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| a preconceived notion of how to solve a problem. |
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| a cognitive structure of ideas about events or objects |
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| ideas about how things will typically unfold |
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| new perspective on an old problem (Kohler) |
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| type of thinking used to solve one problem |
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| type of thinking when more than one solution exists. A dissenter within s group leads to divergent thinking within group. |
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| the sum total of all the possible moves that oe might make to solve a problem. |
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| problem solving strategy that considers every possible solution |
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| problem solving short cuts |
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| conclusions are influenced by the way something is phrased |
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| beleiving something to be correct because of what you beleive to be correct rather than because of what logically follows |
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| seeking out, remembering and using information that confirms what you already think. |
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| presentation of a related word before item. Reduces reaction time because it primes the node of second item in semantic hierarchy. |
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| difficult to process the word yellow, written in blue. |
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| influenced by larger concepts |
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| effortless (for example driving slowly while looking for an address) |
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| eye movments from one fixation point to another |
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| eye movements which are inidcations of processing during reading |
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| Cognitive Semantic Hierarchy. Closer words are in the hierarchy, easier it is to see a conncetion and the less time it takes. |
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| physiological reactions precede emotion. We feel scared because we are trembling. |
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| bodily reactions and emotions happen simultaneously |
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| bodily reactions, then cogntition, then emotions |
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| studied memory using meaningless strings of letters. forgetting curve and method of saving. |
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| like Tichner who was Wudnt trained, relied on introspection. |
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| methods for studying human cognition |
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| reaction time, eye movements, brain imaging. |
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| elapsed time between stimulus presentation and the subjects response to it. |
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| an 'on-line' measure of information processing. can be measured while the pateint is completing the task. |
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| an 'on-line' measure of information processing. can be measured while the pateint is completing the task. |
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| use knowledge available in memory to make decisions. example: are there more letters that begin with the letter k than words that have k as the third letter? |
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| representativness heuristic |
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| categoriszing on the basis of whether they fit the prototypical, stereotypical, or representative image of the category. |
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| ignoring the numerical information about the terms being referred to when categorizing them. |
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| individual difference due to variation in a factor called 'g'. |
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| identified seven 'primary mental abilities' |
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| triarchic theory = suggests that there are three aspects to intelligence: componential (performance on tests), experiential (creativity) and contexual (street smarts) |
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| divided mental abilities into two types : fluid intelligence and crystalized intelligence |
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| quickly grasp relationships in novel situations and make deductions. (solving analogies requires fluid intelligence) Increases in childhood and adolescence, levels off in young adulthood, and declines with advanced age. |
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| ability to solve problems that depend on knowledge from schooling. Increases through the lifespan. |
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| brain processes information using a parallel distributed process. Connectionism |
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| devised a divergent thinking test to measure creativity. |
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