Thinking & Intelligence

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Cognition

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Thinking

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Cognitive Psychology

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Examining how people think

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Concepts

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Are categories or groupings of linguistic information, images, ideas or memories such as life experiences

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Prototype

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Best example or representation of a concept

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Natural Concept

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Created naturally through your experiences and can be developed from either direct or indirect experiences

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Artificial Concept

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Specific set of characteristics

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Schema

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Mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts

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Role Schema

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Makes assumptions about how individuals in certain roles will behave

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Event Schema aka Cognitive Script

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set of behaviors that can feel like a routine

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Language

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Communication system that involves using words and systemic rules to organize those words to transmit information

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Lexicon

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Refers to the words of a given language

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Grammar

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Refers to the set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of lexicons

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Phoneme

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(“Ah and “Eh) Basic sound unit of a given language

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Morphemes

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(“I”) Smallest units of languages that convey some type of meaning

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Semantics

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Refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words

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Syntax

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Refers to the way words are organized into sentences

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Overgeneralization

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Refers to an extension of language rule to an exception to the rule

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Problem-solving strategy

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plan of action used to find a solution

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Trial and error

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Continue trying different solutions until problem is solved

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Algorithm

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Step-by-step problem solving formula

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Heuristic

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General problem-solving framwork

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Working Backwords

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You begin problem solving on the end result

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Mental Set

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Persist in approaching a problem in a way that has worked in the past but is clearly not working now

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Functional Fixedness

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Type of mental set where you cannot perceive an object being used for something other than what it was designed for.

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Anchoring Bias

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Occurs when you focus on one piece of information when making a decision or solving a problem

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Confirmation Bias

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Tendency to focus on information that confirms your existing beliefs.

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Hindsight Bias

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Leads you to believe that the event you just experienced was predictable even though it really wasn't.

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Representative Bias

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Describes a faulty way of thinking. To where you unintentionally stereotype someone or something.

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Availability Heuristic

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Is when you make a decision based on and example, information, or recent experience that is readily available to you.

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Crystalized Intelligence

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Is characterized as acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it.

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Fluid Intelligence

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Encompassess the ability to see complex relationship and solve problems.

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Triarchic Theory of intelligence

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robert Sternberg | intelligence is made into 3 parts analytical Creative Practical

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Practical Intelligence

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“Street Smarts” Finding solutions to everyday life. Based on your experiences.

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Analytical Intelligence

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academic problem solving and computations. To analyze, evaluate, judge, compare, and contrast.

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Creative Intelligence

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Marked by inventeing or imaging a solution to a problem or situation

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Multiple Intelligence Theory

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Developed by Howard Gardner. Each person possesses at least eight intelligences. ``` Linguistic Intelligence Logical-Mathematical intelligence Music intelligence Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence Spatial Intelligence Intrapersonal Intelligence Interpersonal Intelligence Naturalistic Intelligence ```

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Emotional Intelligence

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ability to understand the emotions of others and yourself

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Cultural Intelligence

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How well you relate to the values of that culture

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Divergent Thinking

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Outside the box thinking

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Convergent Thinking

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Ability to provide a correct or well-established answer or solution to a problem

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Intelligence Quotient

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Describes a score earned on a test designed to measure intelligence

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Standardization

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Manner of administration,scoring, and interpretation of results is consistent

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Norming

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Involves giving a test to a large population so data can be collected comparing groups like age groups

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Representative sample

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Subset of the population that accurately represents the general population

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Standard Deviations

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How data are dispersed in a population and give context to large data sets

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Range of reaction

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That each person responds to the enviroment in a unique way based on his or her genetic make up

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Dysgraphia

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Learning disability that results in the struggle to write legibly

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Dyslexia

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Exhibits an inability to correctly process letters

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Dyscalculia

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Difficulty in learning