Psychology 1010 Week 7 Practice Test Questions and Correct Answers

When talking with my friend recently, he told me about how last weekend he saw his son take his toys and put them in two groups. In one group were the things that were "alive" (like dolls, stuffed animals etc.) and in the other group were things that were not alive (ping pong rackets, toy furniture etc.). What was my friend's son demonstrating he has a grasp of with regard to things being "alive" vs. "not alive"? Concepts In an art class, the teacher instructed his students to "draw an airplane." Though there are many types of airplanes, most students drew their ________________, which resulted in a lot of pictures of a typical or standard plane. Prototype Whenever he thinks of dogs, William always thinks of the first dog he had while growing up. This first dog of his is a(n) ______________ of the category of "dog" for William. Exemplar What's the main advantage of using algorithms for solving problems? They tend to be very accurate compared with other methods. Which of the following is an example of the availability heuristic? Even though my spouse and I agree and disagree on things roughly equally, I more easily remember the times we disagree, and therefore think that we disagree more often than we do. When meeting her daughter's new boyfriend for the first time, Josie decided she liked him before she even got a chance to know him. She just had a feeling that he was a nice guy based on a few short e-mail exchanges they had. What is this an example of? The affect heuristic On a television show the other day, there was an older white man from a southern state being interviewed because he was running for local office. Given his demographics, most people watching the show assumed he was a republican, but he was actually a democrat. What is this an example of? The representativeness heuristic While traveling abroad recently, I was given the choice of rental cars. I could get either a Peugeot, or a Nissan. Because I've head of Nissan but I hadn't heard of Peugeot, I chose the Nissan, even though the cars are very similar in most respects. What is this an example of? The recognition heuristic