Chapter 8: Cognition and Language Mod. 24

1. 1solving a problem by trying to reduce the difference between the current state and the goal state is known as a [blank_start].......[blank_end]

   1. Atransformation
2. 2[blank_start].....[blank_end] is the term used to describe the sudden "flash" of revelation that often accompanies the solution to a problem.

   1. Ainsight
3. 3thinking of an object only in terms of its typical use is known as [blank_start]....[blank_end] ..... . A broader, related tendency for old problem-solving patterns to persist is known as a [blank_start].... ....[blank_end]

   1. Afunctional fixedness
   2. Bmental set
4. 4[blank_start].....[blank_end] describes the phenomenon of favoring an initial hypothesis and ignoring subsequent competing hypotheses.

   1. Aconfirmation bias
5. 5Generating unusual but appropriate approaches to a question is known as [blank_start]....[blank_end]

   1. Adivergent thinking

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