Cognitive Representations That Enable People to Make Sense of Situations

question 51

Multiple Choice

Cognitive representations that enable people to make sense of situations and events by directing their attention to certain aspects of reality and away from others are called:

• A)frames
• B)filters
• C)ideologies
• D)lenses
• E)mental structures

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Definitions:

Abstract Audience

A concept in which individuals imagine and cater their behavior or communication to an unspecified, broad group of people.

Hypothetical Thought

The ability to consider and evaluate scenarios, possibilities, and outcomes that are not derived from immediate reality but based on conjecture or possibility.

Concrete Operational Thinking

Refers to the stage in cognitive development, typically occurring between the ages of 7 and 12, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events and understand the concept of conservation.

Imagined Possibilities

Imagined possibilities refer to the cognitive ability to envision future scenarios or outcomes that are not immediately present or based on current reality.