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is the manipulation of mental representations of information.
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Psycho Delick loves music. In fact, he "hears" tunes in his head. This ability to "hear" a tune in his head relies on a(n) .
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help us classify newly encountered objects on the basis of our past experience.
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A(n) is a cognitive shortcut that may lead to a solution.
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The field that examines how to use technology to imitate the outcome of human thinking, problem solving, and creative activities is .
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Bea Novel decides she wants to change one of her bedrooms into a playroom for her children. This is an example of a(n) problem.
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Probably the most frequently applied heuristic in problem solving is a(n) , which involves repeated tests for differences between the desired outcome and what currently exists.
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is a sudden awareness of the relationships among various elements that had previously appeared to be unrelated.
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When asked what a pair of pliers was, Heeza Dunce could only think of them as a grasping tool. He was unable to think of them as a door stop, a tooth extractor, or a murder weapon, although they could be used for any of those things. Heeza is demonstrating .
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can affect perceptions, as well as patterns of problem solving by preventing you from seeing beyond the apparent constraints of a problem.
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occurs when a problem solver favors initial hypotheses and ignores contradictory information that supports alternative hypotheses or solutions.
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is the ability to generate unusual, yet appropriate, responses to problems or questions.







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