Ch 10 First Sections

This is the mental activity that goes on in the brain when a person is processing information.

• Thinking

• Concept

• Mental Image

• Mental Map

These represent objects or events and have a picture-like quality.

• Mental maps

• Mental images

• Cognitive images

• Concepts

These are ideas that represent a class or category of events, objects or activities.

• concepts

• mental images

• mental maps

• cognitive types

These have strict definitions.

• formal concepts

• natural concepts

• subordinate concepts

• superordinate concepts

These are generalizations about things we encounter that help us make sense of our surroundings.

• schemas

• concepts

• prototypes

• natural concepts

These are specific types of schemas that involves a familiar sequence of activities.

• scripts

• subordinate concepts

• superordinate concepts

• prototypes

These are examples of concepts that more closely match the defining characteristics of that concept.

• prototypes

• basic level types

• formal concepts

• natural concepts

These types of concepts form as a result of someone's experiences in the real world.

• formal

• natural

These are a type of rote solution in which one follows step-by-step procedures for solving certain types of problems.

• mechanic

• algorithms

• problem-solving

• heuristic

These are shortcuts or “rules-of-thumb” that narrows down the possible solutions for a problem.

• heuristc

• algorithm

• trial and error

• subgoaling