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level questions: Level 1

Question	Answer
reproductive thinking	systematic reuse of previous experiences
Gestaltist principles	Insight- sudden restructuring of a problem
the ... in the right hemisphere of the brain is associated with solving insight problems	anterior superior temporal gyrus
eye movement patters show that insight is a ...	sudden
incubation effects are bigger for .... problems and when there is .... of preparation	logical; a lot
Ohlsson representational change theory	constraint relaxation: broaden range of permissible options
When researchers reduced the excitability of the ... and enhanced excitability in the opposite side it ... performance on the hardest matchstick problem	lateral prefrontal cortex; decreased
two steps to escape functional fixedness	notice an infrequently noticed feature
generic parts technique	function free descriptions; participant decision on possible uses
means-ends analysis involves forming a .... to reduce difference between ... state and goal state	subgoal; problem
a tourist is walking to the National park but is not sure of the way. he decided to just keep moving forward as the National Park is up there somewhere. he is using the ... heuristic	means-ends analysis
Whilst writing his essay, James was constantly checking the marking criteria to ensure he stayed on topic, he is....	progress monitoring
patients with ... damage find it harder to plan ahead	prefrontal
left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex more involved in ... right side more involved in ...	problem representation/ planning
sometimes behavioural evidence indicates no progress but ERPS indicate there is a .... difference between correct and incorrect processes	non-conscious
Alex cannot be bothered to try and work out what is wrong with his dysfunctional XBox, he is a....	cognitive miser
a person who decides to take an unused shortcut on the way home and arrive earlier then expected is .. similar to someone using a mental shortcut when doing a maze problem. But it does not have much .. similarity	structural; superficial
When generating a hypothesise about peoples tendency to reduce cognitive dissonance by changing attitudes, he used an analogy about how when the body is not in equilibrium, it is motivated to restore equilibrium, this analogy has ... similarities	structural