PSYCH211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Functional Fixedness, Confirmation Bias, Logical Biconditional
26 Jul 2018
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Module 10 thinking, problem solving and reasoning. Involves thinking that has a clear starting point and a specific goal: mind is focused on the task and individual is deliberately working through the problem, unfocused, has the characteristic of not being on task (i. e. daydreaming) Measuring cognitive activities: recall responses, accuracy, rxn times and brain activity during specific times. Introspection: detailed, con-current and non-judgemental observations of the contents of your own consciousness as you work through a problem. Types of problem: well-defined problems, clear goal, beginning and end, rules or guidelines to solve a problem, un-defined problems, no clear goal. Little starting info: not many rules or steps clearly laid out. Cognitive psychologists focus most of their research on well-defined problems, easier to: present. Problem solving techniques: domain-general problem solving techniques work for a variety od diff classes of problems, domain-specific problem solving techniques only work w/ specific problem solving techniques.
