Problem Solving
What is the term for the starting condition of a problem?
What is the initial state?
Which type of processing uses incoming data from the senses?
What is bottom up processing?
when a person uses a previously successful strategy even when it no longer works
What is a mental set?
the ability to think in novel and useful ways
What is creativity?
the realistic application of cognitive processes in everyday settings
What is ecological validity?
What do we call smaller tasks that make up a larger problem?
What are subproblems?
This kind of processing is driven by prior knowledge and expectation
What is Top down processing?
the cognitive bias that limits seeing an object only in its typical use
What is functional fixedness?
The type of mindset that believes intelligence and skills can improve over time
What is a growth mindset?
The theory suggests cognition is deeply tied to physical actions and the environment
What is embodied cognition?
What is a general rule-of-thumb strategy used in problem solving?
What is a heuristic?
when the brain handles multiple tasks at once
What is parallel processing?
problems that have the same structure but different surface details
What are problem isomorphs?
the term for generating many possible solutions to a problem
What is divergent production?
the fear of confirming a negative belief about your group
What is stereotype threat?