AP Psych - Mod 34: Thinking, Concepts, and Creativity

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 2 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/4

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

Psychology

AP Psychology

Myers Psychology for the AP Course Third Edition

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

5 Terms

1
New cards
cognition
all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
2
New cards
concept
a menral grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
3
New cards
prototype
mental image or best example of a category

(matching and sorting items into categories)
4
New cards
convergent thinking
narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solutions
5
New cards
divergent thinking
expanding number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different directions