LECT 5 Cognitive and Thinking styles

Question 1

How the human mind works?

Answer 1

Information processing model

Dual-process models

connectionist models

Question 2

Muller Lyer illusion

Answer 2

Some societies show little susceptibility to this visual illusion.

Question 3

Analytic thinking style

Answer 3

Use taxonomic, rule based categorisation

Question 4

Holistic thinking style

Answer 4

Use non-taxonomic, relationship -based categorisation.

Question 5

Effects of perceptual environment on Attention

Answer 5

Culture may influence where you tend to attend to in your immediate environment

Question 6

Asians vs Americans

Answer 6

Asians focus more on contextual objects whereas Americans focus more on focal objects rather than relations of elements within a scene.

Question 7

Talking and thinking

Answer 7

Western traditions emphasise the importance of self-expression and debating

East Asian traditions deemphasise talking and are more accepting of silence of as part of communication.

Question 8

Social cognition

Answer 8

Involves making sense of the social world including
yourself
other people
social relationships

Question 9

Attribution

Answer 9

Refers to consciously explaining why the person took that behaviour.

first impressions are robust, paying less attention to new information that may deny our impression.

Question 10

Casual attribution

Answer 10

Situational attribution
“He might have become nervous
or confused”
● “It was his duty to be in court
for the client he was
representing”

Dispositional attribution
“He must have been in a state
of shock”
● “He was irresponsible”
● “He was aggressive in pursuing
his career success”