Question :
11.Which of the following the best definition of concept?
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11.Which of the following is the best definition of concept?
A)a mental category used to group objects according to shared features
B)a rule of thumb for solving problems or making judgments
C)a mental picture or representation of an object or event
D)a comparison between two things based on similar features
E)a system of communication composed of symbols and following particular rules
12.Concepts function to do all but which of the following?
A)help us bring a sense of order to our world
B)make us better able to anticipate and predict future events
C)help us respond more quickly to events
D)reduce the need for new learning each time we encounter a familiar object or event
E)enable us to engage in mental imagery.
13.Comparing the two types of concepts, logical is to ______ as natural is to ______.
A)negative; positive
B)subordinate; superordinate
C)superordinate; subordinate
D)positive; negative
E)clear; fuzzy
14.Concepts defined by specific rules are called
A)natural concepts.
B)intuitive concepts.
C)heuristics.
D)logical concepts.
E)algorithms.
15.Regarding concepts, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)People often apply probabilities when categorizing concepts.
B)Cognitive psychologists classify concepts as either logical or natural.
C)Most of the concepts we use in everyday life are natural concepts.
D)Compared to logical concepts, natural concepts have more clearly defined rules for membership.
E)Natural concepts include objects, activities, and abstractions.
16.Regarding different types of concepts, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)People often apply probabilities when categorizing concepts.
B)Cognitive psychologists classify concepts as either logical or natural.
C)Both logical and natural concepts have strict rules for membership.
D)The concept of a triangle is an example of a logical concept.
E)Natural concepts include objects, activities, and abstractions.
17.Karen had been trying to solve a problem for several days when she experienced a sudden awareness of the correct solution to her problem. Karen’s experience describes the concept of
A)linguistic relativity.
B)conceptual expansion.
C)insight.
D)functional fixedness.
E)a mental set.
18.Kohler studied which aspect of problem solving?
A)concept formation
B)algorithms
C)insight
D)decay
E)representative heuristic
19.When her students are first learning algebra, math teacher Ruth Dibble teaches the students a series of step-by-step rules for working with algebraic equations. What is Ms. Dibble teaching her students?
A)insight strategies
B)algorithms
C)heuristics
D)natural concepts
E)logical concepts
20.Jorge is a biology student and learns that botanists have clear rules for determining what a bean is. The concept of “bean” he is learning in class is referred to as a
A)heuristic concept.
B)natural concept.
C)logical concept.
D)applied concept.
E)probabilistic concept.
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