Thinking and Language

A ________________ is a particular example of a concept or item, one that best represents its characteristics.

Monkeys, chickens, and fish all belong under the ________________ of “animal.” (concept/symbol)

Drivers know to stop when they see a red octagonal sign because the sign functions as a ___________________.

_______________________, or directed, thinking involves looking at a problem and narrowing all possible options to one solution.

Creative people often excel at _______________________ thinking, in which a person devises many different solutions to a problem.

Because the questions on most standardized tests have only one correct answer, they measure divergent thinking.

Thinking about how people think is an example of metacognition.

Divergent thinking often leads to creative solutions.