Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

A person who is concerned about his or her health, but who continues to drink large amounts of alcohol, is making an error in judgment called ignoring the base rate.

Cognitive psychologist Lera Boroditsky has reported that aboriginal children from Cape York, Australia, can accurately point to any compass direction as early as age five, while most Americans cannot do this even as adults.Boroditsky believes this is due to the exclusive use of absolute directional references within the language spoken by the aboriginals of Cape York as opposed to the relative directional references used in the English language, which lends support to the

An instructor concentrates so much on the information to be put on her PowerPoint slide that she fails to note the need to use contrast for easy visibility of the text.In attempting to solve the problem of creating effective slides for her students, this instructor is exhibiting which type of barrier to problem solving?

A prerequisite for creativity seems to be

Although Mark looked in the dictionary for the definition of the word "liberal," he still would find it offensive if someone referred to him as "liberal." Thus, Mark's negative view of the word "liberal" represents, for him, this concept's __________ meaning.

Archimedes was asked by the king to determine whether the goldsmith in making his crown had cheated the king by substituting cheaper metals.When Archimedes checked on known methods for analyzing metals, he found that all involved cutting or melting the crown.Then, the solution to the crown problem came to Archimedes suddenly when he was getting into his overly full bath and observed that the level of water rose as he stepped in.This same principle, he reasoned, could be used in determining the crown's volume.Then, legend has it that Archimedes ran naked through the streets shouting, "Eureka, Eureka," an activity which is not a requirement of this stage of rapid insight known as

To help understand electricity, Researcher Stephen Kosslyn would recommend that you​

Regarding creativity, mental illness, and personality disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A corporate manager wants to solve a business problem but becomes stern and angry when members of his marketing team joke playfully about possible solutions.This manager is exhibiting which barrier to problem solving?

Research has shown that expert skills are based on

The basic speech sounds of a language are called morphemes.

Your visual representation of a bakery may also include its wonderful odor and the delicious taste of its baked goods.This shows that which of the following involves more than pictures?

Approaching a problem by using a learned set of rules produces a solution that is achieved by

According to Psychologist Janet Davidson, a person who is able to evaluate new problems by contrasting them with old information or with problems already solved is good at

When people are given reports to review regarding a custody decision, and then asked the question, "Which parent should be denied custody?" most people tend to

The fact that the sentence, "Samantha kissed Trevor," has a very different meaning from "Trevor kissed Samantha," demonstrates the importance of

If you are asked, "Which direction do you turn the hot-water handle in your kitchen to shut off the water?" you would most likely use kinesthetic images to answer this question.

In the study in which a group of consumers was given an option to purchase jam with half the group choosing from six different flavors and the other half from 24 flavors, the consumers who were choosing among 24 flavors were 10 times less likely to purchase any jam.

A cultural barrier to creative problem solving would involve

A solution that correctly states the requirements for success in solving a problem, but not in sufficient detail for further action, is called a __________ solution.