Which of the following are shortcut strategies or guidelines that suggest but do not guarantee a solution to a problem?

The way in which information is processed and manipulated in remembering, thinking, and knowing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A scientific field that focuses on creating machines capable of performing activities that require intelligence when they are done by people.


The mental process of manipulating information mentally by forming concepts, solving problems, making decisions, and reflecting critically or creatively.


A mental category that is used to group object, events and characteristics.


A model emphasizing that when people evaluate whether a given item reflects a certain concept, they compare the item with the most typical item(s) in that category and look for a "family resemblance" with that items properties.

The mental process of finding an appropriate way to attain a goal when the goal is not readily available.


Intermediate goals or intermediate problems that put us in a better position for reaching the final goal or solution

Strategies-including formulas, instructions, and the testing of all possible solutions that guarantee a solution to a problem.

Shortcut strategies or guidelines that suggest a solution to a problem but do not guarantee an answer.

Using a prior strategy and failing to look at a problem from a fresh new perspective.

Failing to solve a problem as a result of fixation on a things usual functions.

The mental activity of transforming information to reach conclusions

Reasoning from specific observations to make generalizations.

Reasoning from a general case that is known to be true to a specific instance.

The mental activity of evaluating alternatives and choosing among them.

The tendency to search for and use information that supports our ideas rather than refutes them.


The tendency to report falsely after the fact that we accurately predicted an outcome.

A prediction about the probability of an event based on the ease of recalling or imagining similar events.

The tendency to ignore information about general principles in favor of very specific but vivid information.


Representativeness Heuristic

The tendency to make judgments about group membership based on physical appearances or the match between a person and one's stereotype of a group rather than on available base rate and information.


The state of being alert and mentally present for one's everyday activities.

The state of being receptive to other ways of looking at things.

The ability to think about something in novel and unusual way and to devise unconventional solutions to problems.

Thinking that produces many solutions to the same problem.

Thinking that produces the single best solution to a problem.

All-Purpose ability to do well on cognitive tasks, to solve problems, and to learn from experience.

To extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure.

The extent to which a test yields a consistent,reproducible measure of performance.

The development of uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and the creation of norms (performance standards) for the test.

An individuals level of mental development relative to that of others.

Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

An individuals mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve, with a majority of the scores falling in the middle of the possible range and few scores appearing toward the extremes of the range

Intelligence tests that are intended to culturally unbiased.

The proportion of observable differences in a group that can be explained b differences in the genes of the group's members.

Possessing high intelligence and/ or superior talent in a particular area.

A Condition of limited mental ability in which an individual has a low IQ, usually below 70 on a traditional intelligence test, and has difficulty adapting to everyday life.

Triarchic Theory Of Intelligence

Sternberg's theory that intelligence comes in three forms: Analytical, creative, and practical.

The ability of language to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences

A languages sound system.

A languages rules for word formation

A languages rules for combining words to form acceptable phrases and sentences

The meaning of words and sentences in a particular language

The useful character of language and the ability of language to communicate even more meaning than is said.

Individuals interpretation of the events in their lives as harmful, threatening or challenging.

Managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve life's problems, and seeking to master or reduce stress.

Regulating one's feelings about an experience by reinterpreting that experience or thinking about it in a different way or from a different angle.

What are shortcut strategies or guidelines that suggest a solution to a problem?

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Term Cognition
Definition The way in which information is processed and manipulated in remembering, thinking, and knowing.
Term Heuristics
Definition Shortcut strategies or guidelines that suggest a solution to a problem but do not guarantee an answer.
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Is a strategy that guarantees a solution to a problem?

Algorithms are strategies that guarantee a solution to a problem. A recipe for cooking a dinner dish is an example of an algorithm.

Which of the following is the tendency to search for and use information that supports rather than refutes our ideas?

Confirmation Bias is the tendency to look for information that supports, rather than rejects, one's preconceptions, typically by interpreting evidence to confirm existing beliefs while rejecting or ignoring any conflicting data (American Psychological Association).

Which of the following refers to the scientific field that focuses on creating machines capable of performing activities that require?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence.