| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| thinking | an unobservable activity in which a person reorganizes past experiences through the use of symbols and concepts |
| symbol | an object, act or sound that represents something else |
| concept | the meaning that we associate with symbols |
| jean Piget | broke down the way we reacted to our environment in to two different processes assimilation accommodation |
| assimilation | handling new experiences and situations based on past experiences |
| accommodation | changing the way we think and the way we react to things in order to adapt to new and different situations in our lives |
| uncritical thinking (1) | a way of thinking that is limited |
| uncritical thinking (2) | a way of thinking that lacks process of accommodation |
| delusion | false belief a person has despite evidence or proof that what they believe is not rue |
| creative thinking | non routine directed thinking in which people seek new solutions to problems or they seek new forms of artistic expressions |
| 4 steps that are helpful to all creative thinking | 1. preparation stage 2.thought reflection 3.inspiration 4. verification and revision |
| preparation stage | gather information, collect facts |
| thought reflection | when you know what needs to be done but your not doing anything about it: procrastination |
| inspiration | when you stop being in the thought reflection stage and you start working on stuff again |
| verification and revision | after you gather information you evaluate it and make any changes that need to be made |
| 4 conditions that help to develop creativity | 1.creating an environment that stimulates thinking 2. creating an environment that encourages originality 3. creating an environment that allows a person to think and act freely 4. give recognition for creativity and out of the box thinking |
| direct thinking | thinking that's aimed at solving a problem or reaching a correct decision |
| day dreaming | process of wakeful fantasizing; usually pleasurable |
| imagination | the reorganization and the reproduction of past experiences to form present ideas |
| key to solving a problem | 1. first knowing what the problem 2. know and understand the characteristics of a problem |
| ways that affect your ability to solve problems | 1. using past experiences |
| most important factor in solving a problem | having the ability to look at a problem from more than one perspective (divergent thinking)- in order to be a divergent thinker you have to have the ability to reason |
| reasoning | the ability to comprehend and think in an orderly or rational way |
| 2 different types of reasoning | inductive reasoningdeductive reasoning |
| inductive reasoning | process of reasoning that moves from specific situations to general principles |
| deductive reasoning | process that moves from general principles to specific situations |