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Title

Basics of Psychology

Description

Dr. Dickey's FC class

Total Cards

Subject

Psychology

Level

Undergraduate 2

Created

09/19/2008

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Additional Psychology Flashcards

Term

Processing

Definition

Thinking
Reasoning
Problem solving

Term

Thinking

Definition

Symbolic manipulation
Realistic vs. unrealistic

Term

Reasoning

Definition

Inductive
Deductive
Evaluative

Term

Inductive reasoning

Definition

Observation
Pattern
Tentative hypothesis
Theory

Term

Problem solving

Definition

Problem--goal is blocked in some novel way

Heursitics Vs. Algorithms
People vs. computers

Trial and Error Vs. Insight

Ill-defined and well-defined