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Thinking Thinking or cognition refers to a process that involves knowing, understanding, remembering and communicating. Thinking involves a number of mental activities listed below, and cognitive psychologists study them with great detail. Concepts, Decision making, Problem solving, Judgment formation OBJECTIVE 29-1| Define cognition.
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Mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
Mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people. There are a variety of chairs but their common features define the concept of chair. OBJECTIVE 29-2| Describe the roles of categories, hierarchies, definitions, and prototypes in concept formation.
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Organize concepts into hierarchies
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concepts by a mental image or a best example
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Ability to produce novel and valuable ideas
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Convergent thinking Vs Divergent thinking
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CREATIVITY Convergent thinking – taking logical steps to find a single solution to a problem Divergent thinking – generating creative ideas by exploring multiple solutions
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