TERM 1
Image scanning, mental rotation
DEFINITION 1
- Studies of mental scanning show that geo metry and spatial relations
are maintained, the amount of time it take s to mentally scan from one
point to another is related to how long it wo uld take to physically scan
between those same points.- mental rotati on times depend on the
amount of rotation needed. With both pictu re plane and depth rotations,
times are about the same, meaning men tal pictures are more like mental
sculptures- forming a visual image interfer es with seeing, forming an
audio image interferes with hearing- Visuali zation and perception help to
"prime" each other beause they use simila r mental resources
TERM 2
Base-rate
neglect
DEFINITION 2
The overall likelihood that a particular case will fit in a
category independent of diagnostic information, usually
expressed as a probability or percentage.When given both
base rate and diagnostic, people tend to depend just on
diagnostic
TERM 3
Gambler's Fallacy
DEFINITION 3
EX: When tossing a coin if it has lande d heads up 6 times in a row,
people often assume it is "overdue" fo r a tails, though the chance
is still 50/50Larger sample sizes produc e representative data, law
of large numbers, though smaller grou ps may show different
situationspeople assume that smaller groups represent the
homogeneity of larger groups, untrue
TERM 4
Illusory covariation
DEFINITION 4
a pattern that people perceive and use as a basis for
inference, even if the pattern may or may not exist, it is
formed based on biases
TERM 5
Koehler and James
DEFINITION 5
Dollar hidden under 1 cup (either red or green) in each pair
(x10 pairs), 7 greens and 4 reds- maximize: choose all
greens, earn 7 dollars, 36/48- probability match: choose 3
red and 7 green, 22/48- hints decrease probability matching
