PSYCO105 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Conjunction Fallacy, Confirmation Bias, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
28 Nov 2017
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Thinking: umbrella term for classifying info, making decisions, problem solving, reasoning. Concept: basic unit of semantic memory, group or category of things real or imagined that are related. They enhance memory and are culture dependent, help think. Used to think. (the car is blue. ) also think in images and motor commands. Shapir whorf: extent to which language and thought are related. Asks if language determines what you are capable of thinking. Learned that language influences how you think, not what you can think. (ex) Chinese vs english speakers and math- mandarin speakers faster bc their language is more mathematically sensible. Pro(cid:272)esses that pla(cid:374), (cid:373)o(cid:374)itor a(cid:374)d assess o(cid:449)(cid:374) u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)di(cid:374)gs. Increases ability to adapt to new concepts and situations, and allocate time effectively. (what do i need to learn the most?) Reasoning: organizing info into a series of steps in order to make a conclusion. If premises are true, and reasoning is valid, you can still be wrong.
