Real Life Scenarios 🏡
You try multiple passwords until one works
What is Algorithm?
You keep using the same study method even though it’s not working
What is Mental Set?
Solving a problem step-by-step logically
What is Non insight?
Solving better in a familiar environment
What is Situated Cognition?
Creating something new and useful
What is Creativity?
You pick a password based on common patterns
What is Heuristic?
You don’t use a shoe as a door stopper because it’s “not meant for that"
What is Functional Fixedness?
Sudden realization of the answer
What is Insight?
Experts rely heavily on this to solve problems faster
What is Schemas?
Working because you enjoy it
What is Intrinsic Motivation?
You solve a new math problem using one you’ve seen before
What is Analogy?
You get distracted by extra info in a question
What is Poor Attention?
Generating MANY possible uses for a paperclip
What is Divergent Thinking?
Experts vs novices differ most in this
What is Problem Representation?
Working for rewards like grades
What is Extrinsic Motivation?
You break a big assignment into smaller tasks
What is Means-End Heuristic?
You misunderstand the problem because you didn’t organize it
What is Poor Representation?
Choosing ONE best answer
What is Convergent Thinking?
Anxiety affecting performance due to stereotypes
What is Stereotype Threat?
Coming up with MANY ideas quickly
What is Divergent Production?
You pick the fastest-looking solution but it fails
What is Hill-Climbing?
You rely too much on past knowledge and ignore new info
What is Top-Down Error?
Thinking improves when using gestures
What is Embodied Cognition?
Reduced working memory from stress leads to this
What is Poor Problem Solving?
Best creativity happens under this type of motivation
What is Intrinsic?