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