AP Psychology Unit 2A Thinking & Intelligence

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To find Tabasco sauce in a large grocery store, you could systematically search every shelf in every store aisle. This best illustrates problem solving by means of:

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an algorithm.

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A teacher asks students to think of as many uses for a brick as possible. By listing 50 uses, most of which the class finds new and unusual, Susan is displaying

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Divergent thinking

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Ed’s failure to realize that sewing thread can be used as fishing line and that a bent needle can be used as a hook is an example of

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Functional fixedness

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Which type of test is designed to measure an individual’s knowledge of a subject? (Achievement, Attitude, Aptitude, Projective)

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Achievement

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Advertisers know that a thirty-three percent discount sounds like a better deal than a discount of one third. This best illustrates:

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framing.

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The use of heuristics rather than algorithms is most likely to

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save time in arriving at solutions to problems.

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A mental grouping of similar things, events or people is called a(n):

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Concept

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Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to:

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Look for information that is consistent with one’s beliefs

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Airline reservations typically decline after a highly publicized airplane crash because people overestimate the incidence of such disasters. In such instances, people’s decisions are being influenced by:

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The availability heuristic

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Paul takes a test in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. Such a test is

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an aptitude test.