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Psychology Themes and Variations Wayne Weiten 8E Ch 8

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Psychology Ch. 8 + Problem Solving In chapter 8 of the text it emphasizes on problem solving The barriers to solving problems Approaches to solving problems Culture and problem solving Types of problem solving + Decision making Basic strategies Common heuristics and flaws + Measuring intelligence History of IQ test Alfred Binet IQ tests are valuable but not always true + Heredity and Environment affects on intelligence Identical twins are more similar than fraternal twins. Intelligence is at least partly inherited Intelligence is clearly shaped by both +
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Psychology Themes and Variations Wayne Weiten 8E Ch 8

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Psychology Ch. 8 + Problem Solving In chapter 8 of the text it emphasizes on problem solving The barriers to solving problems Approaches to solving problems Culture and problem solving Types of problem solving + Decision making Basic strategies Common heuristics and flaws + Measuring intelligence History of IQ test Alfred Binet IQ tests are valuable but not always true + Heredity and Environment affects on intelligence Identical twins are more similar than fraternal twins. Intelligence is at least partly inherited Intelligence is clearly shaped by both +
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Psychology: Themes and Variations by Wayne Weiten, 8th edition chapter 8 definitions

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Chapter 8 Cognition and Intelligence Glossary Availability heuristic Basing the estimated probability of an event on the ease with which relevant instances come to mind. Bounded rationality The idea that people tend to use simple strategies in decision making that focus on only a few facets of available options and often result in ?irrational? decisions that are less than optimal. See Theory of bounded rationality. Conjunction fallacy An error that occurs when people estimate that the odds of two uncertain events happening together are greater than the odds of either event happening alone. Convergent thinking Narrowing down a list of alternatives to converge on a single correct answer. Correlation coefficient
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