Cognitive Psychology Unit Quiz

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

• human development

• human thinking

• human behavior

• human society

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

• the equipment manager

• the scorekeeper

• the team captain

• the quietest member of the team

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

• mammals

• a triangle’s area

• gemstones

• teachers

An event schema is also known as a cognitive ________.

• stereotype

• concept

• script

• prototype

________ provides general principles for organizing words into meaningful sentences.

• Linguistic determinism

• Lexicon

• Semantics

• Syntax

________ are the smallest unit of language that carry meaning.

• Lexicon

• Phonemes

• Morphemes

• Syntax

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

• lexicon

• phonemes

• overgeneralization

• semantics

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

• Syntax

• Phonemes

• Morphemes

• Grammar

A specific formula for solving a problem is called ________.

• an algorithm

• a heuristic

• a mental set

• trial and error

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

• an algorithm

• a heuristic

• a mental set

• trial and error