Processes
What emphasizes the information about the stimulus as it is registered in our sensory receptors?
Bottom-up processing
What did Metcalfe emphasize?
The pattern of our metacognitions differ for noninsight and insight problems.
When participants were asked to indicate their ethnicity and then answer several questions about their ethnic identity this is called what?
Ethnicity- emphasis condition
Experts may solve a problem much faster and very accurately due to ___________?
parallel processing
When solving an insight problem what usually occurs?
It feels impossible to solve a problem but a sudden approach bursts into your consciousness.
If you belong to a group that is hampered by a negative stereotype this will cause you to experience __________?
stereotype threat
Serial processing is usually not used for expertise problem solving because it does what?
Causes us to handle one item at a time
Top-down processing is useful when you approach a __________ _________?
noninsight problem
What were the three conditions used on the Asian American female study?
Ethnicity-emphasis condition, control-group condition, & gender-emphasis condition
When is a mental set usually applied?
When solving similar questions and applying an easier method
Metcalfe's results replicated what?
that problem solvers typically report a dramatic increase in their confidence when they believe they have located the correct solution to an insight problem.
What is a result of functional fixedness?
We fail to think about the features of this object that might be useful in helping us solve different problems.
Why are chess players able to memorize about 50,000 "chunks" or familiar arrangements of chess pieces?
The memory skills of experts tend to be very specific to one concept or subject.
If you believe that you can cultivate your intelligence and other skills you have a growth mindset. If you believe that you posses certain information and skills that no amount of effort can help you perform better then you have
fixed mindset
What are the two stereotypes that caused poorer performance on the study of Asian American females and why?
A) High arousal is one due to interfering with working memory, especially on difficult tasks. The anxiety that is created reduces the capacity of working memory.
B) Females who are taking difficult math tests may work harder to suppress the thought that they are supposed to perform poorly which affects their overall performance.