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?

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Warning:

What type of danger do we have here?

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Warning:

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