Updated Myers' Psychology for the AP® Course, 3E - Module 34

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cognition

all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.

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concept

a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.

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prototype

a mental image or best example of a category. Matching new items to a prototype provides a quick and easy method for sorting items into categories (as when comparing feathered creatures to a prototypical bird, such as a robin).

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creativity

the ability to produce new and valuable ideas.

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convergent thinking

narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution.

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divergent thinking

expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different directions.