PSYC 2650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Deep Structure And Surface Structure, Factor Analysis, Pauperism
12 Oct 2018
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Chapter 13 process of inference how we make judgements based on the information presented and our own store of knowledge heuristics. Often inaccurate and based on selective memory deductive processes how we use conclusions or beliefs to reason about possible outcomes problem solving process in which one begins with a goal and seeks steps that will lead to that goal. Results in breaking the problem into smaller subproblems, each with its own goal (subgoals) Means-end analysis in reverse asking how the goal state can be made similar to the current state. Hobbits and orcs ill-defined problem, the goal state and the available operators are not clearly specified. Choose a paper topic functional fixedness refers to a tendency to be rigid in thinking about an object"s function. Two-string problem problem-solving set is the collection of beliefs and assumptions a person makes about a problem. Refers to a problem-solver"s perspective, including beliefs, habits, and strategies.
