ANSWER KEY ACCURATE VERIFIED RESPONSES
◉ _____ is BEST defined as using cognition to choose between
available options. Answer: decision making
◉ Jacob is camping when his tent starts leaking during a rainstorm. As a
result, Jacob starts salvaging supplies and patching the leak in his tent.
Jacob is MOST likely engaging in: Answer: problem solving
◉ The _____ heuristic is an educated guess based on similarity to a
prototype. Answer: representativeness
◉ Tom makes an educated guess based on the information that he
remembers most quickly. Tom has engaged the _____ heuristic. Answer:
availability
◉ Type 1 thinking is similar to _____, while type 2 thinking is similar to
_____. Answer: heuristics; algorithms
◉ Creativity appears to be more prevalent in: Answer: individualistic
cultures
◉ The _____ represents a capacity within the brain that provides the
ability to use words. Answer: language acquisition device