Cognition And Emotions Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. What is IQ composed of?

2. What is the tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions; an impediment to problem solving?

3. Proceduralisation is when:

4. Semantic memory is

5. Maintaining one's views even after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited is known as:

6. What best represents the ingredients that contribute to creativity?

7. Mental sets and functional fixedness are types of:

8. Which of the following is the best term for mental activities associated with remembering, thinking, and knowing?

9. Memory in which behavior is affected by prior experience without a recollection of that experience is known as

10. Why is REM sleep considered a paradox?

11. In language, the smallest distinctive sound unit

12. A 6 yr old who responded to the original Stanford-Binet with the proficiency typical of an average 9 yr old was said to have a mental age of

13. How long is information retained in the short-term memory?

14. The processing of information into the memory system.

15. The four components of emotional intelligence are:

16. Prejudice is a type of

17. Which of the following best describes chunking?

18. The mental processing of retrieval of information from memory. A fill in the blank test is a good example.

19. One way people communicate nonverbally

20. Information goes into our long term memory through:

21. Computers and mathematics often use logical, methodical step by step procedures called what?

22. Memory that uses efforful processing, such as factual knowledge.

23. The tendency to be more confident than correct-to overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgements.

24. Which of the following is likely to occur after sustained sleep loss?

25. A person suffering from cognitive dissonance is likely to