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The fact that people can group pretzels, potato chips, and popcorn into "snack foods" is an example of the ability to form .
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The process of manipulating information to form concepts, solve problems, reason, or make decisions is .
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A person who forms the concept of a square by observing that all squares have four sides connected at 90º angles is using the model of concept formation.
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An attempt to identify an appropriate way to attain a goal when the goal is not readily attainable is .
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Strategies that guarantee solutions to problems are .
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An individual who fails to solve problems because he focuses on an object's usual uses is experiencing .
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A person who persists in using a prior strategy and fails to examine a problem from a new perspective is experiencing a .
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A clinical psychologist who examines a client's general complaints and reaches a diagnosis of major depressive disorder has used reasoning.
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When compiling information for a class project, a business major interested in a career in computer sales reads articles about successful people in the field, but ignores articles about declining computer sales. This behavior is an example of bias.
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A previously successful student who persists in spending most of his time studying vocabulary despite earning low grades in an honors course is demonstrating .
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A student who has earned A's in several lower-level courses earns a D in an upper-level course despite predicting that she would make at least a B. This behavior is an example of bias.
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Written, spoken, or signed communication based on a system of symbols is .
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Our ability to produce an infinite number of sentences using a finite set of words and rules is infinite .
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A developmental psychologist who is comparing the sounds commonly made by babies whose families speak two languages is studying .
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The rules that govern word formation in a language are its .





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