Psychology · UNIT 06 · MOCK TEST

Mock 1 – Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision Making

Unit 6: Thinking, Intelligence & Creativity · 23 questions · about 27 minutes. Press End Mock any time to see your score and the correct answers.

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Q1.

Cooking something by following the directions in a recipe exactly is an example of the use of:

AA heuristic BAn analogy CAn algorithm DA functional strategy

Q2.

Acommon logical error that people make is to seek information that support their ideas rather than evidence that would invalidate those ideas. This error is called:

ADeductive reasoning BAffirming the consequent CThe confirmation bias DAffirming the antecedent

Q3.

Higher-order knowledge about your own thinking as well as your ability to use this knowledge to manage your own cognitive processes such as comprehension and problem solving is called:

AMetacognition BHigher Cognition CPlanning DSelf-Regulation

Q4.

Match the following :

List I	List II
A. Processing speed	I. Perceptual speed
B. Fluid intelligence	II. Spelling ability
C. Broad cognitive speediness	III. Semantic processing speed
D. Crystalized intelligence	IV. Quantitative reasoning

AA-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I BA-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II CA-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II DA-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III

Q5.

Match the form of intelligence with profession.

List I	List II
A. Naturalist	I. Law
B. Spatial	II. Programming language
C. Logical-Mathematical	III. Forest conservation
D. Linguistic	IV. Architecture

AA-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III BA-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV CA-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I DA-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

Q6.

Following are the steps that should be followed to enhance critical thinking. Arrange them in sequential order

A. Adopt the attitude of a critical thinker

B. Evaluate information sources

C. Recognize and avoid critical thinking hindrances

D. Identify and characterize arguments

E. Evaluate arguments

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AA, C, D, B, E BA, B, C, E, D CB, A, C, E, D DC, A, B, E, D

Q7.

Match List-I with List-II

List I	List II
A. Synthetic skill	I. Decisions about how to deploy the skills available to a person
B. Analytic skill	II. To see problems with new points of view and get rid of conventional thinking
C. Practical contextual skill	III. To recognise which ideas are worth pursuing and which are not
D. Thinking styles	IV. To know how to persuade others regarding one's ideas

AA-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I BA-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I CA-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III DA-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

Q8.

Which of the following is not a metacognitive activity?

AWondering how one could have been mistaken BReflecting on our own thinking process CTheory of mind DCommunicating one's present postal address

Q9.

Which of the following is true about the concept of heritability?

AThe heritability of a trait refers to differences in percentages of a trait within an individual BHeritability refers to a population not to individual CThe heritability of a trait is a single and fixed number DHeritability tells us about the source of mean differences between groups

Q10.

Which of the following is true about a Phoneme?

A. It refers to the disrupted language of a patient with aphasia

B. Every language has its own set of phonemes

C. A phonema is a category of speech sounds

D. It is the smallest unit of language that carries meaning.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

AA only BB, D only CB, C only DD only

Q11.

The central aspect of rational thinking involves

A. Deduction

B. Induction

C. Conduction logic

D. Reduction approach

E. Paradigm

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AA and D only BA and B only CB and D only DD and E only

Q12.

The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that

ALanguage depends on thought processes. BThinking is shaped by language. CLanguage and thought follow independent pathways of development. DLanguage and thought are related in an interdependent fashion.

Q13.

Match List I with List II

List I – Concept	List II – Process
A. Heuristics	I. Breaking whole into manageable parts
B. Analysis	II. An existing model for representing a problem
C. Synthesis	III. Means–end analysis
D. Mental set	IV. Putting together elements into a useful whole

AA-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I BA-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II CA-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I DA-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

Q14.

Which of the following is involved in Type 'a' processes of thinking as described by Wertheimer?

AGrouping and reorganization BAssimilation and conditioning CBlind trial and error DPartially productive methods

Q15.

The tendency to believe that a task will take less time than it really will, is known as:-

AMagical thinking BPlanning Fallacy COptimistic Bias DFundamental Attribution Error

Q16.

After being robbed by a boy recently the shopkeeper says "beware of teenagers in our community". Which of the following explains his reactions?

AAlgorithm BAvailability Heuristic CRepresentative Heuristic DGambler's fallacy

Q17.

Which of the following are features of Metacognition?

(A) Encoding

(B) Regulation

(D) Evaluation

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:-

A(A), (B) and (C) only B(A) and (B) only C(C) and (B) only D(B), (C) and (D) only

Q18.

Jensen's Level I and Level II abilities can be best understood in terms of which of the following?

(A) Difficulty and complexity of tasks

(B) SES Differences

(D) Gender Differences

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:-

A(A) and (B) only B(C) and (D) only C(A), (B) and (C) only D(B), (C) and (D) only

Q19.

Making decisions by the use of mental short cuts that focus on one aspect of a problem, while ignoring others refers to which one of the following?

AFraming BBelief perseverance CHeuristics DMental set

Q20.

Which of the following are the parts of mental logic theories of reasoning?

A. A set of interference schemas

B. Accumulation of concepts

C. A reasoning program

D. A set of pragmatic principles

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AA, B and C only BA, B and D only CA, C and D only DB, C and D only

Q21.

Which of the following are the components of Metacognition?

A. Metacognition knowledge

B. Metacognition experience

C. Metacognition control

D. Metacognition regulation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AA and B only BA and D only CA, B and C only DA, B and D only

Q22.

Johnson-Laird (1995) has some contengencies in the scientific study of logic, which comprise:

A. Relational inferences

B. Propositional inferences

C. Focus gambling

D. Syllogisms

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AA, B and C only BA, B and D only CA, C and D only DB, C and D only

Q23.

Several types of heuristics have been identified by researchers. Which of the these are included in it?

A. Lexicographic strategy

B. Satisficing strategy

C. Mental set

D. Elimination by aspects

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

AA, B and C only BA, B and D only CA, C and D only DB, C and D only

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