Probation Officer Paper II: Psychology · 9 Cognition and Language · APPSC Paper I
9.1 Cognition and language notes
2 notes, in reading order.
- 9.1.1Concepts, thinking, reasoning and language
Thinking is the mental handling of information (images, concepts and words) to understand, reason, solve problems and decide; concepts are its building blocks, reasoning draws conclusions from them, and language, a rule-governed system of symbols, both carries and shapes thought.
Standard · 16 min · Read here - 9.1.2Problem solving, decision making and creativity
Problem solving is thinking directed at reaching a goal past an obstacle, by algorithms (sure but slow) or heuristics (fast but fallible); decision making is choosing among options, often by mental short-cuts that cause predictable biases; creativity is producing ideas that are both new and appropriate, mainly through divergent thinking.
Standard · 13 min · Read here
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