PSY/360 Week 5 Quiz PSY 360 & Assignment HELP

PSY/360 Week 5 Quiz PSY 360

PSY/360 Week 5 Quiz PSY 360

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Question 1

Think of 10 animal names that begin with the letter R. This problem would probably be solved using a ______ technique.

•             A. means-end analysis

•             B. reasoning-by-analogy

•             C. gestalt restructuring

•            D. generate-and-test

•             E. productive-thinking

Question 2

The problem-solving technique of ______ involves comparing the goal with the starting point, thinking of possible ways to overcome the distance between them, and choosing the best one.

•             A. generate-and-test

•             B. means-end analysis

•             C. reasoning by analogy

•             D. mental set

•             E. introspection

 

Question 3

When one recalls the solution to an old problem and uses it to solve a new, similarly structured problem, one has reasoned by:

•             A. introspection

•             B. analysis

•             C. analogy

•             D. backtracking

•             E. working memory

 

Question 4

When you adopt a certain framework or strategy for solving a series of problems, you may fail to see other, more efficient ways of solving some of the problems. This is referred to as:

•             A. functional fixedness

•             B. procrastination

•             C. a heuristic

•             D. mental set

•             E. reasoning by analogy

 

Question 5

Study of chess masters indicate that masters:

•             A. consider more possible moves than novices do

•             B. choose the best move only after lengthy consideration

•             C. extract more information from a brief exposure to a chess board

•             D. are better at planning future moves than novices are

•             E. consider more possible “reply” moves by their opponents

 

Question 6

When you walk away from a difficult problem and do something else for a while, then come back and solve the problem successfully, you have experienced the

•             A. incubation effect

•             B. mental-set effect

•             C. unconscious-processing effect

•             D. problem-space effect

•             E. functional-fixedness effect

Question 7

Which type of reasoning results in conclusions that contain new information?

•             A. inductive reasoning

•             B. deductive reasoning

•             C. invalid reasoning

•             D. both inductive and deductive reasoning

•             E. neither inductive nor deductive reasoning

Question 8

Some members of the Jones family are tall. Some tall people play basketball. Which of the following is true?

•             A. Logically, some members of the Jones family play basketball

•             B. Logically, no members of the Jones family play basketball

•             C. Most people assume that some members of the Jones family play basketball

•             D. Most people assume that all members of the Jones family play basketball

•             E. Most people assume that no members of the Jones family play basketball

 

Question 9

Which of the following is a difference between everyday reasoning and formal reasoning?

•             A. In everyday reasoning, all premises are usually supplied

•             B. In everyday reasoning, there is typically one correct answer

•             C. In everyday reasoning, problems are solved as a means of achieving other goals

•             D. In formal reasoning, problems are not self-contained

•             E. In formal reasoning, the content of the problem typically has potential personal relevance

Question 10

The tendency to seek out information that supports our current beliefs is called:

•             A. a believability effect

•             B. a content effect

•             C. a confirmation bias

•             D. syllogistic reasoning

•             E. false induction

Question 11

According to psychologists, human decision making often falls short of optimality because:

•             A. there is not enough information available to make a rational decision

•             B. one cannot be rational under conditions of uncertainty

•             C. the information available overwhelms the cognitive processes

•             D. rationality assumes a higher degree of intelligence than most people have

•             E. true rationality can only be achieved by a computer