Question 1

Don tells Ray he wants to get a new sports car.Ray immediately understands why,because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars.Ray is using mental categories called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  classes
B)  concepts
C)  attributes
D)  classificationsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

One of the main semantic problems with using sleepwalking as a defense for murder is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sleepwalkers really don't walk
B)  the correct term for this type of behavior is REM behavior disorder
C)  true sleepwalking does not really exist
D)  most murderers do not sleep wellE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which example would most people take longest to identify as a fruit (even though it technically is a fruit) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  grape
B)  apple
C)  orange
D)  oliveE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The ability to produce solutions to problems that are unusual,inventive,novel,and appropriate is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  creativity
B)  insight
C)  heuristics
D)  latent learningE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The practical aspects of communicating with others,or the social "niceties" of language,are referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  syntax
B)  grammar
C)  morphemes
D)  pragmaticsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

In problem solving,the term rule of thumb refers to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristics
B)  algorithms
C)  mnemonic devices
D)  cognitive shortcutsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The deepest stage of sleep is ________ slee

Accepted Answer

A)  stage 1
B)  stage 2
C)  stage 3
D)  stage 4E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 6: A: Consciousness and Cognition

Which example would most people take longest to identify as a fruit (even though it technically is a fruit) ?

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The practical aspects of communicating with others,or the social "niceties" of language,are referred to as __________.

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In problem solving,the term rule of thumb refers to ______________.

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Don tells Ray he wants to get a new sports car.Ray immediately understands why,because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars.Ray is using mental categories called ________.

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One of the main semantic problems with using sleepwalking as a defense for murder is ______________.

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The deepest stage of sleep is ________ slee

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The ability to produce solutions to problems that are unusual,inventive,novel,and appropriate is called ____________.

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Exam 6: A: Consciousness and Cognition

Which example would most people take longest to identify as a fruit (even though it technically is a fruit) ?

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The practical aspects of communicating with others,or the social "niceties" of language,are referred to as __________.

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In problem solving,the term rule of thumb refers to ______________.

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Don tells Ray he wants to get a new sports car.Ray immediately understands why,because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars.Ray is using mental categories called ________.

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One of the main semantic problems with using sleepwalking as a defense for murder is ______________.

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The deepest stage of sleep is ________ slee

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The ability to produce solutions to problems that are unusual,inventive,novel,and appropriate is called ____________.

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