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| A process by which we reorganize past experiences into a new pattern.It uses symbols and concepts. |
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| something that stands for something else (letters, etc.) |
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| a general idea that different things share |
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| A form of thinking that results in a new or unique pattern. |
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| How do we encourage creativity? |
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1. Provide a stimulating environment (travel, arts, toys)
2. Minimize limits/structure
3. Encourage kids to think creatively on their own.
4. Provide reinforcement for creative action (don't say they are wrong either) |
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| A form of creative thinking where the result could be surreal (not grounded in reality or fact), but it must be at least indirectly related to our experience. (Ex. - we have seen elephants, and have seen the color pink, therefore we can imagine pink elephants) |
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| an imagination that produces images so vivid/real it approaches sense experiences (common in children, but the older we are the more tainted we are by experiences) - some adults still posses this after childhood, and they are usually artisits |
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| 2 types: Inductive and Deductive. |
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| Tale specific cases and form an overall conclusion. The error in this reasoning would result if there were too few cases to form an overall conclusion. |
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A general idea is applied to a specific case
(Ex. dogs bark at strangers, therefore if dog didn't bark the murderer must've been known by the dog).
Error: If overall idea is incorrect. |
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| Thinking Gone Wrong! 3 types of irrational thinking: |
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Polarized thought- divide a situation into two opposite extremes where there is no middle ground.
Coincidental Thought- when we link two seperate situtations that are not connected (ex. shirt missing, think sister took it)
Delusions - false beliefs we continue to hold true even after we know they are false (Ex. - old people thinking they're still young/hip, etc.) |
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| Intelligence. 2 Definitions. |
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1. The ability of an organism to adapt to new or old situtations in environment (it's a skill!)
2. The ability to aquire and APPLY knowledge (can be smart, know lots of things but not how to USE them) |
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a single number that assesses human intelligence - developed by the US government in 1917 to evaluate "draftees" in WWI.
- based on pencil and paper test which generates a score (mental age) |
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| how intelligence matches your actual age (compared to the average score of all kids your age). |
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mental age
------------- X 100 = IQ (normal is 100)
physical age |
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mental age
------------- X 100 = IQ (normal is 100)
physical age
- normal is 100
- not accurate by age 20, solved by Deviation IQ, so in theory can be accurate throughout life |
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| 8 different intelligences (Gardener) |
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Language
Math/Logical
Spacial
Music
Body Kinestetic
INterpersonal
INtrapersonal
Nature |
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| Speak/write,reading & comprehension - authors, poets (King, Poe) |
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| scientists, mathmatitions (newton, einstein) - excel at IQ |
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