Chapter 6 Flashcards
Concept
Mental grouping of similar objects, idea or experience
Natural concept
Mental representation of objects and event drawn from our direct experience
Prototype
An ideal or most representative example of a conceptual category
Intuition
The ability to make judgments without consciously reasoning
Script
A cluster of knowledge about sequences of event and action expected to occur in particular setting
Algorithms
Problem-solving procedures or formula that guarantee a correct outcome, if correctly applied
Heuristics
Cognitive strategies or “rule of thumb” used as shortcuts to solve complex mental task.
Intelligence
The mental capacity to acquire knowledge, reason, and solving problem effectively
Practical intelligence
The knowledge a person has acquired, plus the ability to access that knowledge
Creative intelligence
The form of intelligence that helps people see new relationships among concept
Multiple intelligence
A term used to refer to Gardner theory, which proposes that there are eight form of intelligence
Analytical intelligence
The ability measured by most IQ test, including the ability to analyze problem and find correct answers
8 type of intelligence
- Linguistic
- Logical-mathematical
- Spatial
- Musical
- Bodily-kinesthetic
- Naturalistic
- Interpersonal
- Intrapersonal
