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thinking=mental representation of a problem or situation

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cognition

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unconscious, effortless, automatic

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experimental processing

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engaging and deliberately concentrate

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reflective processing

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pictures
-used to think, remember, and solve problems
-make blank to solve problems
-change feelings
-improve a skill or prepare for some action
-aid memory

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mental images

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“spiced chicken tastes pointy” “pain is the color orange”

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synthesia

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when you form a mental image, the system works in reverse
-brain areas, in which memories are stored and send signals back to the visual cortex, where once again an image is created

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reverse image

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images created from muscular sensations
-important in movement oriented skills, such as music, sports, dance, skateboarding, and martial arts

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kinesthetic imagery

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help us identify important features in the world

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concepts

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processing or classifying information into meaningful categories

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forming concepts

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presence of two or more features

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conjunctive concepts

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how features are to one another

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relational concepts

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at least one possible feature

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disjunctive concepts

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13
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emotional and personal meaning of words

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connotative meaning

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words or concepts in their exact definition

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denotative meaning

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basic speech sounds

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phonemes

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word parts

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morphemes

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set of rules of making sounds and words into sentences

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grammer

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rules for word order

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syntax

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19
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asl
-true, real language

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gestural language

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trial and error or by rote

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mechanical solutions

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requirements for success but not in enough detail to guide further action

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general solution

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workable solutions

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functional solutions

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“rule of thumb”

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heuristics

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tendency to get “hung up” on wrong solutions or to become blind to alternatives

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fixation

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inability to see new uses for familiar objects

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functional fixedness

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inhibition and fears of making a fool of oneself, fear of making a mistake, inability to tolerate ambiguity, excessive self-criticism

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emotional barriers

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values that hold fantasy is a waste of time

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cultural barriers

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conventions about uses (functional fixedness) meanings, possibilities, taboos

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learned barriers

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habits leading to a failure to identify important elements of a problem

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perceptual barriers

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fast, fairly, effortless thinking based on experience with similar problems

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automatic processing

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31
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going from specific facts or observations to general principals

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inductive thinking

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going from general principals to specific situations

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deductive thinking

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proceeding from given information to new conclusions on the basis of explicit rules

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logical thinking

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intuitive, associative, or personal

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illogical thinking

35
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total number of suggestions that you are able to make

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fluency thinking

36
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number of times that you shift from one class of possible uses to another

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flexibility thinking

37
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thinking toward one answer

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convergent thinking

38
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thinking towards many ideas

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divergent thinking

39
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orientation-person defines that problem and identifies its most important dimensions

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stage one of creative thought

40
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preparation-prepare information about the problem

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stage two of creative thought

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incubation- “cooking”

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stage three of creative thought

42
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illumination- “aha!” moment

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stage four of creative thought

43
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verification- test the solution

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stage five creative thought

44
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quick, impulsive thought that does not use formal logic or clear reasoning

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intuition

45
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tendency to choose wrong answer because they match preexisiting mental categories

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representativeness heurstic

46
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basic rate that the event occurs overtime; probability

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base rate

47
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how you word the question

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framing

48
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a predisposition to perceive or respond in a particular way

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mental set

49
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overall capacity to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to adapt to one’s surroundings

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intelligence

50
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small mental abilities

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g-factor

51
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capacity for learning
-people with mechanical, artistic, musical aptitudes are likely to do well in careers involving mechanics, art, or music, respectively

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aptitudes

52
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predict weather you will succeed in a single area

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special aptitude test

53
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measure two or more types of ability

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multiple aptitude test

54
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access to wide variety of mental abilities

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general intelligence test

55
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any measurement of a person’s mental functions (is it reliable? is it valid?”

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psychometric test

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how do you know if a test is reliable?

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must give approximately the same score each time a person takes it

57
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how do you know a test is valid?

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a test should measure what it claims to measure

58
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get the same score when corrected by different people

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objective test

59
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  1. fluid reasoning- “how are an apple and a plum different from a beet?”
  2. knowledge-“why is yeast added to bread dough”
    3.quantitative reasoning: “ if i have six marbles and you give me another one, how many do i have?”
  3. visual-spatial processing: “suppose that you are going east, then turn right, turn right again, then turn left. what direction are you facing now?”
  4. working memory: “correctly remember the number beads on a stick”
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standard-binet factors

60
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average intellectual performance

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mental age

61
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convert a person’s relative standing in the group to an iq score, that is, they tell how far above or below average the person’s score falls

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deviations iqs

62
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solving a novel problems involving perceptual speed or rapid insight
-slowly decline after middle age

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fluid intelligence

63
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solving problems using already acquired knowledge
-decline very little

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crystallized intelligence

64
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-begins at 70 IQ or below

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intellectual disability

65
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affect energy produce and use in the body

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metabolic disorders

66
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-causes moderate to severe intellectual disability and shortened life expectancy of around 49 years

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down syndrome

67
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-only mildly intellectually disabled during early childhood, but often severely or profoundly intellectually disabled as adults

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fragile x syndrome

68
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-if goes untreated, can cause severe intellectual disabilities

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pku

69
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skull is extremely small (fails to grow), causes severe intellectual disability

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microephaly

70
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-“water on the brain”
- children affected usually score average on mental tests, severe intellectual disability usually can be prevented

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hydrocephaly

71
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causes stunted physical and intellectual growth that cannot be reversed

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cretinsim

72
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is intelligence hereditary?

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no

73
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a program that provides stimulating intellectual experiences, typically for disadvantaged preschoolers

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early childhood education programs

74
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speed and efficiency of the nervous system

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neural intelligence

75
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specialized knowledge and skills acquired over time

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experiential intelligence

76
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an ability to become aware of one’s own thinking habits

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reflective intelligence

77
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writer, lawyer, comedian

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language (linguistic abilities) intelligence

78
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scientist, accountant, programmer

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logic and math (numeric abilities) intelligence

79
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engineer, inventor, artist

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visual and spatial (pictorial abilities) intelligence

80
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composer, musician, music critic

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music (musical abilities) intelligence

81
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dancer, athlete, surgeon

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bodily-kinesethetic (physical abilities) intelligence

82
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poet, actor, minister

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intrapersonal (self-knowledge) intelligence

83
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psychologist, teacher, politician

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interpersonal (social abilities) intelligence

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biologist, medicine man, organic farmer

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naturalist ( an ability to understand the natural environment)

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