Chapter 10-Thinking Flashcards
A mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
Concept
The mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Cognition
A mental image or best example of a category
Prototype
A methodical, or logical rule that guarantees solving a particular problem
Algorithm
A simple thinking strategy
Heuristic
A sudden and often novel realization
Insight
A tendency to search for information that confirms one’s preconceptions
Confirmation bias
The inability to see a problem from a new perspective
Fixation
A tendency to approach a problem
Mental set
The tendency to be more confident
Overconfidence
The way an issue is posed
Framing
Our spoke, written,or signed words
Language
Starts at about 4 months
Babbling stage
Age 1 to 2
One-word stage
Age 2
two-word stage
