PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Prefrontal Cortex, Mental Representation, Mental Image
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Artificial concepts: e(cid:373)(cid:271)odies the (cid:862)(cid:271)est(cid:863) or (cid:373)ost typi(cid:272)al features of a (cid:272)oncept/category, clearly defined (often rigid) concept based on a set of logical rules, 3. Hierarchies: specific concepts grouped as subcategories within broader concepts. Hierarchical concept: we tend to begin with basic level concepts (the middle) and add onto it, animal, dog or bird, boxer, poodle or robin, penguin. Identify facts about the problem: separate relevant from irrelevant facts, define goal, 2. Production: produce possible solutions by using algorithms and/or heuristics, 3. Creative thinking: ability to produce original, appropriate, and valued outcomes in a novel way, 3 characteristics, 1. Originality: seeing unique or different solutions, 2. Fluency: generating a lot of solutions, 3. Flexibility: shifting from one type of problem solving to another. Barriers to problem solving: mental set, using strategies that have worked in the past rather than trying new ones, functional fixedness.
