You are placing a bet on an upcoming basketball game. You quickly remember that the green team has won the last three home games. If you use that information to make your decision, you will be using:

Josh is having trouble deciding which of two pairs of shoes to buy. Donna tells him that when she could not decide which of two sweaters to buy, she decided to buy both sweaters. Josh realizes that buying both pairs of shoes will solve his problem as well. Josh ________ to solve his problem.

To buy cheese, Kumiko goes to a large store with a big selection of cheeses. Nima goes to a much smaller store with only a few choices of cheeses. Who is more likely to buy cheese, and why?

Right before her geometry exam, Julie heard a story about how women have trouble in geometry because it requires spatial manipulation. Even though she was prepared for the test, she did not do as well as she would have done had she not heard that story. Based on this, you know that Julie’s performance was most likely impaired by:

Bob believes that the Seahawks will win the Super Bowl this year. To see whether you agree with Bob, you read a variety of online reviews about the Seahawks and their opponents and compare the statistics for each team. To determine whether Bob’s conclusion is reasonable, you are engaging in:

How could you use formal reasoning to help improve your life?

Josie has decided that she wants to become a doctor, but she feels overwhelmed when she thinks about how many years of school it will take to become a doctor. She could manage this feeling by breaking the process into smaller pieces. If she did this, she would be using:

Dr. Brown conducts research on how concepts are represented in people’s minds. He believes that each category has one perfect representation of a concept. Based on this, Dr. Brown most likely follows the ________ model of organizing concepts.

Dr. Earl is a cognitive psychologist who studies thinking. Which question is most relevant to Dr. Earl’s research?

How could you use informal reasoning to help improve your life?

You are studying for your exam when the electricity goes out. In order to have enough light to read your textbook, you put your cell phone in front of the page and use the light from the screen to read the book. You are able to successfully study for your exam because you avoid:

Which of the following is an example of problem solving that could happen in your life?

Juan believes that a robin is a good example of a bird. Sergei believes that a penguin is a good example of a bird. Juan and Sergei are both correct according to the ________ model of organizing concepts.

Which of the following is an example of decision making that could happen in your life?

Lauren is baking a cake but realizes that she is missing ingredients. She has to make the cake, so she finds a new recipe that will work with the ingredients she has. Lauren is engaging in: