69. A mental grouping of similar objects, events ideas, or people. Standards.
7.1;10.1-10.4;
13.1,13.2;15.1-15.5
A. Mental set
B. Heuristic
C. Prototype
D. Concept
70. Activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as
before the information is stored or forgotten. Standards:
7.1;10.1-10.4;13.1,13.2;15.1-15.5
A. Sensory memory
8. Parallel processing
C. Long-term memory
D. Short-term memory
71. A simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems
efficiently; usually speedier but also more error-prone than an algorithm. Standards:
7.1;
10.1-10.4;13.1,13.2;15.1-15.5
A. Intuition
B. Mental set
C. Algorithm
D. Heuristic
72. A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem
Contrasts with the usually speedier-but also more error-prone-use of heuristics.
Standards: 7.1;10.1-10.4;13.1,13.2;15.1-15.5
A. Fixation
B. Insight
C. Heuristic
D. Algorithm