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Psychology
Chapter 7 Flash Cards
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2011

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Insight
Definition
soultion comes suddenly often novel (vs. strategy based)
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Creativity
Definition
ability to combine ideas and behaviors in new ways-(think outside the box).
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Confirmation  Bias
Definition
tendency to search for info that supports what we already think, and to ignore or distort info that contradicts our beliefs.
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Mental Set
Definition

Tendency to approach problems from only one way

JFMA.....whats next?

May

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Functional Fixness
Definition

Tendency to think of things only in terms of usual functions.

Ex. I cant fix that I dont have a screwdriver

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Represenatative Heuristic
Definition
judging how likely something is by how well it represents prototype.
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Availability Heuristic
Definition
the easier it is to think of an example,the more likely we are to think it will happen.
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Overconfidence
Definition
were often more confident than we are correct/we overestimate accuracy of our beliefs/judgements.
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Concepts
Definition
Categorization of objects, events, or people who share common properties
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Algorithm
Definition
A rule, that applied apporopriately, guarantees a solution to a problem.
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heuristic
Definition
A  cognitive shortcut that may lead to a solution
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Means-end analysis
Definition
Repeated testing for differences between the desired outcome and what currently exists.
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Language
Definition
The communication of information through symbols
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Grammar
Definition
The system of rules that determine how our thoughts can be expressed
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Phonology
Definition
The study of the smallest units of speech
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Phonemes
Definition
The smallest units of speech
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Syntax
Definition
Ways in which words and phrases can be combined to make sentences
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Semantics
Definition
The rules governing the meaning of words and sentences
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Babble
Definition
Meaningless speechlike sounds made by children from around the age of 3 months through a 1 yr
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