Thinking/Problem Solving

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Across
  1. 2. a tendency to seek out and search for information that confirms one's already held beliefs
  2. 6. mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
  3. 7. a person is more likely to accept an argument that aligns with his values, beliefs and prior knowledge, while rejecting arguments to the contrary
  4. 9. solves problems using mental "shortcuts" or general "rules of thumb"
  5. 10. our tendency to approach a problem with the mindset of what has worked for us in the past
  6. 12. when one continues to use the same method or formula until a solution is found
  7. 15. a tendency to overestimate the accuracy of our knowledge and judgements
  8. 16. tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information acquired when making decisions
  9. 19. the sudden realization of the problem's solution
  10. 20. assuming certain things are common to others because they are common to you
  11. 21. when individuals continue a behavior or endeavor as a result of previously invested resources, even if that continuation is not their best interest
Down
  1. 1. a mental image or best example that incorporates all the features that we associate with a category
  2. 3. when two things are thought about simultaneously, they may become linked in memory
  3. 4. the tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual or intended functions
  4. 5. when someone hold a certain belief and is proven wrong but still continue to hold the belief
  5. 8. linguistic comparison of two objects that emphasize the similarities between those two objects
  6. 11. judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they represent particular stereotypes
  7. 13. the tendency, upon learning an outcome of an event, to overestimate one's ability to have foreseen the outcome
  8. 14. the belief that odds of a streak continuing have gone down, when in fact the odds themselves remain unchanged
  9. 17. the process of "thinking about thinking"; includes knowledge about when and how to use particular strategies for learning or problem-solving
  10. 18. when one learns from mistakes that are made using certain methods and therefore changes the method