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Chapter 8 THINKING AND LANGUAGE

2. Chapter 8. Thinking is??. 1. thinking is the mental activity that is involved in the understanding, processing, and communicating of information. Made possible through the use of symbols, concepts, and prototypes.. 3. Chapter 8. Question: What are the three units of thought?. THREE UNITS OF THOU

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Chapter 8 THINKING AND LANGUAGE

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    1. 1 Chapter 8 THINKING AND LANGUAGE Section 1: What Is Thinking? Section 2: Problem Solving Section 3: Reasoning Section 4: Decision Making and Judgment Section 5: Language

    2. 2 Chapter 8 Thinking is…… 1. thinking is the mental activity that is involved in the understanding, processing, and communicating of information. Made possible through the use of symbols, concepts, and prototypes.

    3. 3 Chapter 8 Question: What are the three units of thought? THREE UNITS OF THOUGHT SYMBOLS – objects or acts that stand for something else CONCEPTS – mentally grouping together objects, events, or ideas that have similar characteristics such as dogs, horses, etc. PROTOTYPES – examples of concepts that best exemplify that concept

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