(fixation)

functional fixedness      

Being fixed on something. Faliure

 to (think outside the box.) 

algorithms

Stratigies that  guarantees a

solution   

IQ-intelligence quotient

score that takes into account

 an individual's mental and

chronological ages      

heuristics        

Shortcut stratigies that

 suggest a solution,an

 educated guess 

problem solving      

Finding a way to obtain a goal.

1) Find and frame problems

2) Develop good problem

 solving stratiges.

3) Evaluate solutions

4) rethink and redfine

 solutions

intelligence      

What ever a test measures.

Ability to adapt to new

 situations.You solve

 problems.Learn from

 experiences 

cognition

thinking-manipulating and

 transforminginfo in memory      

confirmation bias

Inductive Reasoning

from specific observation

to generalization,

(I won't get a speeing

ticket becauseI haven't

yet.) 

deductive reasoning

From general case to specific

instance. 

Hindsight Bias

validity

What the test is supposed to

measure

Standardization

Procedures for administaring

and scoring a test. 

availability heuristics

the easier it is to think of an

example, the more likely we

are to think it will

happen (based on fitting

a stero type)