PSYCH-101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Psych, Block Design, Major Depressive Disorder
9 Sep 2020
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Algorithm: a step-by-step procedure that guarantees a correct answer to a problem, may take longer. E. g. , you know how to solve long division using the algorithm you learned even if you do not understand exactly how it works. Heuristics: a mental shortcut or rule of thumb used to make decisions. May pay off with a quick correct answer, but it may lead to no answer or an incorrect one. The rule of thumb that the more available an event is in our memory, the more probable it is. When making judgements we tend to rely on information that is easy to retrieve. Make judgements about categorization based on how well an object resembles (i. e. , is representative of) that category. The more representative the object is, the more probable. Use because the mind categorizes information automatically (good use of limited resources) The frequency of an event occurring in the world.
