11. try it . . .
So, let’s
Find a partner for a bit of fun
12. Obstacles to Problem Solving
Confirmation bias
Fixation
Mental set
Functional fixedness
13. Confirmation Bias
After committing to a college, students will
seek others who have made the same
decision — rather than find others who
chose not to attend that college
20. Heuristic: a rule of thumb, based on
experience, that enables quicker problem solving
List all the English words that start
with the letter Q
21.
22. Three dangers of heuristics:
Representativeness heuristic
Availability heuristic
Overconfidence
Framed decisions
23. Representativeness
Judging the likelihood of things in terms of how
well they fit your prototype
Meeting people in players fromyou might assume
You meet three your dorm, the University’s
that the laid-back, long-haired guy is from
Quidditch team, and they are all really nice; you
California, whereas all Quidditch players are that
might assume that the fast-talking, clean-cut guy
is fromway. York
New
24. Availability
Judging the likelihood of things based on how
easily they come to mind
After hearing about several couples who have
After news of a school shooting in Omaha, you
recently broken up because of infidelity, you
might think the possibility of a similar attack is
might be more suspicious of your own partner
higher than it really is
25. Overconfidence: tendency to overestimate
the accuracy of our own knowledge and judgments
Vacation time vs assignments to do
28. Framing: the way an issue is posed can
significantly affect decisions and judgments
Condoms are 98% effective
85% lean ground beef
vs
Condoms have a 2% failure rate
15% fat ground beef
