Thinking Flashcards
functional fixedness
people develop closed minds about the functions of certain objects
deductive reasoning
leads to specific conclusion that must follow from given info
inductive reasoning
leads to general rules that are inferred from specifics
atmosphere effect
when a conclusion is influenced by the way info is phrased
semantic effect
believing in conclusions because of what you think to be correct rather than what logically follows from info
Elizabeth Loftus and Allan Collins
hierarchical semantic networks grouping related items. closer related items can be linked faster
bottom-up processing
recognizing an item from details
top-down processing
guided by larger concepts
James-Lange Theory of Emotion
bodily responses -> emotion
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion
emotions and bodily reactions occur simultaneously
Schachter & Singer Theory of Emotion
cognitive:
bodily responses -> cognition -> emotion