Across
- 2. mental grouping of similar objects, events, or people
- 5. type of fixation where we think only of the familiar functions of an object
- 7. mental activity associated with processing, understanding, and communicating information
- 9. heuristic based on estimating the probability of events in terms of how readily they come to mind
- 11. type of thinking used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions
- 13. heuristic judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to match a particular prototype
- 14. inability to approach to a problem in a new way
- 15. methodical problem-solving strategy that guarantees success
- 16. mental molds into which we pour our experiences
Down
- 1. fallacy that is a mistaken belief that independent events are interrelated
- 3. tendency to search for information that confirms a personal bias
- 4. the best example (mental image) of a particular category
- 5. how an issue or question is posed
- 6. simple thinking strategy for solving problems
- 8. tendency to continue applying a particular problem-solving strategy even when it is no longer helpful
- 10. incorporating new experiences into our current understanding
- 12. sudden and often creative solution to a problem