Problem Solving
Intelligence and Testing
Perception
Cognition
100
Thinking something is more likely based on how easily examples can be thought of
Availability Heuristic
100
Whether a test gives consistent results over time
reliability
100
What principle is on display here?
Closure
100
Generating multiple solutions to a problem; making connections between unrelated ideas
Divergent thinking
200
Sticking with a bad choice because you’ve already invested time, money, or effort.
Sunk-cost fallacy
200
an accumulation of our knowledge and continues to grow as we do.
crystallized intelligence
200
Failing to notice visible objects when attention is directed elsewhere.
inattenional blindness
200
presenting an idea in a specific way
framing
300
Believing that a particular outcome is "due," that past events affect future outcomes
gambler's fallacy
300
An increase in IQ scores over time
The Flynn Effect
300
Quick succession of slightly different images that appear to move, like a flipbook or movie frames.
Stroboscopic movement
300
A mental representation of something; preconceived notions or ideas
schema
400
Believing something is likely based on how well it matches a prototype
representativeness heuristic
400
This theory argues that intelligence should be measured in many ways rather than one
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
400
Perceiving the color of an apple to be the same in different lighting
color constancy
400
The best example of a concept or category; "the most typical"
prototype
500
Thinking that an object can only be used for it's intended function
Functional fixedness
500
the success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict
predictive validity
500
What monocular depth cue is shown here?
linear perspective
500
Thinking about thinking; reflecting on our thought processes
Metacognition