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Functional fixedness
Negative set
Conditional reasoning
Causal analysis
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The semantic congruity effect
The imagery effect
The number magnitude effect
The symbolic distance effect
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Scratch paper
Any of the above could be classified as "changing the representation."
Visualization
Physical representation
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Direct reference
Eye-mind assumption
Immediacy assumption
The "assist" function
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Cognitive economy
Encoding specificity
Dual-coding hypothesis
Characteristic feature storage
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Typicality effect
Redundancy gain
Feature effect
Familiarity bias
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Semantic roles as pathway labels
Recollection or recognition of exactly what was experienced
Propositional encoding
A "hit" despite a high proportion of "false alarms"
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Retrieval effect
Availability heuristic
Algorithm
Representativeness heuristic
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Confirmation bias
Availability heuristic
Counterfactual reasoning
Insight
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A proposition
Perceptual categorization
An "isa" statement
Category membership
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Manner and tone
Recipient awareness
Quality
Quantity
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Establishing subgoal states that allow recycling
The careful documentation of a well-specified goal or end-state
Tracing the solution pathway in reverse order
Establishing a representation of the full problem space
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Facilitation
Stroop
Typicality
Prototyping
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Mapping information
Pragmatic assessment
Shifting
Laying a foundation
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Atypical information is remembered better than typical information
"Effects" produce fewer memory impairments than do "causes"
After correcting for guessing, typical content is remembered better than atypical content
People have good technical accuracy, even across a five day retention interval
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Semantic knowledge
Declarative memory
Procedural knowledge
Episodic memory
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Individual differences
Modularity
Hemispheric speciation
Comprehensive function
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Availability heuristic
The representativeness heuristic
General world Knowledge
Vividness effect
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Analogical reasoning
Insight
Clarification of the goal state
Algorithmic solutions
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Sequence of operations
The problem space
Goal directedness
Cognitive operations
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Suppression
Mapping
Shifting
Foundation building
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The "law of large numbers"
The central limit theorem
The fallacy "law of small numbers"
This particular bias in the availability heuristic is called "sensitivity to sample size."
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Mental models
Naive physics
Simulation heuristic
Self-conceptualization of beliefs
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Evidence supports the notion that multiple types of categorization are used.
Typical members resemble the prototype of the category.
Diffusion reduces the priming effects for central categorical membership.
Real-world concepts and categories involve fuzzy boundaries.
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A stored framework or body of knowledge about some topic
An active organization of past reactions or past experiences
A knowledge structure in memory prospective memory
All of the above
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Reconstruction
Semanitc Processing
Processing fluency
Source effect
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Process model
Semantic model
Situational model
Reference model
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General world knowledge
A person's mental encyclopedia and dictionary
Includes language
Critically depends on pituitary functioning
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Network
Meaning
Response time
Dictionary
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The statement would be processed at the same rate if it had been made by a coworker.
The statement would be processed more slowly than if made by a coworker.
The statement would be processed more quickly than if made by a coworker.
The statement would violate the quantity and clarity metric.
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Blocking
Transience
Suggestibility
Transfer
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Derivative theory
Second-order theory
Direct theory
Primary theory
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Source misattribution
Misinformation acceptance
Overconfidence in memory
Encoding specificity
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Identity: Michelle bought a computer. It was on sale.
Causes: They answered a question in class. The professor had called upon her.
Optional roles: I taught a class yesterday. The chalk tray was empty.
Probable parts: Erick bought a used snowboard. The bindings are broken.
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