Module 25: Thinking

4. Sudden realization of a solution to a problem.
7. Confidence that is greater than accuracy
9. Problem-solving strategy that guarantees a solution to a problem.
10. Typical best example that incorporates the major features of a concept
13. Rule-of-thumb problem-solving strategy that makes a solution more likely but doesn't guarantee one.
14. Mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, and remembering
15. Tendency to focus on information that supports preconceptions
16. Tendency to approach a particular problem in a particular way

1. Ranking things from broader → specific (Dairy products, cheese, brie)
2. Mental group based on shared similarities (grouping objects, events, and people)
3. Something blocking you from achieving a desired outcome.
5. The tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions
6. Estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory
8. Conducted research alongside Amos Tversky on factors that influence human judgment and decision making, identified numerous counterproductive heuristics, won Nobel Prize in 2002 for it
11. How an issue is worded or presented, can influence decisions and judgments
12. A mental set applied so rigidly that it hinders the solution of a problem