Thinking and Intelligence

Cognition is

• The process of physical movement.
• The brain’s ability to think, perceive, plan, analyze, and remember.

• The act of socializing with others.
• The study of the human brain.

The field of psychology dedicated to examining how people think is

• social psychology
• cognitive psychology
• behavioral psychology
• developmental psychology

A (a)   is the best example or representation of a concept.

A communication system that has both a lexicon and a system of grammar.

• vocabulary
• dictionary
• thesaurus
• language

The set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of the lexicon

• grammar
• punctuation
• vocabulary
• syntax

A (a)   is a basic sound unit of a given language,

Morphemes are

• the smallest meaningful units of language
• the largest meaningless units of language
• the sounds of language
• the rules of grammar

The way words are organized into sentences are

• Word choice and vocabulary
• Punctuation and capitalization
• Paragraph structure and organization
• Syntax

(a)   refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words.

Typical strategies for problem solving includes

• Trial and error

• Choosing the first solution that comes to mind
• Applying algorithms

• Using heuristics