Perception and Visual Processing
After watching several horror movies, Yim sees a coat hanging in his dark bedroom and mistakes it for a person standing in the corner.
Perceptual Set
Dim walks into a room and forgets why. He thinks about why he walked in, what he was doing, and says out loud, “What am I doing?”
Cognition
Phim is solving a math problem with several possible methods but only one correct answer. She evaluates the methods to determine the correct solution.
Convergent Thinking
Krim's favorite soccer player is Yim Bim, who he claims is the GOAT. Because of this, he only looks at articles that support Yim Bim and only shows the stats that he is the best at.
Confirmation Bias
Mim is running along a trail, and he sees a long, skinny object. Mim immediately jumps back before fully analyzing what it is, fearing it to be a snake. Upon reconsideration, though, it was a piece of trash.
Intuition
Phim crosses his eyes to look at his nose. He notices his eyes pointing inward, so he infers his nose is close to him.
Binocular Cue
Jim sees a football, basketball, and soccer ball and recognizes that they all belong to the same mental category of sports equipment.
Concept
Kim is working on a physics problem, and she must come up with a list of possible solutions.
Divergent Thinking
Dim is struggling with a difficult math problem. Even after his teacher suggests approaching it visually, Dim cannot think of any way to solve it besides using algebra.
Fixation
Lim assumes someone is a basketball player because they are tall and athletic.
Representativeness Heuristic
Tim sees his friend Phim, who looks large compared to Kim, who is down the street. Tim therefore decides that Phim is closer than Kim.
Monocular Cue
Something that best matches the characteristics of a mental category is known as this.
Prototype
Tim is trying to solve a Rubik's Cube, so he follows a specific sequence of moves that will solve the cube when performed correctly.
Algorithm
Vim has always solved math problems using algebra. When given a geometry problem that could be solved easily with a diagram, he continues attempting to use algebra because it has worked for him in the past.
Mental Set
Sim thinks plane crashes are common because she recently saw one on the news.
Availability Heuristic
Jim sees a row of lights turn on and off one after another, making it appear as though a single light is moving across the row.
Phi Phenomenon
Jim is working on a very difficult math problem. He gives up and decides to take a walk outside. During his walk, he suddenly realizes a clear path to a solution.
Insight
This type of problem-solving strategy is faster than an algorithm but isn't guaranteed to work every time.
Heuristic
Gim continues believing a rumor about a classmate even after learning that the evidence supporting it was false.
Belief Perseverance
A student chooses a snack labeled “90% fat-free” instead of one labeled “10% fat,” even though they contain the same amount of fat.
Framing