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| A mental activity understanding, processing, and communicating information. |
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| An object representing something else. |
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| A group of similar objects-Animal |
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| An example of a concept best exemplifying it. An average of all experienced examples-What kind of shoe you think of when you hear the word "shoe". |
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| Long, time consuming, solves problems and always finds the correct answer. |
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| Shortcuts to finding the solution to a problem, but not always 100% accurate. |
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| Method of problem solving; if something doesn't work try another. |
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| Method of problem solving; Identify the goal and reduce the distance inbetween the goal and yourself. |
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| Method of problem solving; knowing what to do to achieve certain results. |
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| Method of problem solving; Moving through the process starting at the conclusion-Trying to get tot he other side of the bank. Find a path starting at the other side working a way to your side. |
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| Method of problem solving; Using the same approach that worked in a previous problem. |
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| A sudden burst of information. Discovered by Wolfgang Kohler. |
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| Coming to a solution when you are not consciously working on the problem. |
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| Tendency to respond to a new problem with the same successful methold used in an older problem. *Used with analogies |
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| Tendency to think an object is only being used for one function. |
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| Follow many leads; deeper. |
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Asses the Problem
Brainstorm approaches
Choose apporach
Do it
Evaluate results |
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| Use of information to reach conclusions. |
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| Conclusion is true if the premises are true. |
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| An idea or statement giving basic information to draw conclusions. |
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| Reason from individual cases or particular facts to reach a general conclusion. |
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| Tendency to try to prove a hypotheses right rather than easily disprove it. |
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| Representativesness Heuristic |
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| People make decisions about a sample according to the population that the sample appears to represent. |
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| Decisions based on information that is available to them in their immediate consciousness. |
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| Decisions made based on certain ideas or standards they hold, ideas or standards that serve as an anchor for them. |
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| Way of wording afffects decision making. |
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| Basic sounds of language. |
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| Units of meaning in a language made with phonemes. |
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| Way words are arranged to make phrases. |
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| Relationship between language and things depicted in a language. Right/write |
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| crying, cooing, babling, words, phrases/grammer |
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| Applying normal rules to all words. "Runned" "Seed" shows grammer development. |
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| Noam Chomsky discovered that humans haev this and animals do not. The tendancy to naturally aquire language. |
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| Knowledge and skills aquired though experience. |
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| ____ is the basis for achievement |
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| Defined as abilities to learn experience, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with others. |
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Factor g-General intelligence
Factor s-Specific intelligence |
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| 8 factors make up intelligence |
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| 7 Kinds of intelligence all individual and in differnt parts of the brain. |
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Different kinds of intelligences work together
Analytic/Creative/practical |
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| Emotional intelligence. The ability to recognize feelings. |
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| Devised 1st modern intelligence test. |
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| Intellectual level at which a child is functioning. |
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| Brought Binets tests to the U.S. and they became Stanford-Binet-Intelligence-Scales (SBIS |
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| Intelligence Quotient. Mental Age Divided by chronological age times 100. |
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| Score that has changed from a raw score in a systematic way. |
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| Several Subtests each measuring a different skill. |
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| Intelligence tests must be ____ and _____ |
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| MEasures what it is supposed to measure |
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| Compare scores earned by some person on same person on same test at different times. |
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| Possess outstanding talent or to show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment compared to the kids the same age. |
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| Person echibiting extraordinary skill, even brillance in a particular field. |
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| Extent to which variations in a trait from person to person can be explained by genetic factors. |
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