Chapter 3 Multiple Choice/True or False Questions

Multiple Choice

1) The process humans go through to develop a solution to a proposed problem is an example of what?

1. Systematic error
2. Semantic memory
3. Gut feeling
4. Human information problem solving

2) The slower serial indexing system to access semantic memory is defined as what?

1. Long-term memory
2. Nested chunk
3. Recognition memory
4. Short-term memory

3) The relatively quicker and "smart link" to semantic information developed by expert or experienced problem solvers is an example of what?

1. Associative structure
2. Bias
3. Nested chunk
4. Recognition memory

True/False

1) The decision-making step, usually the final step before the decision is made, in which a person has to use judgment to solve an ill-defined problem is known as gut feeling. (True)

2) Short-term memory acts as a filter between the task environment and the human problem-solving system. (True)

3) The language interpreter is a component of short-term memory responsible for understanding the problem. (True)

4) A component of long-term memory responsible for the problem-solving function is known as problem-space. (False) (Short-term memory)

5) An error in human judgment that make people make regularly, resulting from the limitations of the two-stage human information processing system is known as a bias. (False) (Systematic error)