Thinking and Language Flashcards
mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
cognition
mental image or best example of a category
prototype
the process of finding a single best solution to a problem you are trying to solve
convergent thinking
the process of creating many unique solutions in order to solve a problem, involves creativity
divergent thinking
multiple choice question
convergent thinking
essay question
divergent thinking
breaking items down bit by bit
dissecting
tendency to approach a problem in a way that has been successful in the past
prior knowledge/mental set
sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem,
insight
methodical, logical, rule, or procedure that guarantees to solve a particular problem, time consuming
algorithm
finding out a passcode by knowing number of characters
algorithm
simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgements and solve problems efficiently, faster but more error prone
heuristic
estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory; if instances come readily to mind, we presume such events are common
Availably Heuristic
judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to represent / match particular prototypes
ex hiring grandma rather than tattooed man to babysit
representative heuristic
the way an issue is posed can effect decisions and judgments
ex buying labeled 75% lean not 25% fat
framing
tendency to be more confident than correct
overconfidence
tendency to search for more information that confirms ones perceptions
confirmation bias
inability to see a problem from a new perspective
fixation
tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions
functional fixedness
what does the candle mounting problem represent
functional fixedness
clinging to ones initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited
knowing someone killed someone but liking them in the past so refusing to believe the evidence provided
belief perseverance