Chapter 7 Flashcards
Availability Heuristic
Making a decision based on what was told
Representativeness Heuristic
Getting 5 of the same products you would assume the 6th would be similar
Language is a what?
Structured system, and is learned over time
Belief-bias effect
Professor talks about psychology - I believe him
Confirmation Bias
I was on 501 and hit every red light - not true but believable
Fallacy of positive instances
The underdogs winning - didn’t see it coming
Overestimation effect
Thinking something is harder than it is
No matter what the language is…
Everyone has a way of percieving
Who is Naum Chomsky?
The daddy of language
Alfred Binet is known for what?
The study of intelligence
Achievement
measures level of knowledge, skill, or accomplishment
Aptitude
Measures a persons capacity to benefit from education or training
