How we think
Impediments to problem solving
Language
Language development
Intelligence
100
This is the most typical instance of a particular concept.
What is a prototype?
100
This describes our tendency to seek out information that upholds our preconceptions.
What is confirmation bias?
100
This is the smallest unit of a language that can be determined phonetically?
What is a phoneme?
100
This is the first stage of language in babies.
What is the babbling stage?
100
Alfred Binet designed his test with this goal in mind.
What is to identify children likely to struggle in school?
200
This method of problem solving involves arriving at an ansewr by randomly trying solutions and discarding ones that don't work.
What is trial & error?
200
This describes our inability to see a problem from a new or different perspective.
What is fixation?
200
This is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.
What is a morpheme?
200
The one-word stage is most commonly found in this age range.
What is 12-24 months?
200
This type of test has the aim to predict a person's future performance.
What is an aptitude test?
300
Methodically trying all possible solutions is called this, often used in computers.
What is an algorithm?
300
This describes using a working strategy to find solutions, even if it may not be the best way to approach new problems.
What is mental set?
300
This relates to the meaning of words and word combinations.
What is semantics?
300
This is the term that describes how children in the two-word stage speak.
What is telegraphic speech?
300
This type of test aims to find the level of knowledge one currently possesses in a particular subject.
What is an achievement test?
400
This is what it's called when you find your solution in a sudden moment of clarity.
What is insight?
400
This describes our tendency to only see certain things only in terms of their most common usage.
What is functional fixedness?
400
This refers to a system of rules for how words and punctuation create sentences.
What is syntax?
400
These are the two most common parts of speech heard from children in the two-word stage.
What are nouns and verbs?
400
This term deals with how consistently a test yields its results.
What is reliability?
500
This is using an educated guess or guiding principle to begin finding your solution.
What is a heuristic?
500
This refers to the perceived increased likelihood of events that conjure vivid memories.
What is availability heuristic?
500
This could be one potential pronunciation of the spelling GHOTI.
What is "fish"?
500
Once at this age, most children cannot distinguish sounds not found in their native language.
What is 12 months?
500
This term describes whether or not a test measures what it sets out to measure.
What is validity?
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