Thinking & Problem Solving - Unit 2

Question 1

Schemas

Answer 1

Mental filters or maps that organize our information about the world - they can impact our perceptual sets.

Question 2

Assimilation

Answer 2

Interpreting one’s new experience in terms of one’s existing schema.

Question 3

Habituation

Answer 3

A decrease in response to a stimulus after repeated presentations.

Question 4

Accommodation

Answer 4

Adapting one’s current understanding to incorporate new information.