Functional Fixedness is not being able to see the use of an object beyond its traditional function. For example a 7 year old only able to see a hammer for hammering nails.
Representativeness heuristic is judging the likelihood of things in term of how well they seem to represent, or match , particular prototypes.
availability heuristic is estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory. For example if instances come to mind we believe they are common.
Overconfidence is exactly as it sounds, being more confident than correct.
Framing is the way an issue is posed, or presented. This affects the response.
Kristine Hernandez
more real world examples needed...
ReplyDeleteHowever, I am worried that a 7 year old would have a hammer and nails ;)