Lecture 8.1 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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what is reasoning?
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the set of processes that enables us to go beyond the information given
2
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what is inductive reasoning?
A
making predictions or forecasts based on what we’ve seen already
3
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what is deductive reasoning?
A
assessing what is given to decide what might follow those sets of rules
4
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which theory captures the variance of a distribution?
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exemplar theory: you’re storing all of the exemplars that you’ve seen before
5
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the conjunction fallacy is based on:
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representativeness
6
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representativeness, aka:
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your idea of what something is
7
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the conjunction fallacy occurs when:
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it is assumed that specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.
