2. THINKING, REASONING Flashcards
PROPOSITIONAL THOUGHT
-EXPRESSES STATEMENT; IM HUNGRY
-VERBAL SENTENCES
IMAGINAL THOUGHT
-IMAGES THAT WE CAN SEE HEAR OR FEEL IN OUT MIND
-AFENTATIA- CANT PROPERLY VISUALIZE
MOTORIC THOUGHT
-MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS OF MOTOR MOVEMENTS
-PLAYING A SPORT, WRITING
PROTOTYPES
-early mental concepts of categories of objects, which permit them to respond appropriately to new objects they encounter
CONS IN REASON TO MAKE SOUND CONCLUSIONS
-DISTRACTION BY IRRELEVANT INFO
-BELIEF BIAS; ABANDON LOGIC FOR PERSONAL BELIEFS
-EMOTIONS AND FRAMING; AN IDEA THE SAME INFO CAN BE STRUCTURED/PRESENTED IN DIFF WAYS
PROBLEM SOLVING; STAGE 1
INTERPRET/FRAME AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM IN DIFFERENT WAYS
PROBLEM SOLVING; STAGE 2
GENERATE HYPOTHESES OR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
- DETERMINE WHICH PROCEDURES/ EXPLANATION WILL BE CONSIDERED
-WHICH SOLUTIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE EVIDENCE
PROBLEM SOLVING; STAGE 3
PROBLEM SOLVING STAGE 4
EVALUATE RESULTS, IF NEED BE REPEAT STEPS
MENTAL SET
TENDENCY TO STICK TO SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE WORKED IN THE PAST
-FIXATED WITH AN APPROACH IF IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST
TYPES OF STRATEGIES IN PROBLEM SOLVING
ALGORITHMS;
HEAURISTIC; RULE OF THUMB
SCHEMA;
HEAURISTICS; MEANS END ANALYSIS
-IDENTIFY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRESENT SITUATION & DESIRED STATE
EX) WORKING BACK ON A MAZE
HEAURISTIC; SUBGOAL ANALYSIS
-CREATING INTERMEDIATE STEPS TOWARDS A SOLUTION
EX)
AVAILIBILITY HEAURISTIC
-JUDGMENTS AND DECISIONS ARE BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF INFO IN MEMORY
-A SUBJECTIVE JUDGMENT
ANIMAL PROBLEM SOLVING
-TOOL USE; SURVIVAL TOOLS
-WE CAN OBSERVE THEIR PROBLEM SOLVING BY WATCHING THEM USE TOOLS
NEST BUILDING
-COGNITIVE ABILITIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR /SOCIAL LEARNING THROUGH TOOL USE
OBJECT PERMANENCE
UNDERSTANDING THAT AN OBJECT CONTINUES TO EXIST EVEN WHEN YOU CANT SEE IT
VISUAL DISPALCEMENT
CONSERVATION
THINKING ABILITY THAT DISPLAYS UNDERSTANDING BUT QUANTITY STAYS THE SAME
ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE; SCHEMA
MENTAL FRAMEWORKS, ORGANIZED PATTERN OF THOUGHTS
EX) THE DETAILED EVENTS YOU KNOW PARTAKE WHEN YOU ARE TOLD AOUT A CERTAIN ACTIVITY
ex) a newborn engaging is grasping refelxes
WATER DISPLACMENT
WISDOM
SYSTEM OF KNOWLEDGE OF CONDUCT OF LIFE
-RICH FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE; NATURE, RELATIONSHIPS, EVENTS
-STRATEGIES TO MAKE DECISIONS, HANDLING CONFLICT,
-AWARENESS OF VALUES AND PRIORITIES
-RECOGNIZE AND MANAGE UNCERTAINTY
MENTAL IMAGERY
A REPRESENTATION OF A STIMULUS THAT ORIGINATES INSIDE THE BRAIN, NOT EXTERNAL STIMULUS
EX) DREAMES
MENTAL ROTATION
TO MEASURE MENTAL IMAGERY; A WAY TO STUDY MENTAL IMAGES
