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A mental construct made of a cluster of related concepts is called:

AA heuristic
BA syllogism
CA schema
DAn algorithm
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A schema
1. The mind groups related ideas rather than storing them separately. 2. A schema is a mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts. 3. The idea comes from Bartlett's work in 1932. 4. An algorithm is a procedure rather than a structure of knowledge. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 'Thinking and Intelligence', sections 7.1-7.5_
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