Question 1

Which of the following skills would NOT be assessed by creativity tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  originality 
B)  intelligence 
C)  fluency 
D)  flexibility

Question 2

Regarding experts and novices, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experts are always in reflective processing mode when displaying their expert skills. 
B)  At the highest skill levels, expert performers tend to rise above rules and plans with their decisions, thinking, and actions becoming rapid, fluid, and insightful. 
C)  To develop expertise in a field requires one to learn available heuristic solution strategies as well as to develop a deeper general understanding of the field. 
D)  Expertise involves learning thousands of patterns and practicing solving many problems over 10 years.

Question 3

A random search strategy involves

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of insight and pragmatics. 
B)  trying possible solutions to a problem in a more or less arbitrary order. 
C)  increasing the number of possible solutions to be tried. 
D)  correctly stating the requirements for success but not in enough detail for further action.

Question 4

Like English, Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, has words for "north," "south," and so on; but unlike English, Kuuk Thaayorre lacks words for "left" and "right" that are considered which type of directional reference?

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute 
B)  relative 
C)  conjunctive 
D)  disjunctive

Question 5

An advertisement states that job applicants must have a B.S.degree in chemistry and three letters of recommendation.This illustrates a __________ concept.

Accepted Answer

A)  prototypical 
B)  relational 
C)  disjunctive 
D)  conjunctive

Question 6

The illumination stage of creative thought

Accepted Answer

A)  involves a rapid insight or series of insights. 
B)  involves subconscious processing of the problem and possible solutions. 
C)  involves saturation of information pertinent to the problem. 
D)  occurs when the creative thinker tests and evaluates his or her solution.

Question 7

An advertisement states that job applicants must have an A.A.degree or two years of experience.This illustrates a __________ concept.

Accepted Answer

A)  prototypical 
B)  relational 
C)  conjunctive 
D)  disjunctive

Question 8

On a creativity test, you are asked to list all the uses of a paper clip.The more unusual or novel your answers the higher will be your __________ score.

Accepted Answer

A)  flexibility 
B)  fluency 
C)  originality 
D)  elaboration

Question 9

When applying brainstorming to individual problem solving, these ideas should be initially produced without regard to​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​accuracy. 
B)  ​logic or practicality. 
C)  ​organization. 
D)  ​any of these considerations.

Question 10

A student who takes a multiple-choice test by reading the stem of each item, looking for key words, and generating a tentative response before looking at the responses.This helps the student narrow down the possible answers.This student is using

Accepted Answer

A)  a heuristic. 
B)  a semantic differential strategy. 
C)  vicarious problem-solving. 
D)  an algorithmic search strategy.

Question 11

Jasmine is taking a creativity test and is asked "What would happen if everyone in the world became colorblind and could only see black, white, and shades of gray?" Jasmine is taking the

Accepted Answer

A)  Thematic Apperception Test. 
B)  Consequences Test. 
C)  Unusual Uses Test. 
D)  Anagrams Test.

Question 12

Nan is upset because she has not lost enough weight to buy the new swimsuit that she had wanted, so she imagines herself on the beach having fun with her friends in her current swimsuit.Nan is using mental images to

Accepted Answer

A)  change her feelings. 
B)  make a decision. 
C)  prepare for some action. 
D)  aid memory.

Question 13

Learned barriers to problem solving would include

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive self-criticism. 
B)  taboos. 
C)  inability to tolerate ambiguity. 
D)  an active fantasy life.

Question 14

When fluent readers of English attempt to name the colors in which the words are printed rather than reading the words on the Stroop interference task, theyusually having to deliberately check their responses to make sure they are not reading the color words aloud.This deliberate checking of their responses illustrates the use of __________ processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​experiential 
B)  ​reflective 
C)  ​automatic 
D)  ​intuitive

Question 15

Regarding Kanzi's language and grammar skills, which of the following was NOT one of the skills exhibited by this pygmy chimpanzee in the Rumbaugh study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kanzi's grammar was comparable to that of a six-year-old child. 
B)  Kanzi picked up some language rules from his caregivers but developed other patterns on his own. 
C)  Kanzi's sentences consistently followed correct word order. 
D)  Kanzi could understand about 650 spoken sentences.

Question 16

The sentence "A man opened the store for business" and the sentence "The store was opened for business by a man" are related by

Accepted Answer

A)  the semantic differential. 
B)  irregular usage of syntax. 
C)  heuristics. 
D)  transformation rules.

Question 17

One of the ways we can avoid fixations in problem solving would be to

Accepted Answer

A)  visualize the solution rather than physically moving items around. 
B)  physically interact with aspects of the problem rather than deal with them intellectually. 
C)  focus on the first solution that comes to mind. 
D)  take a more flexible approach in categorizing the world.

Question 18

Most creative people are LEAST likely to show which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  a gifted level IQ 
B)  more interest in truth, form, and beauty than in fame or success 
C)  greater than average range of knowledge and interests 
D)  good at using mental images and metaphors in thinking

Question 19

Regarding "reverse vision," which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Reverse vision" is the process involved when a person experiences eidetic imagery. 
B)  "Reverse vision" is the common name for synesthesia. 
C)  "Reverse vision" occurs when one forms any mental image. 
D)  "Reverse vision" occurs when a person uses a hallucinogenic drug that prevents normal mental imagery.

Question 20

At first amateur naturalists painfully identify the birds, butterflies, mammals, or plants they find by mechanically searching through published field guides.In time, those who persist begin to identify more and more species from memory and others based on the general properties they have learned through experience.These amateurs who base their identifications on the general properties of the species observed are using which type of problem solving?

Accepted Answer

A)  trial and error 
B)  rote 
C)  understanding 
D)  the use of algorithms

Exam 8: Cognition, Language, and Creativity.