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