Intelligence: is the ability to think, to learn from experience, to solve problems, and to adapt to new situation
Problem Solving: In cognitive psychology, problem-solving refers to the mental process that people go through to discover, analyze, and solve problems.
IQ: First developed by Alfred Binet, the IQ, or intelligence quotient, is a standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale where 100 is average
Semantics: Semantics are the study of meanings through the relationships of words, how they are used, and how they are said. Th
Deductive reasoning: Deductive reasoning is a decision-making process where choices are made based upon the results of previous choices and a critical observation of the results; you must have a premise, argument, and conclusion for deductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning: Inductive reasoning is the process of reasoning in which the premises of an argument are believed to support the conclusion but do not ensure it; it begins with a specific argument, ends with a general conclusion
Heuristics: These are experimental strategies that allow a person to solve a problem quickly and easily (and sometimes unwisely)- essentially a mental shortcut to make quick judgements
Thinking: Thinking is essentially units of thought providing an efficient way for people to: represent reality, manipulate and reorganize it, devise new ways of acting; three kinds of thinking are directed/convergent, nondirected, metacognition
Units of thought: Different units of thought are images, muscular responses, concepts, language or symbols, prototypes, rules, and many more
Processes of memory: Memory is the input, storage, and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced, these 3 steps are all part of the process