PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Stephen Kosslyn, Visual Thinking, Problem Solving

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: James Mac Dougall

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In mind"s eye, we see images without trying. Mental images are analogical representations: evidence supports notion that representations take on picturelike qualities. All b are c. therefore all a are c. i. e. all chimpanzees are primates. Therefore all chimpanzees are mammals conclusion is valid in that it follows logically from the premises: invalid example all people from vancouver are friendly. Therefore some people from vancouver like thai food. Some friendlies may not like thai, some people from vancouver may not like thai. Knowing a person is from vancouver + accepting that all people from. Need to take into account people"s wealth in predicting their choices. People are more in agony about being first loser: kerry kawakami says affective forecasting errors may also be involved in racism. Participants in york u study estimated how upset they would be if they witnessed blatant act of racism/racist interaction. They said they would be extremely upset, those who experienced it showed little distress.