Section 8.1
This mental representation has some of the physical characteristics of the object being considered, which includes mental images.
The attempts to predict how people will actually make decision, not the ideal choice.
The small units that have meaning, including suffix and prefix and contain phonemes.
The index of intelligence computed by dividing a child’s estimated mental age by child’s chronological age then multiplying this number by 100 .
A mental representation that groups or categorizes objects, events, or relations around common themes.
The cognitive structures that help us perceive, organize, and process information.
The tendency to place a person or object in a category if the person or object is similar to our prototype for that category.
The general tendency to make a decision based on the answer that come most easily to mind
What is Representativeness Heuristics and
Availability Heuristics
The distinct unit of sound in a specified language that distinguishes one word from another.
Intelligence that reflects both knowledge acquired through experience and the ability to use that knowledge.
The problem solving strategies that have worked in the past.
This model states that a concept is characterized by features that help determine if an object is a member of a certain category.
The attempts to predict how people SHOULD make decisions.
The tendency of toddlers to use sentences that are missing words, but follow logical elements and have meaning.
The ability to use knowledge to reason, make decisions, make sense of events, solve problems, learn quickly, and adapt to environmental challenges.
A schema that directs behavior overtime within a situation.
This abstract mental representation does not illustrate the physical characteristics of an object or idea.
The tendency to rely on the first information encountered or information that comes most quickly to mind.
When readers struggle to differentiate symbols from letters and have difficulty understanding what letters are meant to be grouped together.
Intelligence that reflects the ability to process information, understand relationships, and think logically particularly in novel complex circumstances
The tendency for people to overestimate how events will make them feel in the future .
The way the brain represents information and these representations are used to understand our environment.
The tendency to emphasize the potential losses or potential gains from at least one alternative.
When readers have trouble understanding the meaning of words.
An environmental factor or an entire environment, that increases what might have started as a small advantage.
A form of intelligence that emphasizes the abilities to manage , recognize, and understand emotions and use emotions to guide appropriate thought and action.