PSYC 473 Lecture Notes - Wayne Gretzky, Sephardi Jews, Cognitive Load
25 Apr 2013
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> na ve scientist metaphor: we are all just trying to figure out how the world works. Thinking is for doing motivation tactician metaphor why are we doing what we"re doing. >motive for specific conclusions note: this one is overlooked in text. Choose the best person: understand what the person is about, who they are, what they like (form a belief) >consider various attributions why moody? i. ) need for structure/closure: the motive to have some answer on a topic (rather than uncertainty, confusion) >leads to seizing and freezing get best conclusion and set upon this conclusion. >read stories by 8th grader have to rate it. >get similar results not just through time constraint/load but also in motivation: Study: individual difference: subjects filled out need for structure scale. Ie. i find that a well ordered life with regular hours suits my temperament. >ie. i like to have a place fore everything and everything in its place.
