Cognitive Psychology Concepts

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Concepts

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Form the basis of thought.

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Prototypes

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The ideal example for any given concept.

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Assimilation

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Taking in new information but not changing the schema in light of it.

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Accommodation

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Taking in new information and changing the schema to incorporate the new information.

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Algorithms

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A procedure that can be systematically applied to solve a problem which guarantees a solution.

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Heuristics

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Thinking strategy that may lead us to a solution to a problem or decision, but may sometimes lead to errors.

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Representativeness Heuristic

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Decisions are made according to prior expectations or stereotypes.

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Availability Heuristic

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Recalling the first or most vivid example that comes to mind, judging the probability of an event on the basis of how easily the event can be recalled from memory.

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Mental Set

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Based on previous experience and may or may not be helpful in solving problems.

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Priming

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The activation of specific associations in memory.