263096144 | Cognitive Psychology | The branch of psychology that focuses on mental processes such as: Thinking, Information processing, Language, Problem solving | |
263096145 | Thinking | The mental representation and manipulation of information | |
263096146 | Mental Images | A mental picture or representation of an object or event. | |
263096147 | Concepts | Mental categories we use to group objects, events, and ideas | |
263096148 | Logical Concepts | Concepts with clearly defined rules for membership | |
263096149 | Natural Concepts | Concepts with poorly defined or fuzzy rules for membership | |
263096150 | Positive Instances | An object that fits a particular concept | |
263096151 | Negative instances | An object that does not fit a particular category | |
263096152 | Problem Solving | A form of thinking focused on finding a solution to a particular problem | |
263096153 | Algorithms | A step-by-step set of rules that will always lead to a correct solution to a problem | |
263096154 | Heuristics | A rule of thumb for solving a variety of problems | |
263096155 | Analogies | A strategy based on using similarities between the properties of two things or applying solutions to past problems to the problem at hand | |
263096156 | Incubation periods | A respite from active problem solving which may facilitate a solution | |
263096157 | Mental set | The tendency to rely on strategies that worked in similar situations in the past but that may not be appropriate to the present situation | |
263096158 | Functional fixedness | The tendency to perceive objects as limited to the customary functions they serve | |
263096159 | Confirmation bias | The tendency to maintain allegiances to an initial hypothesis despite strong evidence to the contrary | |
263096160 | Representativeness heuristic | A rule of thumb for making a judgment that assumes a given sample is representative of the larger population from which it is drawn | |
263096161 | Availability heuristic | The tendency to judge events as more likely to occur when information pertaining to them comes readily to mind | |
263096162 | Framing | The tendency for decisions to be influenced by how potential outcomes are phrased | |
263096163 | Creativity | Originality of thought associated with the development of new, workable products or solutions to problems | |
263096164 | Divergent thinking | The ability to conceive new ways of viewing situations or new uses for familiar objects | |
263096165 | Convergent thinking | The attempt to narrow down a range of alternative to converge on the one correct answer to a problem | |
263096166 | Metaphor and Analogy | A figure of speech used to represent an object or concept by comparing it to another | |
263096167 | Conceptual combinations | Combinations of two or more concepts into one concept resulting in the creation of a new idea or application | |
263096168 | Conceptual expansion | The expansion of familiar concepts into new uses |
AP Psychology 7.1 Thinking
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