vocab chapter 8 intro

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Across
  1. 1. A step-by-step procedure for solving problems that guarantees a solution
  2. 6. More abstract
  3. 7. The smallest unit of language; the individual sounds that make up speech
  4. 8. More specific
  5. 9. A mental shortcut that allows people to efficiently solve problems and make judgments and decisions. Usually operates outside of conscious awareness
  6. 10. Balanced, with clearly defined prototypes. The most fundamental level of conceptual organization
  7. 13. ____________ intelligence: A component of general intelligence that involves accumulated knowledge and skills
  8. 14. Grammatical rules that govern how words and phrases combine into well-formed sentences
  9. 15. A shared system of symbols, including spoken, written, and signed words and gestures, and a set of rules for how to combine those symbols to communicate meaning
  10. 16. ______________ fixedness: An obstacle to problem solving that involves focusing on an object’s typical functions, thus failing to recognize atypical functions that could help solve a problem
  11. 18. The process of reorganizing one’s understanding of a problem to facilitate a solution
Down
  1. 2. A sudden conscious change in a person’s understanding of some situation or problem
  2. 3. All of the mental activities associated with thinking, including knowing, remembering, solving problems, making judgments and decisions, and communicating
  3. 4. Mental ____________: An internal mental symbol that stands for some object, event, or state of affairs in the world
  4. 5. Trial and ______: trying actions or strategies at random until a solution is found
  5. 7. A best example or average member of a concept that incorporates most of the features most commonly associated with it.
  6. 11. ________ intelligence: A component of general intelligence that involves the ability to deal with new and unusual problems
  7. 12. ________ mindset: Intelligence, like any skill, can be developed
  8. 14. ______ syndrome: A syndrome in developmentally disabled individuals that involves the presence of unusual talents that contrast with low levels of general intelligence
  9. 17. __________ psychology: The scientific study of mental activities and how they operate