Psychology 2015A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Belief Bias, Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2015A/B
• Professor: Patrick Brown

Document Summary

Belief bias we only look for the things we believe are relevant so we miss relevant things because they don"t support our current hypothesis. Mental set mind has a strategy that it has developed and it always applies even if its not relevant to this situation. This is important for experts; they have a way to approach a problem that allows them to solve the problem. A key to solving problems is working out an algorithm which is a formula for solving problems. Systematic algorithms are formulas or procedures for generating correct solutions. This requires a lot of information to be collected before a solution is determined so these are often not used by humans. Heuristics what us humans often use; these are mental shortcuts that may or may not provide the correct answer. We can determine what a person is doing by looking at the outcome and making the appropriate measurements.