Chapter 9: Thinking

3. deductive argument that permits a conclusion to be drawn from a series of 2 statements, or premises
8. conscious and purposeful direction of thought toward finding a solution to a problem
10. Program in which thinking is taught as a separate unit or even a separate course.
11. transfer that facilitates the solution of a new problem as a result of experience with an earlier-encountered problem.
12. features typical of a thing represented in a concept, although not always associated with it
14. process of moving from a situation in need of resolution to a solution, overcoming any obstacles along the way
15. carrying knowledge from one problem or situation over to a new problem or situation. It can either facilitate or hinder the solving the new problem
16. Transfer that occurs when a highly practiced skill is carried over from one situation to another, with little or no reflective thinking.

1. process of drawing reasonable general conclusions from specific facts for observations
2. Teaching how to think as a integral part of a curriculum.
4. Process of drawing specific, logically valid conclusions from one or more general premises
5. Transfer that hinders the solution of a new problem as a result of experience with an earlier-encountered problem.
6. Transfer that occurs when abstract knowledge learned in one situation is consciously applied to another situation
7. features that are necessary and sufficient for defining a concept
9. Decision-making model in which the decision maker considers options one by one, immediately selecting the first option that appears to be satisfactory.
13. Mental abstraction or category of similar objects, people, events, or ideas