AP PSYCHOLOGY

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COGNITION

THINKING CONCEPTS AND CREATIVITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Devon is being asked to think of as many ways as he can to improve gas mileage in a new line of vehicles. Devon’s responses require ____
A
common sense
B
convergent thinking
C
divergent thinking
D
smart thinking
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -convergent thinking is the best phrase for narrowing available problem solutions with the goal of finding the best solution.

Detailed explanation-2: -When an object doesn’t fit our prototype (think “penguin”), category boundaries blur and we have difficulty recognizing the object. Perception is impacted and we may miss important information because we don’t know how to categorize the information.

Detailed explanation-3: -working memory is a more useful way of processing because uses processing, executive control (cognitive) attention and learning.

Detailed explanation-4: -The confirmation bias affects the way people view political information. For example, people generally prefer to spend more time looking at information that supports their political stance and less time looking at information that contradicts it.

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