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What is Cognition? |
mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating. |
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What is a concept? |
mental grouping of similar objects |
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What is a prototype? |
mental image or best example of a category |
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What is an algorithm |
methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem |
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What is heuristic |
a simple thinking strategy, allow us to make judgments and solve problems. |
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What is insight |
contrasting with strategy based solutions because it is a sudden realization of the solution to a problem. |
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What is confirmation bias |
tendency to search for information that confirms one's perception |
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In thinking, what is fixation? |
inability to see a problem from a new perspective a hindrance to problem solving. (matchstick problem) |
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What is a mental set? |
approaching a problem in a common way. similar to the perceptual set |
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What is functional fixedness? |
tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions. Not thinking outside the box |
