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Class 11 Thinking worksheet
CBSE Psychology. Concepts, problem solving and its obstacles, deductive and inductive reasoning, creative thinking and its stages, and language and thought. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Thinking works on mental representations, which are of two kinds:
- stimuli and responses
- icons and echoes
- reflexes and drives
- images and concepts
Answer
(d) images and concepts
- 2.
Kabir sets every idea down first and judges none until all are written. Which process or concept does this show?
- brainstorming
- lateral thinking
- decision-making
- judgment
Answer
(a) brainstorming
- 3.
Kabir lists forty uses of a paper cup. Which divergent thinking ability is this?
- convergence
- functional fixedness
- fluency
- flexibility
Answer
(c) fluency
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is thinking?
Answer
A higher mental process through which we manipulate and analyse acquired or stored information.
- 5.
Name the process or concept in each case. (a) Ananya looks for a completely new way of defining the problem rather than digging deeper in one direction. (b) Dev sees many plants bend towards light and concludes that plants grow towards light.
Answer
(a) lateral thinking (b) inductive reasoning
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Describe the steps in solving a problem, with an example.
Answer
Identify the problem, represent it, plan the solution with sub-goals, evaluate solutions, choose and carry one out, and check the outcome, e.g. organising a school play.
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