Thinking, Language and Intelligence Flashcards
Thinking is:
The act of processing information
The act of processing information is:
Thinking
Critical thinking is:
Consciously directing our mental processes to reach particular goals
Consciously directing our mental processes to reach particular goals is called:
Critical thinking
We can solve problems using ____________ and _____________
Algorithms, Heuristics
An algorithm is:
Specific procedure for solving a type of problem
Heuristics are:
Shortcuts; mental rules of thumb used to solve a problem
Analogies:
Refer to a previous problem to solve a new problem
Heuristics are based on:
Analogies
Some of the factors that affect problem solving are:
Expertise, Mental Sets, Insight, Incubation, Functional Fixedness
In Expertise:
Experts use parallel processing; novices use serial processing
Mental Sets are:
The tendency to use an approach that was previously successful with similar problem
In Incubation you,
Stand back from a problem for a while; solution may come in a flash of insight
Tendency to think of an object in terms of its familiar function is called:
Functional Fixedness
Make judgments about events according to the population of events that they appear to represent is the:
Representativeness heuristic
Estimate of probability is based on examples of relevant events is the:
Availability heuristic
People’s confidence of their own knowledge and ability exceeds their actual knowledge and ability is called
Overconfidence
The Communication of information by means of symbols arranged according to rules of grammar is called:
Language