Psychology Chapter 7 – Flashcards

1. A(n) _____ is a strategy that guarantees a solution to a problem. A. subgoal B. algorithm C. heuristic D. fixation

2. _____ involves reasoning from a general case that we know to be true to a specific instance. A. Inductive reasoning B. Deductive reasoning C. Algorithms D. Heuristics

3. The tendency to search for and use information that supports our ideas rather than refutes them is known as _____. A. hindsight bias B. confirmation bias C. the availability heuristic D. the representativeness heuristic

4. Mindfulness involves _____. A. being alert and mentally present for one's everyday activities B. being receptive to other ways of looking at things C. having a strong ability to think about something in novel and unusual ways D. the tendency to ignore information about general principles

5. Flexibility, inner motivation, willingness to face risk, and objective evaluation of work are characteristics of people who _____. A. use algorithms B. prefer to use convergent thinking rather than divergent thinking C. think creatively D. are mindful

6. If an intelligence test produces the same score over multiple administrations but it doesn't accurately measure intelligence, then the test is __________ but not __________. A. reliable; valid B. valid; reliable C. convergent; divergent D. divergent; convergent

7. The ability to analyze, judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast are characteristics of _____ intelligence. A. algorithmic B. analytical C. creative D. practical