This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Psychology Chapter 8 Thinking Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ellie can think of 121 things to do with a clothespin. She scores high on the characteristic of: A) Flexibility. B) Insight. C) Heuristics. D) Functional fixedness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flexibility. 2. Becoming accustomed to thinking of only a limited number of uses for something is known as ..... A) Prototypical modeling. B) Functional fixedness. C) Hill-Climbing. D) Mental set. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Functional fixedness. 3. The two-word stage of language development is also known as A) Telegraphic speech. B) Babbling. C) Grammar. D) Morphemes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telegraphic speech. 4. Fill in the blank: ..... are collections of knowledge from past experiences, helping anticipate and interpret new situations. A) Schemas. B) Neurons. C) Reflexes. D) Instincts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schemas. 5. Psychology of language A) Psycholinguistics. B) Semantics. C) Heuristics. D) Confirmation bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psycholinguistics. 6. The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal dispositions on another's behavior is called A) The bystander effect. B) The fundamental attribution error. C) Deindividuation. D) In group bias. E) Mere exposure effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fundamental attribution error. 7. What is the process of generating lots of ideas without evaluating them called? A) Insight. B) Algorithm. C) Trial and Error. D) Brainstorming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brainstorming. 8. The capacity to use information and/or abilities in new and original ways. A) Mental set. B) Functional fixedness. C) Creativity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creativity. 9. What is a laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals? A) Visual cliff. B) Depth gauge. C) Perception meter. D) Infant tester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual cliff. 10. How does the "availability heuristic" influence decision-making? A) By relying on the most recent information available. B) By using a step-by-step procedure to solve a problem. C) By making decisions based on how easily examples come to mind. D) By considering all possible outcomes before making a decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By making decisions based on how easily examples come to mind. 11. Exaggerating or downplaying the significance of events. A) Minimization. B) Magical thinking. C) Magnification and minimization. D) Mind reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magnification and minimization. 12. A question mark represents uncertainty or need for information. It is, therefore: A) A symbol. B) A rule. C) A prototype. D) A concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A symbol. 13. ..... is the mental activity involved in the processing, and communicating of information. A) Thinking. B) Concept. C) Prototype. D) Metacognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking. 14. Problem solving is one type of cognitive activity in which we all engage. Which of the following cognitive tendencies is seen to be an obstacle to problem solving? A) Availability heuristic. B) Insight. C) Prototype confusion. D) Confirmation bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confirmation bias. 15. Selective attention is ..... A) Focusing awareness on one stimulus while ignoring others. B) Failing to detect change in a scene. C) Reduced sensitivity after exposure. D) Sudden realization of a solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focusing awareness on one stimulus while ignoring others. 16. Mr. Raynebau, your seventh grade art teacher, was much different. He encouraged you to think creatively, to let your thoughts roam as you let your artistic expression flow from your mind. By doing so, he inspired: A) Convergent thinking. B) Divergent thinking. C) Metacognition. D) Algorithmic thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divergent thinking. 17. What is the focus of cognitive psychologists as mentioned in the introduction? A) Perception and memory. B) Thinking and intelligence. C) Emotional responses. D) Physical health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinking and intelligence. 18. The expression of ideas through symbols and sounds that are arranged according to rules A) Language. B) Phoneme. C) Morpheme. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language. 19. For descriptive statistics, just one appropriate measure of central tendency and one measure of dispersion should be presented A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which bias involves unintentional stereotyping of someone or something? A) Representative. B) Anchoring. C) Confirmation. D) Hindsight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representative. 21. Monocular cues include ..... A) Relative size. B) Motion parallax only. C) Binocular disparity. D) Prototype formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative size. 22. A label for a class of objects or events that have at least one attribute in common A) Concept. B) Prototype. C) Rule. D) Metacognition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concept. 23. The examiner will stop reading after 2200 words. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Group polarization is the tendency for A) A group to become divided on an issue. B) A group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people. C) A group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged. D) Agreeing with a group to keep everyone happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people. 25. Solomon Asch's findings on conformity might best be used to explain why A) Members of a family all like the taste of bananas. B) Adolescents follow fads in dress and hairstyle. C) People are less likely to accept blame for their failures than accept credit for their successes. D) Performance is enhanced in the presence of others. 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