Module 24 Flashcards
What are prototypes
Mental images of the best example of a concept
What is a concept
A mental grouping of similar objects events states ideas and or people
What are some problem solving strategies?
Trial and error
Algorithms
Heuristics
Insight
What is confirmation bias?
Searching for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory information
what is fixation?
The tendency to get stuck in one way of thinking; an inability to see a problem from a new perspective
What is the availability heuristic?
When we estimate the likelihood of an event based on how much it stands out in our mind, that is, how much it’s available as a mental reference
Belief perseverance?
Clinging to ones initial concepts
Divergent vs convergent thinking
Divergent is more creative
