Cognitive Development
This term refers to mental frameworks that organize and interpret information.
What are schemas?
This heuristic involves judging the likelihood of an event based on how similar it is to a prototype.
What is the representativeness heuristic?
This is the overall ability to reason, solve problems, and learn, often referred to as
What is g (general intelligence)?
This mindset focuses on the belief that abilities are fixed and unchangeable.
What is a fixed mindset?
This type of thinking involves generating multiple possible solutions to a problem, often with no single correct answer.
What is divergent thinking?
The process of integrating new information into existing schemas is called this
What is assimilation?
This heuristic involves estimating the probability of an event based on how easily examples come to mind.
What is the availability heuristic?
This number represents an individual's cognitive ability in comparison to the average.
What is IQ (Intelligence Quotient)?
This mindset emphasizes the belief that abilities can be developed and improved over time.
What is a growth mindset?
This type of thinking involves solving problems with a single, correct solution.
What is convergent thinking?
This term describes adjusting one's current schema to incorporate new information that doesn't fit.
What is accommodation?
This fallacy occurs when someone continues an endeavor due to previously invested resources, even when it's no longer beneficial.
What is the sunk-cost fallacy?
The concept that reflects the age at which a person performs mentally compared to the average person of a certain age.
What is mental age?
This concept refers to the risk of reinforcing negative stereotypes when individuals are reminded of them before a test.
What is stereotype threat
This term describes adjusting one's thinking or problem-solving approach when initial strategies fail.
What is cognitive flexibility?
A methodical, step-by-step procedure for solving problems is called this.
What are algorithms?
This fallacy involves believing that past random events influence future ones in games of chance.
What is the gambler’s fallacy?
This is the actual age of a person in years, as opposed to their mental age.
What is chronological age?
This concept involves the phenomenon where reminding someone of positive stereotypes can enhance their performance.
What is stereotype lift?
This cognitive bias refers to the inability to see objects or solutions beyond their traditional use.
What is functional fixedness?
This cognitive bias involves the way information is presented affecting decisions and judgments.
What is framing?
This term refers to the tendency to persist with an approach that has worked in the past, even if it's no longer effective.
What is mental set?
This type of reliability involves comparing results from the same test taken at different times.
What is test-retest reliability?
This term describes the observation that average IQ scores have been increasing over time across generations.
What is the Flynn Effect?
This type of thinking is associated with being able to think outside the box and generate ideas.
What is creativity?