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refers to the tendency to persist in solving problems with solutions that have worked
in the past, may prevent other possible solutions, especially in areas where one is
knowledgable or well trained, can sometimes suggest a useful heuristic


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mental set




a mental representation of objects, can be visual or involve other senses


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mental images

,placing people or objects in a category if they are similar to the concept that is the
prototype, can lead to faulty estimates if we failed to take information into account


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representativeness heuristic




involves the sudden realization of how a problem can be solved


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insight




refers to the tendency to view objects as functioning only in their usual or customary
way, often prevented seeing the full range if ways in which an object can be used


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functional fixedness




a system for combining arbitrary symbols to produce an infinite number of meaningful
statements


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, language




making decisions based on information that comes most easily to mind


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availability heuristic




overestimating that rarity of events


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overestimation effect




breaking a problem into a series of sub goals; working backwards


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Useful heuristics




occurs when members of a group are aware of negative stereotypes about, women
perform poorly in math especially advanced math


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