Chapter 8 - Cognition, Language & Creativity

Question 1

Experiential processing

Answer 1

Thought that is passive, effortless and automatic (ie. Being able to tell whether someone is sad or happy when looking at their face)

Question 2

Reflective processing

Answer 2

Thought that is active, effortful and controlled (ie. Mentally calculating numbers)

Question 3

Cognition

Answer 3

Mentally processing internal representations of a problem or situation; thinking

Question 4

Image

Answer 4

Picture-like mental representation

Question 5

Concept

Answer 5

Idea representing a category of objects or events

Question 6

Language

Answer 6

Words or symbols and rules for combining them

Question 7

Language

Answer 7

Words or symbols and rules for combining them

Question 8

Synesthesia

Answer 8

Rare ability/form of imagery that creates images crossing normal sensory boundaries - experiencing one sense in terms normally associated with another sense. Ie. Seeing colours when a sound is heard