This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... a rule of thumb that is often useful in solving problems. A) Heuristic. B) Algorithm. C) Protype. D) Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heuristic. 2. A visual, mental representation of an event or object is called a(n) (a) A) A. image. B) Symbol. C) Prototype. D) Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. image. 3. Fill in the blank: ..... are used to represent relationships between things in cognitive psychology. A) Mental Categories. B) Physical Objects. C) Chemical Reactions. D) Mathematical Equations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mental Categories. 4. Within a normal distribution, what percent of the population will fall between 85 and 115 on an IQ test? A) 68%. B) 95%. C) 99.7%. D) 32%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 68%. 5. What is the primary focus of psychology? A) Human behavior and mental processes. B) Animal behavior and physical processes. C) Human anatomy and biological processes. D) Animal anatomy and mental processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human behavior and mental processes. 6. What is Insight in problem solving? A) Sudden realization of a solution, akin to an "aha moment.". B) A step-by-step trial and error process. C) A method of memorizing facts quickly. D) A way to avoid solving the problem altogether. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sudden realization of a solution, akin to an "aha moment.". 7. What is the ability to think about a problem or idea in new and unusual ways, to come up with unconventional solutions called? A) Divergent Thinking. B) Convergent Thinking. C) Critical Thinking. D) Metacognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent Thinking. 8. A belief that our choices will influence unrelated events. A) Mind reading. B) Catastrophizing. C) Magical thinking. D) Emotional reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magical thinking. 9. Which of the following best identifies the early speech stage and age in which a child speaks using content words? A) Two-word (telegraphic) stage, 12 months. B) One word stage, 24 months. C) Two-word (telegraphic) stage, 24 months. D) One-word stage, 12 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two-word (telegraphic) stage, 24 months. 10. The tendency to exaggerate the correctness or accuracy of our beliefs and predictions is called A) Hindsight bias. B) Overconfidence. C) Critical thinking. D) Skepticism. E) Reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overconfidence. 11. The ability to acquire new ideas and new behavior, and to adapt to new situations. A) Flexibility. B) Recombination. C) Insight. D) Intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intelligence. 12. Proposes that a person's intelligence is composed of a general ability level and specific mental abilities. A) Two-Factor Theory. B) Triarchic Theory. C) Heritability. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two-Factor Theory. 13. Fill in the blank: ..... is when related words enhance recognition of subsequent words. A) Semantic Priming. B) Retroactive Interference. C) Chunking. D) Rehearsal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semantic Priming. 14. ..... is an example of a concept that best exemplifies the characteristics of that concept. A) Prototype. B) Concept. C) Syntax. D) Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prototype. 15. A chess-playing computer program that routinely calculates all possible outcomes of all possible game moves best illustrates problem solving by means of A) The availability heuristic. B) Belief perseverance. C) An algorithm. D) The representativeness heuristic. E) Fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An algorithm. 16. What is the difference between semantics and syntax in language? A) Semantics deals with meaning, while syntax deals with grammatical structure. B) Syntax deals with meaning, while semantics deals with grammatical structure. C) Semantics is about written language, while syntax is about spoken language. D) There is no difference; they are synonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semantics deals with meaning, while syntax deals with grammatical structure. 17. Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates A) The representativeness heuristic. B) The availability heuristic. C) Belief perseverance. D) Divergent thinking. E) A prototype. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divergent thinking. 18. Jarvis has found himself purchasing meat labeled as "80 percent lean" more often than meat labeled as "20 percent fat, " even though the meat is the same. Which psychological concept best applies to this scenario? A) Intuition. B) Insight. C) Framing. D) Overconfidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Framing. 19. Thinking in extremes. It's either all good or all bad. A) All or nothing thinking. B) Disqualifying the positive. C) Should statements. D) Fortune telling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All or nothing thinking. 20. Insight is ..... A) A sudden realization of a solution. B) A mental habit that blocks solutions. C) A form of conditioning. D) A guarantee of accuracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sudden realization of a solution. 21. What is the primary function of schemata according to the text? A) To create new concepts. B) To organize information for more efficient brain function. C) To define mathematical formulas. D) To observe natural phenomena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To organize information for more efficient brain function. 22. Which of the following is not a limitation of the Dual Process Model? A) It does not explain the interaction of the two systems. B) There is no biological support for a two systems approach. C) It is reductionist-it does not explain the role of emotion in decision making. D) The descriptors of the different systems are not well operationalized-for example, not all fast processing is System 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is no biological support for a two systems approach. 23. Which of the following is NOT a focus area for cognitive psychologists? A) Concept formation. B) Problem solving. C) Decision making. D) Physical exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physical exercise. 24. A sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem. A) Insight. B) Cognitive schema. C) Heuristics. D) Confirmation bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insight. 25. Which problem solving strategy is less likely to have errors? A) Algorithms. B) Insight. C) Intrinsic motivation. D) Heuristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algorithms. 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