Thinking and Language

Thinking and Language

Section 1

Let's watch this video about an animal talking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8LepYR8v9A

Look at these signs.

What do they mean?

What type of danger is this sign warning og?

What type of danger do we have here?

Answer the following questions based on what you understaood.

Multiple Choice

A ________________ is a particular example of a concept or item, one that best represents its characteristics.

• prototype

• symbol

Multiple Choice

Monkeys, chickens, and fish all belong under the ________________ of “animal.” (concept/symbol)

• concept

• symbol

Multiple Choice

Drivers know to stop when they see a red octagonal sign because the sign functions as a ___________________.

• prototype

• symbol

Let's revise...

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Multiple Choice

_______________________, or directed, thinking involves looking at a problem and narrowing all possible options to one solution.

• Convergent

• Divergent

Multiple Choice

Creative people often excel at _______________________ thinking, in which a person devises many different solutions to a problem.

• convergent

• divergent

Multiple Choice

Because the questions on most standardized tests have only one correct answer, they measure divergent thinking.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Thinking about how people think is an example of metacognition.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Divergent thinking often leads to creative solutions.

• True

• False