Term
|
Definition
o Memory
o Thinking, thought processes (conscious & non-conscious)
o Information processing: one can see how we think with a computer model
o Concept formation, schemas
o Mental imagery, language
o Attention, perception
o Intelligence, creativity
o Reasoning, decision making, problem solving |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| overcoming an obstacle to obtain a goal |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| specific program to solve problem |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| no specific set of procedures |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
unable to use an object other than what they
were intended for |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| choosing between alternatives, without any obstacles |
|
|
Term
Decision making heuristics
• Availability: |
|
Definition
| how available are examples |
|
|
Term
Decision making heuristics
Representativeness: |
|
Definition
| how typical an example is |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| leading info that pulls decision toward |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a form of reasoning in which a conclusion
follows necessarily from certain premises; if the premises are true,
the conclusion must be true |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a form of reasoning in which the premises
provide support for a conclusion, but it is still possible for a
conclusion to be false |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| support info that confirms opinion & ignore other info |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
way info is presented to you in order to create a certain
VIew |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Defined as knowledge, skills, and ability to adapt to changing environments in order to survive; is multi-faceted |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
intelligence quota
Mental age I chronological age * 100 |
|
|
Term
| Sternberg's Triarchic theory |
|
Definition
| 3 interdependent components or areas of intelligence |
|
|
Term
Sternberg's Triarchic theory
Componential: |
|
Definition
| analytic, Comparing, analyzing, and evaluating |
|
|
Term
Sternberg's Triarchic theory
Experiential: |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Sternberg's Triarchic theory
Experiential: |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Sternberg's Triarchic theory
Experiential: |
|
Definition
| Creative, Creative solutions to new problems |
|
|
Term
Sternberg's Triarchic theory
Contextual: practical |
|
Definition
Using or applying the things you know in
everyday contexts |
|
|
Term
| Gardner's theory of intelligence: |
|
Definition
| can be a genius in just one category of sternbers Triarchic theory |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| navigate thru environment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| how well you can interact wi people |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| how well you know yourself |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Being creative is being unusual, doing things differently from
others in your peer group, as long as these behaviors aren't
maladaptive
Creativity not highly correlated with intelligence |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
specific form of communication that conveys meaning about:
things not physically present, events in the past and future, abstract ideas |
|
|
Term
Language...
Infinite generativity |
|
Definition
ability to generate an infinite number of ideas
from a finite number of abstract symbols and rules for combining
them |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| language you learn affects how you think |
|
|
