PSYC 1 Lecture 8: Parts 10 & 11: Thinking and Language & Intelligence
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Psyc 1 lecture 8 parts 10 & 11: thinking and language & intelligence. Cognition: all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, communicating: mental processing. Concept (create groups and put things into the groups; grouping of objects/information) and prototype (best example of something; model of something) key terms regarding how we organize the world. Which way to solve a problem depends on the situation. Ways to solve problems: trial and error. Ex: randomly pick aisles to go down in the store: algorithms: specific set of procedures; will guarantee the right answer. Ex: go down every aisle in the store: heuristics: general guideline. Ex: go down the juice aisle to find apple juice. Moment; sudden realization of a solution to a problem) Confirmation bias: can hinder problem solving; seek out evidence that confirms belief; ignore evidence that does not support beliefs; reinforces preconceived notions about things.
