In ____, the reasoner must draw a conclusion based on an if-then.
a. conditional reasoning
b. modus tollens argument
c. a linear syllogism
d. a categorical syllogism
Ques. 2Deductive reasoning makes use of ____, which can be thought of as assertions that can be either true or false.
a. satisficing
b. utility
c. validity
d. propositions
Ques. 3According to your text, the goal of ____ is to draw conclusions from principles and from evidence.
a. reasoning
b. problem solving
c. judgment
d. decision making
Ques. 4Neuroimaging studies have found that decisions that were rated lowest in confidence and that took the most time to answer were associated with higher activation of the ____.
a. anterior cingulate cortex
b. premotor cortex
c. nucleus accumbens
d. hypothalamus
Ques. 5Which strategy is most likely to reduce groupthink?
a. limiting interactions between group members
b. forming subgroups to simultaneously work on the problem
c. having a leader who weeds out unpopular ideas
d. not having a leader in the group
Ques. 6A group that is unwilling to consider alternative ideas may be most accurately said to be ____.
a. overly focused
b. close-minded
c. rationalizing
d. feeling unanimous
Ques. 7Even though the majority of individuals who are impacted by the scheduling policies developed by a workgroup think the policies are ill-advised and will lead to disaster, members of the workgroup maintain that, because of their superior knowledge and the information-base they used, the policies are excellent. The group seems to be ____.
a. feeling invulnerable
b. feeling unanimous
c. squelching dissent
d. closed-minded
Ques. 8Rob has appointed himself to enforce the group norms make sure people stay in line. Rob is best described as the ____.
a. enforcer
b. closer
c. mindguard
d. dissenter
Ques. 9Instead of studying for a big exam the next day, a group of students instead decided to go see a movie. When questioned about why they were going to the movie instead of studying, Ralph explained that Going to the movie was a way of helping the mind to relax, and in fact, by going to the movie, they were going to make their study time later more effective because of the improved mood that they will be in. So by not going to the movie they were actually hurting their grades.. From the groupthink perspective, this is best described as an example of ____.
a. rationalization
b. feeling unanimous
c. feeling invulnerable
d. discussion enforcement
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