Chapter 3 section 8 Flashcards
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cognitive bias
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errors in memory or judgement that are caused by inappropriate use of cognitive processes.
2
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source monitoring
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ability to accurately identify the source of a memory. Uncertainty can lead to mistaken judgements
3
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confirmation bias
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tendency to verify and confirm our existing memories rather than to challenge or disconfirm them. Once beliefs established, are self perpetuating and hard to change
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functional fixededness
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when schemas prevent us from seeing and using information in new and non-traditional ways. creativity impaired by overuse of traditional, expectancy based thinking
