Abnormal Psych

Front 1

Confirmation Bias

Back 1

We are more alert/responsive to evidence that confirms our beliefs than evidence that might challenge them.

Front 2

Anchoring Effect

Back 2

Processing is influenced by your starting point.
- Use irrelevant info. b/c they know it.

Front 3

Representative Heuristic

Back 3

See one, See 'em all.
Each member is representative of its category.

Front 4

The Simulation Heuristic

Back 4

--Causal information is provided.
--Mentally modeling possible event. --Basing likelihood off of that mental model.

Front 5

Conjunction Fallacy

Back 5

The more we know about someone, The more likely we are to ascribe to specific beliefs relative to general ones.
(Linda bank teller and feminist).

Front 6

Four main features of all problems

Back 6

1. A goal or description of what constitutes a solution
2. A description of objects relevant to achieving a solution
3. A set of operations or allowable actions toward a solution.
4. Set of constraints not to be violated

Front 7

Role of analogy in problem solving

Back 7

Reformulation- try to structure your solution to an analogy problem.

Front 8

Mental set

Back 8

tendency to repeat solution process that succeeded previously.
-- even when an easier one is available

Front 9

Functional Fixedness

Back 9

Treating object like it only has one function; not thinking creatively.
(mounting candle to wall)

Front 10

Four Steps in the Creative Process

Back 10

Preparation-- Formulating and beginning
Incubation-- setting aside
illumination-- achieving insight
verification-- checking solution

Front 11

How the law has been influenced by cognition

Back 11

In a lineup
-- Make distractors similar enough that process of elimination isn't possible.
-- Inform victim that the suspect may not be in the lineup to get a fair criteria
-- No longer rely on victim's confidence since confidence and accuracy have little relation.

Front 12

Simon Effect

Back 12

Reaction times are faster when stimulus and response are in the same visual field.

Front 13

Negation has little impact on....

Back 13

Comprehension of a message

Front 14

What's dangerous about driving with cell-phone

Back 14

Cognitive demands, not physical demands.

Front 15

Advertising and Cognition

Back 15

They make a distinction.
People can perceive things without awareness.
How quickly people can pick up on information.

Front 16

Speed reading

Back 16

You can learn to skip over stuff.
But can only read up to 500 wpm phsysically.

Front 17

Setting goals

Back 17

Set a higher goal= You do better.

Front 18

Underlining Info. In your book

Back 18

Only helps if you study it later.

Front 19

Determine Brain Laterality

Back 19

Right handers= left brain
60% Lefties are left brain.
40% lefties are right brain.