Module 34 Thinking,Concepts, and creativity

Question 1

concepts

Answer 1

a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.

Question 2

prototypes

Answer 2

a mental image or best example of a category. Matching new items to a prototype provides a quick and easy method for sorting items into categories (as when comparing feathered creatures to a prototypical bird, such as a robin)

Question 3

convergent thinking

Answer 3

narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution.

Question 4

divergent thinking

Answer 4

expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different directions.