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Thinking and Language

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Thinking   show
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show an object or an act that stands for something else.  
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Concept   show
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show an original model on which others in the same category are patterned.  
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show a problem solving strategy that eventually leads to a situation; usually involves trying random solutions to a problem in a systematic way.  
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Heuristic   show
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show a problem solving method that involves reducing the difference between the present situation and the desired one.  
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show a heuristic device in which a solution to a problem is found by evaluating the difference between the current situation and the goal.  
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show the tendency to arrive at a solution after a period of time away from the problem  
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show the tendency to approach a new problem in a way that has been successful in the past  
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show a barrier to problem solving that involves the tendency to think of objects only in terms of their common uses  
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show thinking that is limited to available facts  
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Divergent Thinking   show
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show the process of drawing logical conclusions from the facts and arguments.  
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show a form of thinking in which conclusions are inferred from premises; the conclusions are true if the premises are true.  
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show a statement or assertion that serves as the basis for an argument  
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Inductive Reasoning   show
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Confirmation Bias   show
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Representativeness Heuristic   show
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Availability Heuristic   show
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Anchoring Heuristic   show
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Framing Effect   show
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Language   show
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Phoneme   show
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Morpheme   show
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Syntax   show
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show the studying in language; the relationship between language and the objects depicted by the language  
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show the formation of plurals and the past tense of irregular nouns and verbs according to rules of grammar that apply to regular nouns and verbs; characteristic of the speech of young children  
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Language Acquisition Device   show
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