Vocab #3

Question 1

Cognition

Answer 1

Mental processes that take place in the brain ( thinking, attention, language, learning, memory and perception )

Question 2

Confirmation Bias

Answer 2

The human tendency to only seek out information that supports one position or idea

Question 3

Belief Perseverance

Answer 3

The tendency for people to hold their beliefs as true, even when there is ample evidence to discredit the belief.

Question 4

Theory

Answer 4

An untested hunch, or a guess without supporting evidence

Question 5

Heuristics

Answer 5

Mental shortcuts for solving problems in a quick way that delivers a result that is sufficient enough to be useful given time

Question 6

Mental Sets

Answer 6

A tendency to only see solutions that have worked in the past

Question 7

Algorithms

Answer 7

A procedure used for solving a problem

Question 8

Fixation

Answer 8

The inability to see a problem from a new perspective, by employing a different mental set

Question 9

Insight

Answer 9

The understanding of a relationship between current thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors and where these originated or how they are maintained.