7B.1.2

Question 1

Heuristics

Answer 1

A simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgements and solve problems efficiently

Question 2

Creativity

Answer 2

The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

Question 3

5 components of creativity

Answer 3

Expertise, imaginative thinking skills, a venturesome personality, intrinsic motivation, a creative environment

Question 4

Confirmation bias

Answer 4

A tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore it distort contradictory evidence

Question 5

Fixation

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Mental set

Answer 6

A tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past

Question 7

Functional fixedness

Answer 7

The tendency to think of things only In terms of their usual functions

Question 8

Algorithm

Answer 8

A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem