- Categorizing
- Definition, To arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- Once we become aware of knowing, we try to arrange the thought in our brain.
- Stereotype, broad or incorrect categorizations.
- Prejudice, pre-judging a person based on stereotypes.
- Example: When I think of West County, I generally think of rich and wealthy white people.
- Evaluating
- Definition, to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess.
- Mystique, a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning.
- We assign value to information based on our relationship to it.
- Example: In the district final football game coming up, I will value the Under Armour long-sleeve turtleneck I bought in September instead of those Ray-Ban sunglasses.
- Symbolizing
- Definition, to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
-Making sure our actions convey our true meaning.
-Connotation, additional meanings of a word.
-Denotation, literal meaning of a word.
- Example: Morality versus Legality, the United States military draft during the 1960’s and early 1970’s, which was morally questionably forcing young teens to go to Vietnam, was a legal mandate.
- Testing
-Definition, to subject to a test; try.
- Our beliefs may be wrong.
- Take advantage of people who have greater life-experience.
- Know the facts about a belief-system.
-Example: After having trained all summer and learned from professional football players, the football camp tested my endurance and ability as a player and corrected many of my mistakes.
