PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Representativeness Heuristic, Daniel Kahneman, Confirmation Bias
29 Sep 2016
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Thinking in solving problems: steps and strategies, problems in problem solving. Thinking in making decisions: heuristics, role of emotions. Many forms of thinking: mental imagery, internalized language, spatial navigation. Thinking involves many cognitive (mental) processes including attention, working memory, monitoring, reasoning, planning, etc. Main topics areas in psychology are: how we solve problems, how we make decisions, how we think about our own thoughts. Different forms of thinking develop at different rates: thought involving language emerge around the time that language capabilities form, but those that involve reasoning form later. Controlled processing: is effortful and relies on a limited-capacity system and requires more attention. It is not usually disrupted much if we are distracted by other tasks: experiences drivers can carry on a conversation and drive at the same time. Psychologists also study how we control our thoughts (cognitive control) Cognitive control: the ability to direct thoughts and actions in accord with one"s intentions: examples include:
