chapter 7.1

Question 1

algorithm

Answer 1

formula like method for problem solving

Question 2

mental set

Answer 2

limits that we place on our approach to problem solving based on what worked in the past

Question 3

confirmation bias

Answer 3

to prefer information that confirms what you thought in the first place

Question 4

framing

Answer 4

a particular way a problem or question is presented

Question 5

heuristic

Answer 5

an educated guess or rule of thumb method of problem solving

Question 6

representativeness heuristic

Answer 6

educated guess based on similarity to a prototypes

Question 7

avaibility heuristic

Answer 7

educated guess in which the staring point has a strong influence on the conclusion you reach

Question 8

durability bias

Answer 8

the overestimation of the expected length of the feeling produced by the outcome of the situation.

Question 9

divergent thinking

Answer 9

problem solving strategy in which you come up with lots of different types of solutions

Question 10

convergent thinking

Answer 10

a problem solving strategy in which you use logic to deduce the single best solution

Question 11

functional fixedness

Answer 11

thinking about something in the only way that it is most typically used rather than other possible uses.