Problem solving
Errors in thinking
Errors in thinking 2
Language
More language
100
you think of solutions without evaluating them
What is brainstorming?
100
you are absolutely sure you have the answer
What is overconfidence?
100
this is also know as stereotyping
What is representativeness heuristic?
100
we have an innate ability for language
What is LAD or nature argument?
100
smallest meaningful unit of language
What is morpheme?
200
coming up with a novel solution
What is creativity?
200
the name or use of an object prevents you from seeing alternative uses
What is functional fixedness?
200
believing in a view although there is contradictory information
What is belief perseverance?
200
smallest unit of sound or speech
What is a phoneme?
200
the arrangement of words
What is syntax?
300
aha! moment
What is insight?
300
sticking to a problem solving strategy from the past that may actually not work for the new situation
What is mental set?
300
judge the likelihood of an event based on how easily we can recall other instances of the event
What is availability heuristic?
300
system of rules for language
What is grammar?
300
children learn language through a complex system of rewards and punishments
What is nurture or behaviorist argument for language?
400
does not guarantee a solution every time
What is a heuristic?
400
looking for information that agrees with your point of view
What is confirmation bias?
400
also known as a hunch
What is intuition?
400
language determine reason and thinking
What is linguistic relativity hypothesis?
400
rules for using words to make meaning
What is semantics?
500
you go through every possibility and always produces an answer or solution
What is an algorithm?
500
you only see a problem one way
What is fixation?
500
the way you present information or phrase a question leads people to the conclusion you want
What is framing?
500
context of the language shapes meaning
What is pragmatics?
500
I goed to the zoo is an example of this
What is overgeneralization?