Thinking
Objectives:
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Describe the nature of concepts and the role of prototypes in concept formation.
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Discuss how we use trial and error, algorithms, heuristics and insight to solve problems.
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Describe how confirmation bias and fixation can interfere with effective problem solving.
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Explain how representativeness and availability heuristics influence our judgments.
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Describe the effects of overconfidence and framing can have on our decisions.
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Discuss how beliefs distort logical reasoning and describe the belief perseverance phenomenon.
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Describe artificial intelligence and contrast the human mind to the computer.
Vocabulary: concepts, prototypes, algorithm, heuristics, insight, confirmation bias, fixation, mental set, functional fixedness, representativeness heuristic, availability heuristic, overconfidence, framing, belief perseverance, artificial intelligence, computer neural networks.