1. Define a concept and explain how concepts are stored in memory.
2. Explain the different ways to represent a problem, including mental images and mental models.
3. List and describe the four basic problem-solving processes that we can use to generate solutions. The four basic solutions are trial and error, an algorithm, heuristics, and insight.
4. Discuss blind spots in problem solving, including representation failures, functional fixedness, mental sets, the confirmation bias, and belief perseverance.
5. Explain syllogistic reasoning and conditional reasoning and discuss how good we are at using these rules of formal logic.
6. Examine biases in judgment, including the representative heuristic, the availability heuristic, framing effects, and overconfidence.
7. Identify and describe universal properties of all languages.
8. Discuss whether animals can learn language and examine why the notion of animal language is controversial.
9. Explore the relationship between thought and language.
10. Discuss the impact of using sexist language.

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