Chapter 3 section 8

Question 1

cognitive bias

Answer 1

errors in memory or judgement that are caused by inappropriate use of cognitive processes.

Question 2

source monitoring

Answer 2

ability to accurately identify the source of a memory. Uncertainty can lead to mistaken judgements

Question 3

confirmation bias

Answer 3

tendency to verify and confirm our existing memories rather than to challenge or disconfirm them. Once beliefs established, are self perpetuating and hard to change

Question 4

functional fixededness

Answer 4

when schemas prevent us from seeing and using information in new and non-traditional ways. creativity impaired by overuse of traditional, expectancy based thinking