Myers' Psychology for AP®, 2e, Module 34

cognition

all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating. (p. 356)

concept

a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people. (p. 356)

convergent thinking

narrows the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution. (p. 357)

creativity

the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. (p. 357)

divergent thinking

expands the number of possible problem solutions (creative thinking that diverges in different directions). (p. 357)

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). (p. 356)