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CHAPTER 7:
Thinking and Language
Psychology, 4/e by Saul Kassin ©200
Thought and Language
Concepts
Solving Problems
Making Judgments
Language
The Relationship Between Thought and
Language
Concept
A mental grouping of persons, ideas, events,
or objects that share common properties
Prototype
A “typical” member of a category, one that
has most of the defining features of that
category
Image
A mental representation of visual
information
Mental Models
Intuitive theories about the way things work
Hint:
It helps to
break the
task into
subgoals.
Critical Thinking
The process of
solving problems
and making
decisions through
careful
evaluation of
evidence