PSYCH Chapter 7 Thinking and Intelligence exam
1. algorithm: problem-solving strategy characterized by a specific set of instructions
2. analytical intelligence: aligned with academic problem solving and computations
3. anchoring bias: faulty heuristic in which you fixate on a single aspect of a problem to find a solution
4. artificial concept: concept that is defined by a very specific set of characteristics
5. availability heuristic: faulty heuristic in which you make a decision based on information readily available
to you
6. cognition: thinking, including perception, learning, problem solving, judgment, and memory
7. cognitive psychology: field of psychology dedicated to studying every aspect of how people think
8. cognitive script: set of behaviors that are performed the same way each time; also referred to as an event
schema
9. concept: category or grouping of linguistic information, objects, ideas, or life experiences
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, 10. confirmation bias: faulty heuristic in which you focus on information that confirms your beliefs
11. convergent thinking: providing correct or established answers to problems
12. creative intelligence: ability to produce new products, ideas, or inventing a new, novel solution to a
problem
13. creativity: ability to generate, create, or discover new ideas, solutions, and possibilities
14. crystallized intelligence: characterized by acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it
15. cultural intelligence: ability with which people can understand and relate to those in another culture
16. divergent thinking: ability to think "outside the box" to arrive at novel solutions to a problem
17. dyscalculia: learning disability that causes diflculty in learning or comprehending mathematics
18. dysgraphia: learning disability that causes extreme diflculty in writing legibly
19. dyslexia: common learning disability in which letters are not processed properly by the brain
20. emotional intelligence: ability to understand emotions and motivations in yourself and others
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1. algorithm: problem-solving strategy characterized by a specific set of instructions
2. analytical intelligence: aligned with academic problem solving and computations
3. anchoring bias: faulty heuristic in which you fixate on a single aspect of a problem to find a solution
4. artificial concept: concept that is defined by a very specific set of characteristics
5. availability heuristic: faulty heuristic in which you make a decision based on information readily available
to you
6. cognition: thinking, including perception, learning, problem solving, judgment, and memory
7. cognitive psychology: field of psychology dedicated to studying every aspect of how people think
8. cognitive script: set of behaviors that are performed the same way each time; also referred to as an event
schema
9. concept: category or grouping of linguistic information, objects, ideas, or life experiences
1/3
, 10. confirmation bias: faulty heuristic in which you focus on information that confirms your beliefs
11. convergent thinking: providing correct or established answers to problems
12. creative intelligence: ability to produce new products, ideas, or inventing a new, novel solution to a
problem
13. creativity: ability to generate, create, or discover new ideas, solutions, and possibilities
14. crystallized intelligence: characterized by acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it
15. cultural intelligence: ability with which people can understand and relate to those in another culture
16. divergent thinking: ability to think "outside the box" to arrive at novel solutions to a problem
17. dyscalculia: learning disability that causes diflculty in learning or comprehending mathematics
18. dysgraphia: learning disability that causes extreme diflculty in writing legibly
19. dyslexia: common learning disability in which letters are not processed properly by the brain
20. emotional intelligence: ability to understand emotions and motivations in yourself and others
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