Quiz on Problem Solving

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Social Studies
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12th Grade
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Ian Heilman
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39 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a step by step procedure for solving a problem?
algorithm
availability heuristic
cognition
algorithm
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when people rely on and believe information that is more popular or easily recalled?
heuristic
representative heuristic
availability heuristic
functional fixedness
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a label or mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, and people?
prototype
concept
mental set
heuristic
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are mental activities & processes associated with thinking, knowing, remembering?
cognition
concept
prototype
heuristic
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a “typical” member of a category, one with the most defining features of that category?
prototype
concept
cognition
heuristic
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a habitual strategy or pattern for problem solving?
prototype
concept
heuristic
mental set
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the tendency to think of an object only in terms of its typical use?
functional fixedness
insight
strategy
algorithm
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