Week 7 Thinking and Intelligence

Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the study of ________.

• human development

• 1. human thinking

• 1. human behavior

• 1. human society

Which of the following is an example of a prototype for the concept of leadership on an athletic team?

• 1. the equipment manager

• 1. the scorekeeper

• 1. the team captain

• 1. the quietest member of the team

Which of the following is an example of an artificial concept?

• 1. mammals

• 1. a triangle’s area

• 1. gemstones

• 1. teachers

An event schema is also known as a cognitive ________.

• 1. teachers

• 1. concept

• 1. script

• 1. prototype

________ provides general principles for organizing words into meaningful sentences.

• 1. Linguistic determinism

• 1. Lexicon

• 1. Semantics

• 1. Syntax

________ are the smallest unit of language that carry meaning.

• 1. Lexicon

• 1. Phonemes

• 1. Morphemes

• 1. Syntax

The meaning of words and phrases is determined by applying the rules of ________.

• 1. lexicon

• 1. phonemes

• 1. overgeneralization

• semantics

________ is (are) the basic sound units of a spoken language.

• 1. Syntax

• 1. Phonemes

• 1. Morphemes

• 1. Grammar

A specific formula for solving a problem is called ________.

• 1. an algorithm

• 1. a heuristic

• 1. a mental set

• 1. trial and error

A mental shortcut in the form of a general problem-solving framework is called ________.

• 1. an algorithm

• 1. a heuristic

• 1. a mental set

• 1. trial and error