Thinking and Problem Solving Crossword Puzzle

mental categories used to group objects, events, information, etc.(Ex: Language, words are concepts that correspond to abstractions and generalizations.)
cognitive models that incorporate long-known principles of association to represent key features of human memory. (Ex: Bacon and Eggs.)
linguistic comparison of two objects that emphasizes the similarities between those two objects.(Ex: Similes and Metaphors.)
the best example or cognitive representation of something within a certain category.(Ex: test or preliminary model of an idea.)
a problem solving method in which multiple attempts are made to reach a solution.(Ex: Trying to fit a couch through a door.)
the act of thinking about thinking, or the cognition of cognition.(Ex: controlling your own thoughts.)
defined set of step-by-step procedures that provides the correct answer to a particular problem.(Ex: a recipe.)
mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently.(Ex: common sense.)
mental rearrangement or restructuring of the elements in a problem to achieve a sudden understanding of the problem and arrive at a solution.(Ex: a dog pushes a box over to the gate in order to stand on it and jump over the gate.)
logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.(Ex: If A = B and B = C, then A = C)
Logical Argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true.(Ex: if A + B = C, then C - B = A)
process of making generalized decisions after observing, or witnessing, repeated specific instances of something.(Ex:Harold is a grandfather. Harold is bald.)
One solves a problem by considering the obstacles that stand between the initial problem state and goal state.(Ex: Finding the fastest way from California to Atlanta.)
tendency to only see solutions that have worked in the past.(Ex:a child may enter a store by pushing a door open.)
cognitive bias that limits a person to use an object only in the way it is traditionally used.(Ex: Viewing a fork as only used for food.)
a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision.(Ex: asking people to recall words that begin with the letter K versus those that have K as their third letter.)
cognitive bias in which an individual categorizes a situation based on a pattern of previous experiences or beliefs about the scenario.(Ex: the probability that Tyrone is a gangster because of stereotypes.)
cognitive bias where people decide on options based on whether the options are presented with positive or negative connotations(Ex: 95 percent chance of survival during a surgery.)
cognitive bias where an individual depends too heavily on an initial piece of information offered when making decisions.(Ex: T-shirt that costs $1,200 then see a second one that costs $100, you're prone to see the second shirt as cheap.)
obstinate inability to yield or a refusal to appreciate another person's viewpoint or emotions characterized by a lack of empathy.(Ex: Not Believing something even though someone else believes it.)
is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.(Ex: The Reason we use Double Blind Experiments.)
tendency to cling to one's initial belief even after receiving new information that contradicts or disconfirms the basis of that belief.(Ex:Mike chose to dismiss the evidence that Jim presented to him.)
results that happen when an individual's own values, beliefs, prior knowledge, etc. affects, or distorts, the reasoning process through the acceptance of invalid arguments or data.(Ex: Flat Earthers.)
tendency of people to overestimate their ability to have predicted an outcome that could not possibly have been predicted.(Ex: When people make bets on their team winning by a lot of points.)
a person's subjective confidence in his or her judgements is reliably greater than the objective accuracy of those judgements, especially when confidence is relatively high.(Ex: A person who refuses to use a map on a long trip and refusing to ask for help once lost.)
the belief that a “run” or “streak” of a given outcome lowers the probability of observing that outcome on the next trial.(Ex. Betting on red since it's been black 6 times in a row.)
when someone continues a behavior or endeavor as a result of previously invested resources.(Ex: order too much food and then overeat just to “get their money's worth”.)