Thinking And Solving Notes Flashcards
Parts of thought
Cognitive maps
Images(schemas)
Concepts (schemas)
Prototype
Narratives
Cognitive maps
Mental representations of our environment
Images
Mental representations of objects/ people
Concepts
How we sort objects, ideas, events
Prototype
The best example of something within a certain category
Narratives
Stories that pass information to another
Narrative of crime
Types of formal reasoning
Algorithms
Logic
Formal reasoning
Using a strict procedure to draw a valid conclusion about a topic
Algorithms
Precise method of solving a problem that should always produce a correct answer.
Logic
“If/then” statements that allow us to make conclusions about the world
Informal reasoning
Is when we try to assess the credibility of an argument
Heuristics
Mental shortcuts that lead us to an answer. Not always correct!
Anchoring heuristic
People will make a judgement about something from a known point (anchor!)
Representativeness heuristic
Classify examples by how similar they are to a pre existing class of information
Availability heuristic
The more easily people think of an example, the more often they believe it happens.
