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2. Einstellung effect - Wikipedia

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   An example water jar puzzle. The water jar test, first described in Abraham S. Luchins' 1942 classic experiment, [1] is a commonly cited example of an Einstellung situation. . The experiment's participants were given the following problem: there are 3 water jars, each with the capacity to hold a different, fixed amount of water; the subject must figure out how to measure a certain amount of ...

3. Set (psychology) - Wikipedia

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   Perceptual sets occur in all the different senses. [2] They can be long term, such as a special sensitivity to hearing one's own name in a crowded room, or short term, as in the ease with which hungry people notice the smell of food. [3] A mental set is a framework for thinking about a problem. [4] It can be shaped by habit or by desire. [5]

4. Wisconsin Card Sorting Test - Wikipedia

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   The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) is a neuropsychological test of set-shifting, which is the capability to show flexibility when exposed to changes in reinforcement. [1] [2] The WCST was written by David A. Grant and Esta A. Berg.

5. Mindset - Wikipedia

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   A mindset refers to an established set of attitudes of a person or group concerning culture, values, philosophy, frame of reference, outlook, or disposition. [1] [2] It may also arise from a person's worldview or beliefs about the meaning of life. [3] Some scholars claim that people can have multiple types of mindsets. [4]

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7. Mental model - Wikipedia

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   The term mental model is believed to have originated with Kenneth Craik in his 1943 book The Nature of Explanation. [1] [2] Georges-Henri Luquet in Le dessin enfantin (Children's drawings), published in 1927 by Alcan, Paris, argued that children construct internal models, a view that influenced, among others, child psychologist Jean Piaget.

8. Task switching (psychology) - Wikipedia

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   Task switching, or set-shifting, is an executive function that involves the ability to unconsciously shift attention between one task and another. In contrast, cognitive shifting is a very similar executive function, but it involves conscious (not unconscious) change in attention.

9. Language of thought hypothesis - Wikipedia

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   The lower-level, nonrepresentational neurophysiological processes have causal power in intention and behavior rather than some higher-level mental representation. [citation needed] Tim Crane, in his book The Mechanical Mind, [6] states that, while he agrees with Fodor, his reason is very different. A logical objection challenges LOTH’s ...