COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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prototype.
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mental set.
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algorithm.
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fixation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When someone mentions Ivy League colleges, Kayla immediately thinks of Harvard University. In this instance, Harvard University is a: confirmation bias.
Detailed explanation-2: -When someone mentions Ivy League colleges, Trisha immediately thinks ofHarvard University. In this instance, Harvard University is a: prototype.
Detailed explanation-3: -Functional fixedness is a tendency to only think of an object’s most common use when presented with a problem. For instance, if you are trying to open up an old-fashioned Coke and need a bottle-opener you may be so focused on finding a bottle-opener as opposed to using your keys.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explain how a prototype aids in the formation of concepts. The more closely something alines with our prototype of a concepts (i.e. a robin versus a penguin in a category of “birds"), the faster we recognize it as an example of a concept.-refer to the prototype when remembering or seeing something in that category.
Detailed explanation-5: -prototype. a mental image or best example of a category.