Cognitive Psychology and Concept Formation Quiz

Test your knowledge with questions on cognitive psychology, including schemas, prototype matching, Piaget's stages, dual-process theory, and more.

#1

What is cognitive psychology primarily concerned with?

Studying mental processes such as perception, memory, and reasoning
Analyzing brain structure and neural pathways
Understanding the role of hormones in behavior
Investigating the influence of society on individual behavior
#2

Which theorist proposed the concept of schemas in cognitive psychology?

Jean Piaget
B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
John B. Watson
#3

Which of the following is NOT a stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Abstract operational
Concrete operational
#4

According to the dual-process theory, which system operates automatically, quickly, and with little or no effort?

Reflective system
Intuitive system
Analytical system
Deliberative system
#5

Which concept refers to the tendency to focus on only one aspect of a situation while neglecting other relevant aspects?

Confirmation bias
Hindsight bias
Functional fixedness
Selective attention
#6

What is the process of grouping similar objects or events into a single mental representation called?

Syllogism
Conceptualization
Categorization
Episodic memory
#7

Who proposed the theory of prototype matching in concept formation?

Albert Bandura
Noam Chomsky
Eleanor Rosch
Carl Rogers
#8

What phenomenon describes the tendency to search for, interpret, or prioritize information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions?

Confirmation bias
Availability heuristic
Anchoring effect
Representativeness heuristic
#9

Who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences?

Howard Gardner
David Ausubel
Jerome Bruner
Lev Vygotsky
#10

What does the term 'heuristic' refer to in cognitive psychology?

A mental shortcut or rule of thumb used to make judgments quickly
A type of cognitive bias
A form of implicit memory
A method for measuring intelligence
#11

What is the term for the mental process of restructuring or reorganizing information to form new cognitive structures?

Accommodation
Assimilation
Equilibration
Deductive reasoning
#12

In classical conditioning, what is the term for the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus?

Extinction
Generalization
Discrimination
Spontaneous recovery
#13

What is the term for the tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?

Confirmation bias
Anchoring effect
Availability heuristic
Representativeness heuristic
#14

What is the term for the tendency to make decisions based on the most readily available information?

Anchoring effect
Representativeness heuristic
Availability heuristic
Confirmation bias
#15

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals believe that they are less likely to experience negative events compared to others?

Optimistic bias
Self-serving bias
Fundamental attribution error
Actor-observer bias

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