Psych101 CH08 (3)
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(Q013) Cici is very good at math. According to the notion of general intelligence, how would you
expect her to perform in other subjects, such as writing?
a.
She would perform worse at writing than math.
b.
She would perform about as well in writing as she does in math.
c.
She would perform better at writing than math.
d.
Since they are two completely different subjects, it is not possible to say.
(Q007) Taavi is making a multilayered wedding cake for the first time and looking for ways to
prevent the cake from collapsing. He then remembers a bridge he once saw that had an
interesting support system, which gives him the idea to reinforce the cake in a similar way. Taavi
solved this dilemma by ______________.
a.
having an insight
b.
finding an appropriate analogy
c.
restructuring
d.
overcoming functional fixedness
(Q003) Strawberries and bananas are ______________ for the category of ______________.
a.
exemplars; fruit
b.
prototypes; food
c.
exemplars; plants
d.
prototypes; fruit
(Q004) To figure out the attendance of her Introductory Psychology class on any given day, your
professor could simply count the number of students in the room. Or she could break the class
into four equal groups, estimate the number of students in one group, and then multiply that
number by four. In the first case, your professor would be using ______________ to calculate
attendance, and ______________ in the second case.
a.
an algorithm; a heuristic
b.
inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning
c.
deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning
d.
a heuristic; an algorithm
(Q009) Ming's computer crashed suddenly the other day. Ming kept trying the solution that
worked last few times it had crashed, even though it is clear that it won't fix his computer now.
Ming's failure to solve this problem is most likely due to ______________.
a.
restructuring
b.
a mental set
c.
a failure to develop an appropriate analogy
d.
functional fixedness
(Q003) When Daraja thinks about the various members of her family, she envisions a "family
tree" that shows how each person is related. In this example, the "family tree" is an example of
a(n) ____________________ representation.
a.analogical
b.mental map
c.type of practical intelligence
d.symbolic
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