Intro to Psychology ch 7

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Thinking
paying attention to information, mentally representing it, reasoning about it, and making decisions about it
cognition
mental activity involved in understanding, processing, and communicating information
algorithm
a systematic procedure for solving a problem that works invariably when it is correctly applied
heuristic
rules of thumb that help us simplify and solve problems
representativeness heuristic
a decision-making heuristic in which people make judgments about samples according to the populations they appear to represent
availability heuristic
a decision-making heuristic in which our estimates of frequency or probability of events are based on how easy it is to find examples
holophrases
a single word used to express complex meanings
intelligence
a general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience
creativity
the ability to generate novel and useful solutions to problems
convergent thinking
a thought process that narrows in on the single best solution to a problem
divergent thinkinga thought process that attempts to generate multiple solutions to problemsmental age (MA)the accumulated months of credit that a person earns on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scaleintelligence quotient (IQ)(a) originally, a ratio obtained by dividing a child's score (or mental age) on an intelligence test by chronological age. (b) generally, a score on an intelligence test