PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Computer Monitor, Printed Circuit Board, Confirmation Bias
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Mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating information. Our concepts and prototypes modify our recollection. Step-by-step process that guarantees that you find a solution to a particular problem. A simple thinking strategy that doesn"t guarantee a solution. Sudden realization of a solution to a problem. Remember that the power-grid is being tested today. Search for evidence that supports our theory and ignore evidence that suggests otherwise. It has to be the circuit board in the back of the monitor . Inability to look at a problem from a different perspective. Tendency to approach a problem with a mindset that has worked previously. An unconsciously derived estimation of the likelihood of an event occurring based on how readily ( mentally available ) that likelihood comes to mind. Tendency to overestimate accuracy of our judgments. How many of you are better drivers that the average driver .
