Category: Science
Created by: tim.zhaotianqi
Number of Blossarys: 40
A system of communication using sounds or symbols that enables us to express our feelings, thoughts, ideas, and experiences Unique properties of human language • Hierarchical: Multiple small ...
Reasoning in which a conclusion follows from a consideration of evidence. • The conclusion is probably true, but it could be false.
Improved problem-solving performance after a delay during which the problem is temporarily set aside.
Occur when a correlation between two events appears to exist, but in reality there is no correlation or it’s much weaker than it is assumed to be.
Mistaken belief that the probability of a random event in the short run will match its probability in the long run.
Tendency for decisions to be influenced by how they are stated (framed) • Disease scenarios: Decisions depended on whether programs were stated in terms of lives saved or lost
Based on the assumption that people are basically rational, so if they have all of the relevant information, they will make a decision that results in the maximum expected utility (outcome that ...