Cognition And Emotions Quiz 12 (25 MCQs)

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1. How many phonemes are in the word odd?

2. The hypothesis that one's language determines the nature of one's thought is the

3. Sam knows the answer to the question is "A" but he reads all the other questions anyway. This is an example of

4. "elephants are larger than mice" is an example of what concept

5. In an effort to remember how to spell "rhinoceros, " Sheryl writes the word 30 times. She is using a technique known as:

6. Your teacher give you smiley stickers when you work a math problem correctly

7. Agreed with Gardner's idea of multiple intelligences, but he established his own idea of Triarchic Theory.

8. An explanation why more attractive people are more likely to be given higher salaries than less attractive people

9. Which of the following utterances is an example of the overregularization of a grammatical rule?

10. Four factors in changing attitudes are

11. What do we call:changing and reorganizing theinformation stored in memory to createnew information.

12. The fear of making a fool of yourself or of making a mistake is called a(n) _____ barrier to problem solving.

13. A problem-solving rule or procedure that, when followed step by step, assures that a correct solution will be found is known as:

14. If you want to be completely certain that you will find the solution to a problem you know is solvable, you should use:

15. When instances come readily to mind, we often presume such events are common. What of the following is the term for this phenomenon?

16. The feeling that we are worse off than others, even when our lives are pretty good, is called _____

17. Producing valuable and novel ideas best defines which of the following?

18. Sad feelings that trigger memories of another sad time are an example of

19. According to psychologists, memory refers to all of the following measures of retention EXCEPT:

20. Which is not a stage of memory?

21. The second short-term memory, where information is rehearsed so it can be stored in long-term

22. The tendency to attend to evidence that confirms our expectations is called:

23. Ignoring or finding fault with info that does not fit our opinions.

24. An unwillingness to give up our beliefs even when the evidence proves us wrong is called

25. A cat comes running into the kitchen when it hears a can opener. This is