PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Availability Heuristic, Belief Perseverance, Confirmation Bias
7 Apr 2017
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Cognition: mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering & communicating. we organize events, objects, people & so form into mental groupings called concepts. sometimes formed by definition (i. e. - triangle has 3 sides) ; more often we form concepts by developing prototypes. Problem solving- trial & error: attempting various solutions; algorithm: methodical rule/step- by-step procedure; heuristics: unconscious mental short-cuts; insight: sudden/novel realization of solution to problem. We fear what our ancestral history has prepared us to fear. We fear what is most readily available in memory. usuall(cid:455) adapti(cid:448)e, e(cid:374)a(cid:271)li(cid:374)g (cid:395)ui(cid:272)k (cid:396)ea(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s; lea(cid:396)(cid:374)ed asso(cid:272)iatio(cid:374)s su(cid:396)fa(cid:272)e as (cid:862)gut(cid:863) feeli(cid:374)gs. intuition is huge; critical thinkers often guided by intuition. Creativity: ability to produce new & valuable ideas. supported by aptitude (ability to learn), intelligence, working memory. divergent thinking: expands number of possible problem solutions (creative thinking that diverges in different directions) . convergent thinking: narrows available problem solutions to determine single best solution. 5 ingredients of creativity (robert sternberg & colleagues):
