Other Information Flashcards
Role playing affects our ________.
attitude
Prototype
a mental image or best example category
Trial and Error
concept developed by Thomas Edison; Heuristics-rule of thumb strategy, more efficient, speedier method
Obstacles to Problem Solving
Confirmation Bias and Fixation
functional fixedness
tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual function
Language
the spoken, written, or gestured words and the way we group them (phonemes and morphemes)
Grammar
a system of rules that enable us to communicate and understand
Syntactic
the study of the meaning of a language
Syntax
rules for combining words into acceptable sentences within a language
Thinking and language are _______
intertwined
Factor Analysis
(IQ) designed to define cluster of abilities in intelligence
G Factor
general intelligence factor (deals with factor analysis)
Savant Syndrome
mental retardation label but extremely intelligent in some areas
What is the connection between what we think and what we feel?
emotions affect the way we think
Seven basic emotions that we are born with
happy, sad, fear, anger, interested, surprised, disgust
