Cognitive Bias
A well-known and beloved celebrity turns out to be a horrible person. People on social media suddenly claim that they knew the whole time that the celebrity was bad
what is hindsight bias
What is the storage and retrieval of information and experiences called?
What is Memory
This word describes the action that one takes when closely repeating an observed behavior. For example, if an adult claps his hands and his child (a baby) claps their hands right after, the baby has engaged in this behavior.
What is imitation?
Interactive question: A bat and a ball cost $1.10 total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball.
How much does the ball cost?
Answer: 5 cents!
Because humans are more inclined to use their system one thinking rather than their system two thinking when there is limited time to answer, you would probably say 10 cents! In this scenario, you probably are going through heuristic thinking.
The erosion of memory as a result of lack of use is called....
What is Decay
Your grandma has a giant tape line in her living room because even though it has been disproven she still firmly believes that sitting too close to the TV will make you go blind
what is belief perseverance
What is the interpretation and processing of memory called?
What is Encoding
These things are designed to promote individuals to continue in a desired behavior. They add a positive to the situation, and they are generally believed to be more powerful than punishment.
What are rewards?
A cognitive process focused on narrowing down multiple ideas or possibilities to identify the single best, logical solution to a problem For example: Standardized Testing, multiple choice question
What is convergent thinking?
This term is used to describe an error in thought that disrupts rational thinking and persuades someone to make quick, but usually inaccurate, decisions.
What is Cognitive Bias
A person trying to convince their friend that a certain type of soda is unhealthy decides to google “why is [soda brand] bad for you” instead of just searching the soda brand to get more information about it
what is confirmation bias
Episodic memory, which is the memory of events such as trips, competitions for a sport, or specific moments is an example of what kind of memory? (Long term or Short term)
What is Long term memory
In Operant Conditioning, these things increase one’s likelihood of repeating a behavior. These things can be positive, where they reward behavior by shaping or using a response chain, or negative, where conditioning in the form of escape or avoidance can occur.
What are reinforcements?
This thinking is used to generate creative, diverse, and multiple solutions for one problem. You are letting your mind flow freely to observe and explore all probable answer.
What is Divergent thinking?
This term refers to the human’s conscious effort at recognizing and having the ability to analyze one’s own thinking, thoughts, and/or thought process.
What is metacognition?
A recent study found that 90% of students at a school believe themselves to be in the top 10% of their class in terms of grades, even though that is statistically impossible
what is overconfidence bias
If you forgot your grocery list at home and are trying to remember what was on it, you will probably remember the first and last items on the list. What is this phenomenon called?
What is Chunking
This term describes the inability to restrain certain behaviors. This condition is often triggered by brain injuries (or other neurological disorders) and makes it extremely hard for people to control their actions, leading them to be very impulsive.
What is disinhibition?
Is this an example of Convergent or Divergent thinking:
A) Brainstorming as many uses as possible for a straw
B) Writing a creative story about life on another planet
C) Solving a math equation with one correct answer
D) Designing a new invention to solve climate change
A) divergent B) divergent C) convergent D) divergent
Cognitive Theory is made up of two types of motivation, Extrinsic and this type. This type of motivation is fueled by the need for fulfillment - that can include achieving excellence in a sport or in a job, or even in regards to social interaction.
What is intrinsic motivation?
After a full day of doing job interviews, an employer decides that the best candidate for the job is the last person interviewed since the employer has a vivid memory of the interaction
what is recency bias
In class, when you are able to specifically remember historical events such as the assination of JFK, what type of long term memory are you using?
What is Declarative memory
This psychologist worked at Stanford University and created the theory of social learning. He also observed how children modelled their behavior on aggressive adults during the Bobo Doll Experiment.
Who is Albert Bandura?
If 5 machines take 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would 100 machines take to make 100 widgets?
It would take 5 minutes.
1) Calculate the rate for machine per widget
System one vs system 2
In the Reconstructive Process of memory, this term refers to the filling in of memory gaps, primarily through the brain’s reconstruction of false memories (done subconsciously).
What is confabulation?