Chapter 7 | Cognitive Learning Processes Flashcards
Maria has excellent study habits. She seems to know just what to review and how long to spend on each part of every course. Maria is applying what type of knowledge?
Conditional
The type of thinking that uses shortcuts to allow one to make a decision quickly is called a
heuristic.
Greg ponders over a math problem. He looks, frowns, and several minutes pass as he continues to study and shuffle his papers. All at once, he smiles, picks up his pencil, and writes down the correct answer. The suddenness of Greg’s solution best exemplifies
insight.
Sgt. York couldn’t get a shot at the enemy, who was keeping his head down in a foxhole. “Why, he’s acting just like the turkeys back in Kentucky!” Sgt.York thought and yelled out his best turkey gobble. The enemy stuck up his head to see what the noise was and found a bullet. What cognition process did the sergeant use?
Analogical thinking
When groups are brainstorming they are supposed to
generate ideas without being critical or judgmental in any way.
Concept learning suggest that we recognize examples of a concept by
identifying defining features or attributes.
Which of the following is the best example of the hill-climbing heuristic?
You want to become a social worker, so at each choice point, you choose the option that appears to lead most directly toward your goal.
You want to become a social worker, so at each choice point, you choose the option that appears to lead most directly toward your goal.
Declarative
Based on the following descriptions, which of these students seems to exhibit the highest degree of creativity?
Leo often uses metaphors to explain things during class discussions and is curious about everything—construction of his desk, how a ball bounces on different surfaces, how vibrations make sounds.
The trial-and-error method of solving problems requires an individual to ________________.
try one possible solution after another until the the correct solution is found
