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Thinking And Problem Solving Vocab
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soft-skills
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Answer 22 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The ability to change and reorganize information from memory to create new information and memories
rules
symbols
language
thinking
2. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
concepts
language
syntax
recombination
3. Mental representations of visual events or objects - highlights - manipulated in minds
heuristics
insight
rules
images
4. The smallest units of meaning in a language.
non-directed
rules
morphemes
algorithms
5. Particular symbol used to represent a group of object with similar attributes (animals - cars)
non-directed
functional fixedness
images
concepts
6. Short cuts and rules of thumb - some important info could be missing with this method (flawed) - generalizations - ideas
concepts
prototype
meta-cognition
heuristics
7. Overcoming rigidity and remaining open to alternative strategies
symbols
insight
flexibility
concepts
8. Represent objects or qualities of object (words which stand in for actual objects that they represent
symbols
rules
problem solving
heuristics
9. 'Aha moment' processes may continue to occur unconsciously even when a person takes a break
syntax
images
symbols
insight
10. Type of thinking involves an attempt to reach a goal or answer using symbols - concepts or rules
problem solving
creativity
meta-cognition
directed/convergent
11. Inability to see objects from beyond the obvious
language
problem solving
recombination
functional fixedness
12. Concepts that can be related together (one person can't be in two places)
rules
algorithms
problem solving
language
13. System of communication using rules to make and combine symbols in order to produce meaning
functional fixedness
mental set
language
heuristics
14. Smallest units of sound in the human language - like consonants or vowels
heuristics
thinking
creativity
phonemes
15. Thinking about thinking - analyse processes and make changes
creativity
concepts
non-directed
meta-cognition
16. To overcome mental sets - the capacity to use information and abilities in new and original ways
heuristics
rules
creativity
functional fixedness
17. Rearranging the parts of a problem in order to come to an original solution
rules
recombination
flexibility
problem solving
18. Involves imagery and feelings and does not have a specific goal - outside the box thinking
rules
mental set
non-directed
syntax
19. Step by step procedures and rules for solving problems - mathematics
insight
meta-cognition
thinking
algorithms
20. 'Usual' method for solving problems
mental set
rules
problem solving
phonemes
21. Mentally plotting out a course of action between your current state and a desired goal
problem solving
phonemes
meta-cognition
flexibility
22. Will have the attributes of the concept but may not be a particular example that you have actually experienced
symbols
problem solving
prototype
mental set