PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Flashbulb Memory, Gun Control, Barnum Effect
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Very vivid and accurate for large culturally shared event. Arousal, rehearsal & self referent is key just like normal memory. We forget things just like normal memory. Jack is looking at anne, but anne is looking at george. Concept: mental grouping of objects, people, events. If performed correctly, it is impossible for premises to be true and conclusion to be false. Results in conclusions to add new info. If done correctly, it is improbable for conclusion to be false but not impossible. Algorithm: methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a problem. Heuristic: rule of thumb strategy that often allows us to make judgements ef ciently. Insight: sudden & often novel realization of the solution to a problem. Con rmation bias: tendency to search for info that con rms preconceptions. Fixation: inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective. Mental set: a type of xation, tendency to repeat solutions that have worked in the past.
