Thought and Language

Question 1

Mental Sets

Answer 1

The tendency to continue using the same problem solivng that has worked in the past

Question 2

Example of Representative Heuristic

Answer 2

Someone dresses essentricly and is reading, assumes they must be a poet

Question 3

Heuristics

Answer 3

Cognitive shortcuts or rule of thumbs

Question 4

Representative Heuristic

Answer 4

Categorising a subject or object through similarity to an assumed prototype, regardless of the probability of it occuring

Question 5

Pros n cons of heuristics

Answer 5

Allows rapid judgement but can lead to flawed responses

Question 6

Availablity Heuristics

Answer 6

Judging the likelihood of something happening based off of how easily imagined the information is (Recency and vividness)

Question 7

Example of Availability Heuristic

Answer 7

Thinking that these are typical and common. Seeing a plane crash recently, thinking that its common for crashes to occur and fearing flying.

Question 8

Confirmation Bias

Answer 8

Tendency to search for, interprate or prefer information that support previous beliefs or values

Question 9

3 problem solving strategies

Answer 9

Algorithms, heuristics, and trial n error

Question 10

Functional Fixedness

Answer 10

Seeing only one solution to an issue. e.g. Screwdrivers to screw rather than trying out a pen