Chapter 8: Thinking and Intelligence
Chapter Outline
How Does the Mind Represent Information?
- Mental Images Are Analogical Representations
- Concepts Are Symbolic Representations
- Schemas Organize Useful Information about the Environment
- People Use Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
- Decision Making Often Involves Heuristics
- Problem Solving Achieves Goals
- Intelligence Is Assessed by Psychometric Tests
- General Intelligence Involves Multiple Components
- Intelligence Is Associated with Cognitive Performance
- Genes and Environment Both Influence Intelligence
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