Chapter 9 Psychology Notes

Chapter 9 Psychology Thinking? Cognition All mental activities link upd with processing judgement and communicating Concept A mental grouping of similar physical object events and people Prototype mental imagine that incorporate all the features that we associate with the concept How do we solve tasks? Algorithms Step by step modus operandi that guarantees a solution. How does it work? Heuristics Quicker, more efficient but more habituated to error. Rule of Thumb Strategy Insight When you have a emergent flash of inspiration. Johnny Appleton and construction workers.Obstacles to Problem Solving Confirmation preconceived notion When we search for information that confirms our beliefs Fixation Inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective Functional Fixedness When we perceive the share of object as fixed and unchanging. Thinking is also furbish uped by Overconfidence Our tendency to overestimate the accuracy of our knowledge and judgment skeletal system The guidance an issue is presented Belief Perseverance Our Inclination to hold on to over belifeinspite of evidence that contradicts them. Language Our spoken written, or gestured phrases and the way we combine them.How do we acquire it? Babble at 4 months pellucid babbling at 10 months 1 year 1 word sentence Two year say two word sentences. Girls utter before boys, and say sentence before boys too and follows into Elementary school. triad Theories of Language Development Skinner believes we talk because of Association. Imitation, Reinforcement Chomsky believes we are pre-wired for verbiage with a LAD (Language Acquisition Device) Whorf Linguistic Determinism different languages impose end realities Animal Intelligence Do animals think? They can solve problems and catch tools.Read Renal System Physiology PhysioexDo animals have language? They can watch over human sign language and communicate with each other. hunger Hunger pangs Blood sugar drops Release of hormone orexin Hunger may affec t -Thinking -Mood -Behavior Set Point the point at which out weight is dress out Basal Metabolic Rate the rate at which your body expends goose egg to maintain basic body functions Sexual Orientations Long term unchanging sexual attraction to the same sex 3-4% of men are gay 1-2% of women are homosexual LeVayss Research Measured a gather of cells in brains to determine their sexual orientation.