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PSYCHOLOGY 2135 Cognitive psychology Final Exam notes | Guaranteed A+ Guide

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PSYCHOLOGY 2135 Cognitive psychology Final Exam notes | Guaranteed A+ Guide Chapter 12 - Thinking and Reasoning What is thinking?  Going beyond the info given (Bruner, 1957)  Complex and hig... h-level skill that fills up gaps in the evidence (Bartlett, 1958)  Process of searching through a problem space (Newell & Simon, 1972)  What we do when we are in doubt about how to act, what to believe, or what to desire (Baron, 1994)  (1) Focused thinking (e.g. goal based, problem solving, decision making, reasoning) o How do people use their memory, language, and concepts?  Reasoning – arriving at a conclusion  Inference and predictions – predicting future outcomes, and reducing uncertainty  Arguments – persuading and evaluating  Hypothesis testing  Solving problems  Making decisions  Producing a creative output  Becoming an expert  (2) Unfocused thinking (e.g. daydreaming, unintentional, creative thinking?) Other types of thought: o Propositional thought: ex [Show More]

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