PSYCH 102 Exam 1 Flashcards
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Mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating information.
Cognition
Thinking about thinking
Metacognition
mental groupings of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.
Concepts
-helps to simplify our thinking
-formed by developing prototypes
-can cause problems
Concepts
step by step procedure
Algorithms
abrupt realization of a problem’s solution
Insight
What is this an example of?
Ex,- Wordle or a maze
Algorithms
Pros and Cons of _______
- They work, but they take time
Algorithms
Pros and Cons of _______
- You might be waiting, but it never comes
Insight
The likelihood of an event is determined by our memory.
Availability
How likely the problem is similar to the prototype.
Representativeness
Availability and Representativeness fall under ________.
Heuristics
occurs when people search for evidence that supports our preconceptions while ignoring contradictory evidence.
Confirmation Bias
What is this an example of?
Ex.- Horoscopes, full moons, superstitions
Confirmation Bias
inability to come to a fresh perspective
Fixation
tendency to approach a problem with a mindset that worked previously
Mental set
effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or thought, as contrasted with explicit, conscious reasoning
Intuition
a tendency to continue endorsing a belief even when
evidence has completely undermined it.
Belief Perseverance
How to stop Belief Perseverance?
Create a routine, distraction, redirection, relaxation, or positive reinforcement
the way an issue is presented
Framing
Ability to produce new and valuable
ideas
Thinking Creatively
- Requires aptitude-convergent thinking
- Divergent thinking
Thinking Creatively
- Expertise
- Imaginative
- Adventuresome
- Intrinsically motivated
- Creative environment
Sternberg
Spoken, written, or signed
Language