Problem Solving + Intelligence exam

Question 1

________________ is the tendency to be rigid in how one thinks of an object’s function

Answer 1

Functional Fixedness

Question 2

____________ means finding a way out of a difficulty, a way around an obstacle, attaining an aim that was not immediately understandable.

Answer 2

Problem solving

Question 3

________________ is a ‘rut’ that prevents careful thinking about a problem and effective problem solving

Answer 3

Mental Set

Question 4

____________ is general knowledge and is dependent on past experiences

Answer 4

Crystallized intelligence

Question 5

_______________ is ‘thinking on the fly’ and is independent of learning

Answer 5

Fluid intelligence