Introduction to Psychology 1/IPSY102/Cognition/Quiz

Review questions

Assess your understanding of this learning pathway by selecting the correct answer for each of the following questions:

• Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the study of ________.
  • human development
    • Incorrect.
  • human thinking
    • Correct.
  • human behavior
    • Incorrect.
  • human society
    • Incorrect.
• Which of the following is an example of a prototype for the concept of leadership on an athletic team?
  • the equipment manager
    • Incorrect.
  • the scorekeeper
    • Correct.
  • the team captain
    • Incorrect.
  • the quietest member of the team
    • Incorrect.
• Which of the following is an example of an artificial concept?
  • mammals
    • Incorrect.
  • a triangle’s area
    • Correct.
  • gemstones
    • Incorrect.
  • teachers
    • Incorrect.
• An event schema is also known as a cognitive ________.
  • stereotype
    • Incorrect.
  • concept
    • Incorrect.
  • script
    • Correct.
  • prototype
    • Incorrect.
• ________ provides general principles for organizing words into meaningful sentences.
  • Linguistic determinism
    • Incorrect.
  • Lexicon
    • Incorrect.
  • Semantics
    • Incorrect.
  • Syntax
    • Correct.
• ________ are the smallest unit of language that carry meaning.
  • Lexicon
    • Incorrect.
  • Phonemes
    • Incorrect.
  • Morphemes
    • Correct.
  • Syntax
    • Incorrect.
• The meaning of words and phrases is determined by applying the rules of ________.
  • lexicon
    • Incorrect.
  • phonemes
    • Incorrect.
  • overgeneralization
    • Incorrect.
  • semantics
    • Correct.
• ________ is (are) the basic sound units of a spoken language.
  • Syntax
    • Incorrect.
  • Phonemes
    • Correct.
  • Morphemes
    • Incorrect.
  • Grammar
    • Incorrect.
• A specific formula for solving a problem is called ________.
  • an algorithm
    • Correct.
  • a heuristic
    • Incorrect.
  • a mental set
    • Incorrect.
  • trial and error
    • Incorrect.
• A mental shortcut in the form of a general problem-solving framework is called ________.
  • an algorithm
    • Incorrect.
  • a heuristic
    • Correct.
  • a mental set
    • Incorrect.
  • trial and error
    • Incorrect.
• Which type of bias involves becoming fixated on a single trait of a problem?
  • anchoring bias
    • Correct.
  • confirmation bias
    • Incorrect.
  • representative bias
    • Incorrect.
  • availability bias
    • Incorrect.
• Which type of bias involves relying on a false stereotype to make a decision?
  • anchoring bias
    • Incorrect.
  • confirmation bias
    • Incorrect.
  • representative bias
    • Correct.
  • availability bias
    • Incorrect.

Sources

• OpenStax, Psychology. OpenStax CNX. Oct 31, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/contents/4abf04bf-93a0-45c3-9cbc-2cefd46e68cc@5.52.