AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Insight learning is the sudden realization of a solution to a problem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Insight: a sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem; it contrasts with strategy-based solutions. Confirmation Bias: a tendency to search for information that confirms one’s preconceptions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The third stage in the Wallas model is illumination, or more commonly referred to as insight because it results in the familiar Aha! experience. During this stage, a solution suddenly emerges into consciousness, light a lightbulb being turned on. This sudden illumination is still controversial however.

Detailed explanation-4: -Convergent thinking occurs when the solution to a problem can be deduced by applying established rules and logical reasoning. This type of reasoning involves solving a problem within the context of known information and narrowing down the solution based on logical inference.

Detailed explanation-5: -Heuristics are simple, thinking strategies that allow us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently. Heuristics are less time consuming, but more error-prone than algorithms. Heuristics make it easier for us to use simple principles to arrive at solutions to problems.