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17 Cards in this Set
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Concepts |
Mental groupings of similar objects, events, ideas or people. |
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Prototypes |
A mental image or best example of a category |
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Algorithms |
A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem |
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Heuristics |
Simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgements and solve problems efficiently; usually speedier but more error prone. |
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Insight |
A sudden realization of a problems solution; contrasts with strategy based solutions. |
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Confirmation bias |
A tendency to search for info that supports our preconceptions and ignore or distort contradictory evidence. |
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Mental set |
A tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past. |
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Fixation |
Inability to see a problem from a fresh prospective. |
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Intuition |
An effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or thought, as contradicted sith explicit conscious reasoning. |
"Follow your heart" |
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Availability heuristics |
Estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory. |
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Overconfidence |
The tendency to be more confident than correct to over estimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgements. |
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Belief perseverance |
Clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited. |
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Framing |
The way about issue is posed; how an issue is framed can significantly affect decisions and judgements. |
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Creativity |
The ability to produce new and valuable ideas. |
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Convergent thinking |
Narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution. |
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Divergent thinking |
Expanding get the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different directions. |
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What were the 5 concepts that Robert Sternberg and his colleagues believed? |
1.) Expertise 2.) Imaginative thinking skills 3.) A venturesome personality. 4.) Intrinsic motivation 5.) A creative environment. |
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