Studied by 1 personSystematic errors
affects decision making and judgments.
Assimilation
organize that new information so that it fits with and existing schema.
Adaptation
is the foundation of the piaget's theory of cognitive development.
Accommodation
changing an existing schema or creating a new schema to fit the new information.
Heuristics
mental shortcuts to come to a decision.
Retrieval of memory
________- influenced by perception, past experience, cultural factors.
initial piece of info
Anchoring occurs when individuals use a(n) ________ to make subsequent judgments.
Reconstructive memory
human memory is not stable but rather a reconstruction that may be altered over time, through discussions with others.
Adaptation process
the process of taking in, processing and using new information.
Adaptation has 2 process
assimilation and accommodation
assimilation
organize that new information so that it fits with and existing schema
Accommodation
changing an existing schema or creating a new schema to fit the new information
Retrieval of memory
influenced by perception, past experience, cultural factors
Systematic errors in thinking
affects decision making and judgments
Use heuristics
when we don't have time/resources/desire
Biases influence our decision making sometimes because of ego depletion
a lack of self control or will-power
Demonstrate cognitive biases when our cognitive load is too high
too many things on our mind (in working memory) and does not allow us the mental resources for a solution
Many effects on behaviour
one of them is the effect of anchoring on a judges verdict
Who discovered reconstructive memory?
Bartlett
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