This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Convergent thinking is ..... A) Brainstorming ideas. B) Focusing on one correct answer. C) Blocking problem solving. D) Relying on emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focusing on one correct answer. 2. Raul and Sophia were having a picnic when it started to rain. They did not think of using their big plastic tablecloth as a temporary rain shelter and so were drenched within minutes. Their oversight best illustrates ..... A) The Availability Heuristic. B) Confirmation Bias. C) Belief Perseverance. D) Fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fixation. 3. Rachel transfers into THS as a junior. The guidance counselor reviews her academic record, then looks at her standardized test scores. Next she has Penelope take a Kudor preference test. Finally she conducts a ten-question interview with Penelope's mother. The counselor uses this procedure for every student that transfers to Fort. The counselor is using: A) A heuristic. B) An algorithm. C) A concept. D) A prototype. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An algorithm. 4. What is cognition primarily associated with? A) Physical strength and endurance. B) Perception, knowledge, and problem solving. C) Dietary habits and nutrition. D) Artistic skills and creativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perception, knowledge, and problem solving. 5. When you were very young, you saw a thing underneath your bed. You don't know what it was. It had no real shape, but it was dark and had glowing eyes and it very quietly hissed at you. There is no word for what you saw, but you have never forgotten what it looked like. When you think of monsters or something scary, you visually picture the thing in your mind-it is: A) A rule. B) An image. C) A concept. D) A symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An image. 6. How does belief perseverance affect our thinking? A) It helps us change our beliefs quickly. B) It makes us cling to initial conceptions even after they've been discredited. C) It encourages skepticism about all beliefs. D) It only affects religious beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It makes us cling to initial conceptions even after they've been discredited. 7. What is the Atmosphere Effect in logical reasoning errors? A) Conclusions based on presentation rather than logic. B) Errors caused by lack of information. C) Mistakes due to calculation errors. D) Errors from misunderstanding vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusions based on presentation rather than logic. 8. Why are algorithms effective for computers? A) Due to the ability to process large amounts of information. B) Because computers can only perform simple calculations. C) Because algorithms are always short and simple. D) Because computers do not require instructions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due to the ability to process large amounts of information. 9. Mental models of different aspects of the world. A) Cognitive schema. B) Mental set. C) Prototype. D) Algorithm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive schema. 10. A habitual strategy or pattern of problem solving A) Mental set. B) Functional fixedness. C) Creativity. D) Flexibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mental set. 11. Which of the following best describes Top-Down Processing? A) Data-driven, recognition from details to whole. B) Concept-driven, influenced by prior knowledge. C) Measures cognitive processing speed. D) Tasks become easier with practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concept-driven, influenced by prior knowledge. 12. Your psychology professor has announced that the next test will assess your understanding of sensation and perception. When you receive the test, however, you find that very few questions actually relate to these topics. In this instance, you would be most concerned about the ..... of the test. A) Reliability. B) Factor analysis. C) Standardization. D) Validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Validity. 13. What is the perceptual tendency to organize stimuli into understandable units? A) Grouping. B) Segregation. C) Dispersal. D) Isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grouping. 14. What is a binocular depth cue resulting from slightly different images produced by the retina of the left eye and the retina of the right eye? A) Retinal disparity. B) Convergence. C) Accommodation. D) Motion parallax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retinal disparity. 15. Which of the following is NOT a function of political ideology? A) It creates laws in order to achieve a perfect society. B) It offers an account of existing order by examining what works and whatdoes not work. C) It outlines how political change or the desired social order can be achieved. D) It provides a model of a desired social order, a vision of Good Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates laws in order to achieve a perfect society. 16. A strategy in which the likelihood of an event is estimated on the basis of how easily other instances of the event are available in memory is called the: A) Availability heuristic. B) Availability algorithm. C) Representativeness heuristic. D) Representativeness algorithm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Availability heuristic. 17. A group of 5 students & a group of 3 students all roughly the same size & strength, engage in a game of tug of war. The game is equal for a long while, neither side immediately gaining an advantage. This is most likely an example of A) Social loafing. B) Dehumanization. C) Conformity. D) Social faciliatation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social loafing. 18. Binocular depth perception requires ..... A) Two eyes working together. B) Movement cues. C) Only monocular cues. D) Illusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two eyes working together. 19. A source that was created after an event has taken place by people who did not participate is called a A) Primary source. B) Secondary source. C) Literature. D) Fake news. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary source. 20. When our child first says dada, dada, dada or mama, mama, mama. Rather than associating meaning with that combination of consonants and vowels, at first baby Fritz will be: A) Cooing. B) Doodling. C) Booing. D) Babbling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Babbling. 21. A dessert recipe that gives you the ingredients, their amounts and the steps to follow is an example of a(n): A) Prototype. B) Algorithm. C) Heuristic. D) Mental set. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Algorithm. 22. Bottom-up processing is ..... A) Starting with sensory receptors and working up to perception. B) Using schemas to interpret stimuli. C) Using prior knowledge to perceive objects. D) Using inference to fill in gaps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starting with sensory receptors and working up to perception. 23. Which of the following is the best statement of the aim? A) To investigate the role of memory. B) To investigate the misinformation effect to see if it's true. C) To investigate the role of leading questions on speed estimates of teenage American students with drivers licenses. D) To replicate the study of Loftus and Palmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To investigate the role of leading questions on speed estimates of teenage American students with drivers licenses. 24. Repetition of the same arguments resulting in stronger attitudes in support of the majority view is an example of A) Group polarization. B) Role conflict. C) Groupthink. D) Social networking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Group polarization. 25. The term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge is: A) Cognition. B) Learning. C) Perception. D) Sensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 1Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 2Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 3Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 4Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 5Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 6Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 7Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 8Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 9Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books