A mental category that groups objects, relations, activities, ect. having common properties.
What is concept?
100
The drawing of conclusions or inferences from observations, facts, or assumptions.
What is reasoning?
100
The tendency to consult one's emotions instead of estimating probabilities.
What is affect heuristic?
100
A general ability assumed by many theorists to underlie specific mental abilities and talents.
What is the g factor?
100
A statistical estimate of the proportion of the total variance in some trait that is attributable to genetic differences among individuals within a group.
What is heritability?
200
Mental processes occuring outside of conscious awareness but accessible to consciousness when necessary.
What are subconscious processes?
200
In this type of reasoning we weight the pros and cons and then come up with the most reasonable conclusion based on evidence and logic.
What is dialectal reasoning?
200
We will only accept what is fiar even if we gain from a deal in which we aquire less that 50%.
What is the fairness bias?
200
A measure of mental developement expressed in terms of the average mental ability at a given age.
What is the mental age?
200
The study of congnitive processes in nonhuman animals.
What is congnitive ethology?
300
We may act, speak, and make decisions out of habit, without stopping to analyze what we are doing or why we are doing it.
What is mindlessness?
300
A problem solving strategy guaranteed to produce a solution even if the user does not know how it works.
What is an algorithm?
300
A tendency to solve problems using procedures that worked before on similar problems.
What is a mental set?
300
French psychologists who developed early IQ tests.
Who is Alfred Binet?
300
This animal will use sponges as a tool for protection while hunting.
What is a dolphin?
400
Learning that occurs when you acquire knowledge about something without being aware of how you did so and without being able to state exactly what it is you have learned.
What is implicit learning?
400
A rule of thumb, that suggests a course of action without guaranteeing an optimal solution.
What is a heuristic?
400
In the theory of cognitive dissonance, tension that occurs when you believe you may have made a bad decision.
What is postdecision dissonance?
400
The measurement of mental abilities, traits, and processes.
What is psychometrics?
400
This can mean more than intelligance when attempting to measure future success of an individual.
What is motivation?
500
Talking on a cell phone while driving will make it this many times more likely that you will get into an accident.
What is three-times?
500
At each stage of this, people make different assumptions about how things are known and use different ways to justify or defend their beliefs.
What is reflective judgment?
500
The tendency of individuals to increase their liking for something that they have worked hard for or suffered to attain.
What is justification of effort?
500
A burden of doubt a person feels about his or her performance, due to negative thoughts about their group.
What is the stereotype threat?
500
The ability to identify your own and other people's emotions accurately.