PSYC 2000 Study Guide - Frontal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, Problem Solving
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Ways in which we think include mental imagery, problem solving, concept formation, judgment and decision- making, learning and memory, and language. We often think using mental images mental representations that stand for objects or events and have a picture- like quality. Concepts are groupings of similar objects, events, ideas, or people defined by common features they share. There are three groupings of concepts: superordinate concept, basic level type, and subordinate concept. A prototype is an example of a concept that closely matches the defining characteristics of a concept. The more closely something matches our prototype, the more easily we recognize it as an example. Problems have at least two states: initial state and goal state. There are three types of problem solving: trial and error, algorithm, and heuristic. Sometimes we are unaware of using a problem- solving strategy insight or the aha! moment.
