effect
a content effect
a confirmation bias
false induction
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
a confirmation bias
10) Normative models of decision making describe 1 point

how we ought to make decisions in realistic

circumstances
ideal performance under ideal circumstances
what people actually do when they make decisions
cognitive illusions
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 1
Accepted Answers:
ideal performance under ideal circumstances